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BUG in process suhelperd: over-released legacy external boost assertions (1 total, 1 external, 0 legacy-external)

Hello,


I just formatted my MacBook Pro and installed a fresh installation of Yosemite. I always have this bug which makes my log file full:


BUG in process suhelperd[193]: over-released legacy external boost assertions (1 total, 1 external, 0 legacy-external)


I can give you a hint that it's maybe about Software Updater Helper.. but dunno how to solve it.


Thanks,

JF

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 29, 2014 10:34 PM

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Nov 10, 2014 9:41 AM in response to JF-

11/10/2014 12:20:45.000 PM kernel[0]: BUG in process suhelperd[286]: over-released legacy external boost assertions (1 total, 1 external, 0 legacy-external)

Left me with a black screen and the beachball of death, with the HD chugging away doing FSM-knows-what. I bit the bullet and force-rebooted it; everything seems to be OK -- but given the choice, I'd rather not.


Yosemite, latest and greatest (cough), on a Mid 2007 iMac.

Interesting that we all get different numbers in suhelperd[nnn]


Google search shows a lot of people with this problem.

Nov 16, 2014 3:12 PM in response to JF-

Just had a second kernel panic within few hours. Getting scary unstable.


Console log was filled with 100+ lines of:


kernel[0]: BUG in process suhelperd[243]: over-released legacy external boost assertions (1 total, 1 external, 0 legacy-external)


Sound looped, screen froze and Mac went completely unresponsive. Had to power it down hard to get it to restart.


Mid-2012 Retina Macbook Pro 15"

BUG in process suhelperd: over-released legacy external boost assertions (1 total, 1 external, 0 legacy-external)

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