3 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/chrome/browser/extensions/extensions_ui.cc b/chrome/browser/extensions/extensions_ui.cc
index bce29b5..1025ec0 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/extensions/extensions_ui.cc
+++ b/chrome/browser/extensions/extensions_ui.cc
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ void ExtensionsDOMHandler::HandlePackMessage(const Value* value) {
   }
 
   pack_job_ = new PackExtensionJob(this, root_directory, key_file);
+  pack_job_->Start();
 }
 
 void ExtensionsDOMHandler::OnPackSuccess(const FilePath& crx_file,
diff --git a/chrome/browser/extensions/pack_extension_job.cc b/chrome/browser/extensions/pack_extension_job.cc
index 9d370a1..871a920 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/extensions/pack_extension_job.cc
+++ b/chrome/browser/extensions/pack_extension_job.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ PackExtensionJob::PackExtensionJob(Client* client,
                                    const FilePath& key_file)
     : client_(client), root_directory_(root_directory), key_file_(key_file) {
   CHECK(ChromeThread::GetCurrentThreadIdentifier(&client_thread_id_));
+}
+
+void PackExtensionJob::Start() {
   ChromeThread::PostTask(
       ChromeThread::FILE, FROM_HERE,
       NewRunnableMethod(this, &PackExtensionJob::RunOnFileThread));
diff --git a/chrome/browser/extensions/pack_extension_job.h b/chrome/browser/extensions/pack_extension_job.h
index 8c008d9..2ad95a6 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/extensions/pack_extension_job.h
+++ b/chrome/browser/extensions/pack_extension_job.h
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ class PackExtensionJob : public base::RefCountedThreadSafe<PackExtensionJob> {
                    const FilePath& root_directory,
                    const FilePath& key_file);
 
+  // Starts the packing thread job. See http://crbug.com/27944 for more details
+  // on why this function is needed.
+  void Start();
+
   // The client should call this when it is destroyed to prevent
   // PackExtensionJob from attempting to access it.
   void ClearClient();