From 7ab8bd7240df9a05259ae59df8e20dab3e23d5d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Sanchirico <59657471+sanchirico@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 22:08:01 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix(linux-rust): Prevent pulseaudio panic from crashing app
 (#443)

Wrap set_card_profile_sync call in std::panic::catch_unwind to handle
panics in libpulse-binding when deactivating A2DP profile.
---
 linux-rust/src/media_controller.rs | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/linux-rust/src/media_controller.rs b/linux-rust/src/media_controller.rs
index adaef4a..73fbf24 100644
--- a/linux-rust/src/media_controller.rs
+++ b/linux-rust/src/media_controller.rs
@@ -902,8 +902,16 @@ impl MediaController {
 
         info!("Deactivating A2DP profile for AirPods by setting to off");
 
+        // Use catch_unwind to prevent panics in libpulse-binding from crashing the app
         let success =
-            tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || set_card_profile_sync(device_index, "off"))
+            tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+                std::panic::catch_unwind(std::panic::AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
+                    set_card_profile_sync(device_index, "off")
+                })).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+                    warn!("Panic in set_card_profile_sync: {:?}", e);
+                    false
+                })
+            })
                 .await
                 .unwrap_or(false);