I can replicate this with any .mkv .mp4 .avi file
I have to force quit, happens with v3.0.7 also
Trashing the pref files didn't help
Never had any trouble before MacOS 10.14.5 (haven't yet updated to v10.14.6)
Keep up the great work
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Date/Time: 2019-09-11 13:38:05 +0200
End time: 2019-09-11 13:38:09 +0200
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.14.5 (Build 18F132)
Architecture: x86_64
Report Version: 28
Data Source: Stackshots
Shared Cache: 0xb8f0000 643B3EA2-AFB5-3ED5-9AB8-C5872DA8FAC5
Command: VLC
Path: /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC
Identifier: org.videolan.vlc
Version: 3.0.8 (3.0.
Parent: launchd [1]
PID: 912
Event: hang
Duration: 4.30s (process was unresponsive for 8 seconds before sampling)
Steps: 43 (100ms sampling interval)
Hardware model: MacPro6,1
Active cpus: 6
Boot args: dart=0 npci=0x2000 keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 shikigva=32 shiki-id=Mac-7BA5B2D9E42DDD94
Time Awake Since Boot: 2200s
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Timeline format: stacks are sorted chronologically
Use -i and -heavy to re-report with count sorting
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Heaviest stack for the main thread of the target process:
43 start + 52 (VLC + 16532) [0x10a749094]
43 ??? (VLC + 18114) [0x10a7496c2]
43 ??? (<70718840-F50C-33DB-8030-AFD99688321F> + 131403) [0x10a7bd14b]
43 __ulock_wait + 10 (libsystem_kernel.dylib + 14814) [0x7fff634d69de]
*43 ??? (kernel + 7315632) [0xffffff80008fa0b0]
Process: VLC [912]
UUID: E8A9DC47-20F5-3269-9E87-6B95B34847FD
Path: /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC
Architecture: x86_64
Parent: launchd [1]
UID: 501
Footprint: 72.60 MB
Start time: 2019-09-11 13:38:05 +0200
End time: 2019-09-11 13:38:09 +0200
Num samples: 43 (1-43)
CPU Time: 0.040s (60.5M cycles, 16.2M instructions, 3.73c/i)
Note: Unresponsive for 8 seconds before sampling
Note: 1 idle work queue thread omitted