GitLab unable to send out notification on comments on image in MR
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### Summary
When some comments on image in MR, no email notification is sent out but error in sidekiq.
Initially reported by customer https://gitlab.my.salesforce.com/00161000017upDb
### Steps to reproduce
* Create project
* Create feature branch
* Create a commit with an image
* Make MR
* Make sure you have email notifications turned on
* Get someone else to make a comment on the image (hover over the image and click to make a comment on the image)
### Example Project
N/A
### What is the current *bug* behavior?
Email not sent and dead job in sidekiq like below.

### What is the expected *correct* behavior?
No error in sidekiq and email delivered.
### Relevant logs and/or screenshots
```
2018-06-04_06:45:18.39805 2018-06-04T06:45:18.397Z 4016 TID-ou1yui1s4 ActionMailer::DeliveryJob JID-01b2e325f2b0500a9006cb41 INFO: fail: 0.363 sec
2018-06-04_06:45:18.39813 2018-06-04T06:45:18.398Z 4016 TID-ou1yui1s4 WARN: {"context":"Job raised exception","job":{"class":"ActiveJob::QueueAdapters::SidekiqAdapter::JobWrapper","wrapped":"ActionMailer::DeliveryJob","queue":"mailers","args":[{"job_class":"ActionMailer::DeliveryJob","job_id":"7bae6010-e830-4aa8-ba10-3c64b70d3c0b","queue_name":"mailers","arguments":["Notify","note_merge_request_email","deliver_now",1,889],"locale":"en"}],"retry":3,"jid":"01b2e325f2b0500a9006cb41","created_at":1528094718.0334277,"enqueued_at":1528094718.033826},"jobstr":"{\"class\":\"ActiveJob::QueueAdapters::SidekiqAdapter::JobWrapper\",\"wrapped\":\"ActionMailer::DeliveryJob\",\"queue\":\"mailers\",\"args\":[{\"job_class\":\"ActionMailer::DeliveryJob\",\"job_id\":\"7bae6010-e830-4aa8-ba10-3c64b70d3c0b\",\"queue_name\":\"mailers\",\"arguments\":[\"Notify\",\"note_merge_request_email\",\"deliver_now\",1,889],\"locale\":\"en\"}],\"retry\":3,\"jid\":\"01b2e325f2b0500a9006cb41\",\"created_at\":1528094718.0334277,\"enqueued_at\":1528094718.033826}"}
2018-06-04_06:45:18.39815 2018-06-04T06:45:18.398Z 4016 TID-ou1yui1s4 WARN: ActionView::Template::Error: undefined method `index' for nil:NilClass
2018-06-04_06:45:18.39820 2018-06-04T06:45:18.398Z 4016 TID-ou1yui1s4 WARN: /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-rails/app/models/concerns/discussion_on_diff.rb:44:in `truncated_diff_lines'
2018-06-04_06:45:18.39820 /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-rails/app/views/notify/_note_email.text.erb:15:in `_app_views_notify__note_email_text_erb___3953341642096983487_70062052453220'
2018-06-04_06:45:18.39820 /opt/gitlab/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/actionview-4.2.10/lib/action_view/template.rb:145:in `block in render'
2018-06-04_06:45:18.39821 /opt/gitlab/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/activesupport-4.2.10/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:166:in `instrument'
2018-06-04_06:45:18.39821 /opt/gitlab/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/actionview-4.2.10/lib/action_view/template.rb:333:in `instrument'
2018-06-04_06:45:18.39821 /opt/gitlab/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/actionview-4.2.10/lib/action_view/template.rb:143:in `render'
2018-06-04_06:45:18.39822 /opt/gitlab/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/actionview-4.2.10/lib/action_view/renderer/partial_renderer.rb:339:in `render_partial'
2018-06-04_06:45:18.39822 /opt/gitlab/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/actionview-4.2.10/lib/action_view/renderer/partial_renderer.rb:310:in `block in render'
2018-06-04_06:45:18.39823 /opt/gitlab/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/actionview-4.2.10/lib/action_view/renderer/abstract_renderer.rb:39:in `block in instrument'
2018-06-04_06:45:18.39823 /opt/gitlab/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/activesupport-4.2.10/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:166:in `instrument'
2018-06-04_06:45:18.39823 /opt/gitlab/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/actionview-4.2.10/lib/action_view/renderer/abstract_renderer.rb:39:in `instrument'
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```
### Output of checks
(If you are reporting a bug on GitLab.com, write: This bug happens on GitLab.com)
#### Results of GitLab environment info
<details>
<summary>Expand for output related to GitLab environment info</summary>
<pre>
System information
System: Ubuntu 14.04
Proxy: no
Current User: git
Using RVM: no
Ruby Version: 2.3.7p456
Gem Version: 2.6.14
Bundler Version:1.13.7
Rake Version: 12.3.1
Redis Version: 3.2.11
Git Version: 2.16.4
Sidekiq Version:5.0.5
Go Version: unknown
GitLab information
Version: 10.8.3-ee
Revision: 3e7879a
Directory: /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-rails
DB Adapter: postgresql
DB Version: 9.6.8
URL: https://gitlab.ee
HTTP Clone URL: https://gitlab.ee/some-group/some-project.git
SSH Clone URL: git@gitlab.ee:some-group/some-project.git
Elasticsearch: no
Geo: no
Using LDAP: yes
Using Omniauth: yes
Omniauth Providers: github, gitlab, oauth2_generic
GitLab Shell
Version: 7.1.2
Repository storage paths:
- default: /var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories
Hooks: /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-shell/hooks
Git: /opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/git
</pre>
</details>
#### Results of GitLab application Check
<details>
<summary>Expand for output related to the GitLab application check</summary>
<pre>
Checking GitLab Shell ...
GitLab Shell version >= 7.1.2 ? ... OK (7.1.2)
Repo base directory exists?
default... yes
Repo storage directories are symlinks?
default... no
Repo paths owned by git:root, or git:git?
default... yes
Repo paths access is drwxrws---?
default... yes
hooks directories in repos are links: ...
1/14 ... ok
1/17 ... ok
1/18 ... ok
1/61 ... ok
39/64 ... ok
1/65 ... ok
1/66 ... ok
1/68 ... ok
42/73 ... ok
25/76 ... ok
42/78 ... ok
42/79 ... ok
1/80 ... ok
25/81 ... repository is empty
42/82 ... ok
1/83 ... ok
42/85 ... ok
42/86 ... ok
51/87 ... ok
42/88 ... ok
42/89 ... repository is empty
42/90 ... ok
25/91 ... ok
1/94 ... ok
1/95 ... ok
42/96 ... ok
40/97 ... repository is empty
1/98 ... ok
1/99 ... ok
57/104 ... ok
1/109 ... ok
25/111 ... ok
1/112 ... ok
1/113 ... ok
25/116 ... ok
74/118 ... ok
70/119 ... ok
1/121 ... ok
74/123 ... ok
39/124 ... ok
39/125 ... ok
39/127 ... ok
1/128 ... ok
1/129 ... ok
Running /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-shell/bin/check
Check GitLab API access: OK
Redis available via internal API: OK
Access to /var/opt/gitlab/.ssh/authorized_keys: OK
gitlab-shell self-check successful
Checking GitLab Shell ... Finished
Checking Sidekiq ...
Running? ... yes
Number of Sidekiq processes ... 1
Checking Sidekiq ... Finished
Checking Reply by email ...
IMAP server credentials are correct? ... yes
Init.d configured correctly? ... skipped
MailRoom running? ... skipped
Checking Reply by email ... Finished
Checking LDAP ...
Server: ldapmain
LDAP authentication... Success
LDAP users with access to your GitLab server (only showing the first 100 results)
DN: cn=john doe doe,ou=people,dc=example,dc=org uid: john
DN: cn=mary jane jane,ou=people,dc=example,dc=org uid: mary
DN: cn=ldapadmin,ou=people,dc=example,dc=org uid: ldapadmin
DN: cn=nadmin,ou=people,dc=example,dc=org uid: nadmin
DN: cn=may june,ou=people,dc=example,dc=org uid: mjune
Checking LDAP ... Finished
Checking GitLab ...
Git configured correctly? ... yes
Database config exists? ... yes
All migrations up? ... yes
Database contains orphaned GroupMembers? ... no
GitLab config exists? ... yes
GitLab config up to date? ... yes
Log directory writable? ... yes
Tmp directory writable? ... yes
Uploads directory exists? ... yes
Uploads directory has correct permissions? ... yes
Uploads directory tmp has correct permissions? ... yes
Init script exists? ... skipped (omnibus-gitlab has no init script)
Init script up-to-date? ... skipped (omnibus-gitlab has no init script)
Projects have namespace: ...
1/14 ... yes
1/17 ... yes
1/18 ... yes
1/61 ... yes
39/64 ... yes
1/65 ... yes
1/66 ... yes
1/68 ... yes
42/73 ... yes
25/76 ... yes
42/78 ... yes
42/79 ... yes
1/80 ... yes
25/81 ... yes
42/82 ... yes
1/83 ... yes
42/85 ... yes
42/86 ... yes
51/87 ... yes
42/88 ... yes
42/89 ... yes
42/90 ... yes
25/91 ... yes
1/94 ... yes
1/95 ... yes
42/96 ... yes
40/97 ... yes
1/98 ... yes
1/99 ... yes
57/104 ... yes
1/109 ... yes
25/111 ... yes
1/112 ... yes
1/113 ... yes
25/116 ... yes
74/118 ... yes
70/119 ... yes
1/121 ... yes
74/123 ... yes
39/124 ... yes
39/125 ... yes
39/127 ... yes
1/128 ... yes
1/129 ... yes
Redis version >= 2.8.0? ... yes
Ruby version >= 2.3.5 ? ... yes (2.3.7)
Git version >= 2.9.5 ? ... yes (2.16.4)
Git user has default SSH configuration? ... no
Try fixing it:
mkdir ~/gitlab-check-backup-1528096145
sudo mv /var/opt/gitlab/.ssh/id_rsa.pub ~/gitlab-check-backup-1528096145
sudo mv /var/opt/gitlab/.ssh/id_rsa ~/gitlab-check-backup-1528096145
For more information see:
doc/ssh/README.md in section "SSH on the GitLab server"
Please fix the error above and rerun the checks.
Active users: ... 10
Elasticsearch version 5.1 - 5.5? ... skipped (elasticsearch is disabled)
Checking GitLab ... Finished
</pre>
</details>
### Possible fixes
(If you can, link to the line of code that might be responsible for the problem)
issue
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