[asterisk-dev] Final call for changes to Asterisk 1.4 and 1.6.2

[Nic Colledge]

> Issue 18818 is preventing those using realtime and local channels from
> upgrading to 1.8.  There is a deadlock in chan_local while waiting for
> the realtime lookup.  I checked this issue today and it is still a
> problem in the 1.8 branch (SVN 315439).  I submitted a patch to
> chan_local that has been tested by a few users including the reporter.
> -Jonathan

+1 I reported this, and have been using the patch on 1.8.4-rc2 since it was made available. It solved the problem and is working fine.
Would be great if we could get this patch on the next 1.8 release!
Thanks,
Nic.