Linux: get us to the point where we crash at browser->window()->Show()

chrome/browser/browser_process_impl.cc

Index: chrome/browser/browser_process_impl.cc
diff --git a/chrome/browser/browser_process_impl.cc b/chrome/browser/browser_process_impl.cc
index cb8cd4b42a29d1d84f45fd19a521dccdc2f27746..42cea7f3f77b891b3308c7c9dea6465795f2d129 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/browser_process_impl.cc
+++ b/chrome/browser/browser_process_impl.cc
@@ -315,7 +315,13 @@ void BrowserProcessImpl::CreateFileThread() {
   scoped_ptr<base::Thread> thread(
       new BrowserProcessSubThread(ChromeThread::FILE));
   base::Thread::Options options;
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
+  // On Windows, the FILE thread needs to be have a UI message loop which pumps
+  // messages in such a way that Google Update can communicate back to us.
   options.message_loop_type = MessageLoop::TYPE_UI;
+#else
+  options.message_loop_type = MessageLoop::TYPE_IO;
+#endif
   if (!thread->StartWithOptions(options))
     return;
   file_thread_.swap(thread);