objective-cnsuserdefaultsexc-bad-access
NSUserDefaults integerForKey EXC_BAD_ACCESS?
I'm using NSUserDefaults in my application. I received quite a lot crash reports with code that crashes on
[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] integerForKey:MY_KEY];
with EXC_BAD_ACCESS.
Constants are defined in separate .h header files.
static NSString *const MY_KEY = @"myKey";
static NSInteger const SOME_VALUE = 0;
Part of controller method that crashes
- (void)displayData:(NSInteger)param {
NSString *string1;
NSString *string2;
NSInteger value = [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] integerForKey: MY_KEY];
}
This is the crash report in Xcode Organizer
This is the crash log
Incident Identifier: 1DD7D3CD-DE9B-4623-AB02-06D2365728DA
CrashReporter Key: 020e241bb4242d3e055b3eef0f3ab86f54af59df
Hardware Model: iPhone6,2
Process: My App [194]
Path: /private/var/mobile/Containers/Bundle/Application/31286A32-F4D3-48E1-8B05-ECE119EA96A8/MyApp.app/My App
Identifier: com.mycompany.myapp
Version: 1.0.0 (1.0.0)
Code Type: ARM-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [1]
Date/Time: 2016-01-16 12:55:34.34 +0200
Launch Time: 2016-01-16 12:24:31.31 +0200
OS Version: iOS 9.2 (13C75)
Report Version: 105
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Subtype: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x00000000158b6560
Triggered by Thread: 0
Filtered syslog:
None found
Global Trace Buffer (reverse chronological seconds):
1.629540 CFNetwork 0x00000001851af104 TCP Conn 0x15a473640 complete. fd: 8, err: 0
1.629540 CFNetwork 0x00000001851b0630 TCP Conn 0x15a473640 event 1. err: 0
Thread 0 name: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00000001841b5bd0 objc_msgSend + 16
1 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184b69118 __CFBasicHashAddValue + 328
2 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184a179d8 CFBasicHashAddValue + 288
3 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184a18c90 CFDictionaryAddValue + 248
4 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184a305a8 __CFDictionaryApplyFunction_block_invoke + 24
5 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184a189bc CFBasicHashApply + 128
6 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184a21d3c CFDictionaryApplyFunction + 200
7 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184abd8a8 -[CFPrefsPlistSource mergeIntoDictionary:] + 304
8 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184ae45e0 -[CFPrefsSearchListSource alreadylocked_copyDictionary] + 828
9 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184ae33fc -[CFPrefsSearchListSource alreadylocked_copyValueForKey:] + 72
10 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184b74ee4 ___CFPreferencesCopyAppValueWithContainer_block_invoke + 68
11 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184ae25b8 +[CFPrefsSearchListSource withSearchListForIdentifier:container:perform:] + 572
12 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184b74e5c _CFPreferencesCopyAppValueWithContainer + 188
13 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184b75130 _CFPreferencesGetAppIntegerValueWithContainer + 28
14 My App 0x000000010006f520 -[MyController displayData:] (MyController.m:998)
15 Foundation 0x0000000185425844 -[NSObject(NSThreadPerformAdditions) performSelector:onThread:withObject:waitUntilDone:modes:] + 988
16 Foundation 0x00000001854296a0 -[NSObject(NSThreadPerformAdditions) performSelectorOnMainThread:withObject:waitUntilDone:] + 144
17 My App 0x000000010006cd68 -[MyController StateDidChange:] (MyController.m:307)
18 Foundation 0x00000001854f7e20 __NSThreadPerformPerform + 340
19 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184aecefc __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 24
20 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184aec990 __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 540
21 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184aea690 __CFRunLoopRun + 724
22 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184a19680 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 384
23 GraphicsServices 0x0000000185f28088 GSEventRunModal + 180
24 UIKit 0x0000000189890d90 UIApplicationMain + 204
25 My App 0x000000010006b6b4 main (main.m:16)
26 libdyld.dylib 0x00000001845ba8b8 start + 4
Thread 1 name: Dispatch queue: com.apple.libdispatch-manager
Thread 1:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001846d94fc kevent_qos + 8
1 libdispatch.dylib 0x000000018459c94c _dispatch_mgr_invoke + 232
2 libdispatch.dylib 0x000000018458b7bc _dispatch_source_invoke + 0
Thread 2 name: com.apple.NSURLConnectionLoader
Thread 2:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001846bd4bc mach_msg_trap + 8
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001846bd338 mach_msg + 72
2 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184aecac0 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 196
3 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184aea7c4 __CFRunLoopRun + 1032
4 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184a19680 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 384
5 CFNetwork 0x0000000185189434 +[NSURLConnection(Loader) _resourceLoadLoop:] + 412
6 Foundation 0x00000001854f7c40 __NSThread__start__ + 1000
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479fb28 _pthread_body + 156
8 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479fa8c _pthread_body + 0
9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479d028 thread_start + 4
Thread 3 name: com.apple.CFSocket.private
Thread 3:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001846d8368 __select + 8
1 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184af3028 __CFSocketManager + 648
2 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479fb28 _pthread_body + 156
3 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479fa8c _pthread_body + 0
4 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479d028 thread_start + 4
Thread 4 name: NetworkLoad
Thread 4:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001846bd4bc mach_msg_trap + 8
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001846bd338 mach_msg + 72
2 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184aecac0 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 196
3 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184aea7c4 __CFRunLoopRun + 1032
4 CoreFoundation 0x0000000184a19680 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 384
5 GeoServices 0x000000018b1e9b5c _runNetworkThread + 428
6 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479fb28 _pthread_body + 156
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479fa8c _pthread_body + 0
8 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479d028 thread_start + 4
Thread 5:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001846d8b6c __workq_kernreturn + 8
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479d530 _pthread_wqthread + 1284
2 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479d020 start_wqthread + 4
Thread 6:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001846d8b6c __workq_kernreturn + 8
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479d530 _pthread_wqthread + 1284
2 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479d020 start_wqthread + 4
Thread 7:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001846d8b6c __workq_kernreturn + 8
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479d530 _pthread_wqthread + 1284
2 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479d020 start_wqthread + 4
Thread 8:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001846d8b6c __workq_kernreturn + 8
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479d530 _pthread_wqthread + 1284
2 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479d020 start_wqthread + 4
Thread 9:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00000001846d7f48 __psynch_cvwait + 8
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479ece8 _pthread_cond_wait + 648
2 Foundation 0x0000000185462bac -[NSCondition wait] + 240
3 Foundation 0x0000000185425780 -[NSObject(NSThreadPerformAdditions) performSelector:onThread:withObject:waitUntilDone:modes:] + 792
4 Foundation 0x00000001854296a0 -[NSObject(NSThreadPerformAdditions) performSelectorOnMainThread:withObject:waitUntilDone:] + 144
5 My App 0x0000000100085714 -[AppStateManager HandleAsynchRequest:] (AppStateManager.m:328)
6 Foundation 0x00000001854f7c40 __NSThread__start__ + 1000
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479fb28 _pthread_body + 156
8 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479fa8c _pthread_body + 0
9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x000000018479d028 thread_start + 4
Thread 0 crashed with ARM Thread State (64-bit):
x0: 0x0000000155616b10 x1: 0x000000018a206102 x2: 0x00000001556169c0 x3: 0x0000000155616b10
x4: 0x000000015680c2c0 x5: 0x0000000000000010 x6: 0x0000000000000067 x7: 0x0000000000000fd0
x8: 0x00000001a1223000 x9: 0x00000000158b6550 x10: 0x00000001a216a000 x11: 0x00000001a216a000
x12: 0x00000001556169d0 x13: 0x10000000158b6554 x14: 0x000000000000008c x15: 0x00000001556169dd
x16: 0x5000f8d3b4fb11e2 x17: 0x00000001556169dd x18: 0x0000000000000000 x19: 0x000000015680c240
x20: 0x00000001556169c0 x21: 0x0000000155616b10 x22: 0x0000000000000001 x23: 0x00000001a2165360
x24: 0x0000000184aee6c8 x25: 0x00000001a2165360 x26: 0x0000000000000003 x27: 0x0000000158ffa300
x28: 0x00000000a7baadb1 fp: 0x000000016fd99f50 lr: 0x0000000184b69118
sp: 0x000000016fd99f00 pc: 0x00000001841b5bd0 cpsr: 0x20000000
I'm getting this message with zombies enabled
[CFString retain]: message sent to deallocated instance 0x12f78f7e0
I replicated this bug once on my development iPhone. Also note that the application uses real-time TCP communication. When I receive some data a block is created to show the data in the UI.
Can NSUserDefaults produce a EXC_BAD_ACCESS?
Solution
It's an issue related to memory leaks. To solve the problem use Xcode static analysis to find potential memory leaks in the code. Also run Xcode instruments with Leaks configuration.