Intermittent startup error on Ubuntu Core 24

[benfrancis]

STR:

• Install webthings-gateway snap on Ubuntu Core 24 on Intel NUC

Expected:

• Runs reliably

Actual:

• At some point the gateway daemon crashed and failed to restart.

$ sudo journalctl -fu snap.webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway.service

Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: snap.webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 4.
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started snap.webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway.service - Service for snap application webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway.
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway[2236]: > [email protected] run-only
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway[2236]: > node build/app.js
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway[2266]: Opening database: /root/snap/webthings-gateway/19/.webthings/config/db.sqlite3
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway[2266]: /snap/webthings-gateway/19/lib/node_modules/webthings-gateway/node_modules/express/lib/router/route.js:16
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway[2266]: [57B blob data]
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway[2266]:                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway[2266]: SyntaxError: Invalid or unexpected token
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway[2266]:     at wrapSafe (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1378:20)
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway[2266]:     at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1428:41)
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway[2266]:     at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1548:10)
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway[2266]:     at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1288:32)
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway[2266]:     at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1104:12)
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway[2266]:     at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1311:19)
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway[2266]:     at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:179:18)
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway[2266]:     at Object.<anonymous> (/snap/webthings-gateway/19/lib/node_modules/webthings-gateway/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:16:13)
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway[2266]:     at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1469:14)
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway[2266]:     at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1548:10)
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway[2266]: Node.js v20.18.0
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: snap.webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: snap.webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: snap.webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: snap.webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: snap.webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Nov 22 18:43:43 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Failed to start snap.webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway.service - Service for snap application webthings-gateway.webthings-gateway.

Before this occured there was also an error on the console displayed via the HDMI output (transcribed by hand so there may be errors):

[ 1549.688665 ] DMAR: DRHD: handling fault status reg 3
[ 1549.693670] DMAR: [DMA Read NO_PASID] Request device [00:02.0] fault addr 0x892d6000 [fault reason 0x0c] non-zero reserved fields in PTE

[benfrancis]

Started successfully after a reboot