8.0 firmware bug runGarbageCollector() hangs

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in beta testing fw 8.0 on Roku 4 build 4105-17 seeing consistently runGarbageCollector() hangs after exiting video in the app I’m working on. Not sure how to debug this since runGarbageCollector() is a firmware function that shouldn’t afaik hang, and this is working correctly (ie not hanging) in fw 7.7.
Thanks for any suggestions.

one note, when I test this in 7.7 at the point where it hangs in 8.0, this is the debug output in 7.7
orphaned objects cleaned: 0

            gcResult = RunGarbageCollector()
            print "orphaned objects cleaned: " + gcResult.orphaned.toStr())

in 8.0 it never gets to the print statement. Maybe the 0 orphans is the issue?

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This is a bug in the latest 8.0 firmware build 4105. Started happening on a Roku 3 that got that update. Was not happening previously on 4102.

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can you provide a MWE (minimal working example) demonstrating the alleged issue?
that will help getting it routed expeditiously.

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alleged :laughing:
I put a print immediately before RunGarbageCollector() which outputs and one immediately after which doesn’t. go figure.
Tried replicating the issue in a simple app and it’s not happening. Not sure what’s different, but it’s almost 100% consistent in the app I’m working on, crashes on video exit due to this GC call, was reported to me by 2 other people. Will try to follow up through our rep, thanks.