My app makes updates in background thread then saves context changes. And in main context there is a table view that works with NSFetchedResultsController. For some time updates work correctly, but then exception is thrown. To check this I've added NSLog(@"%@", [self.controller fetchedObjects]); to -controllerDidChangeContent:. Here is what I got:

"<PRBattle: 0x6d30530> (entity: PRBattle; id: 0x6d319d0 <x-coredata://882BD521-90CD-4682-B19A-000A4976E471/PRBattle/p2> ; data: {\n    battleId = \"-1\";\n    finishedAt = \"2012-11-06 11:37:36 +0000\";\n    opponent = \"0x6d2f730 <x-coredata://882BD521-90CD-4682-B19A-000A4976E471/PROpponent/p1>\";\n    opponentScore = nil;\n    score = nil;\n    status = 4;\n})",
"<PRBattle: 0x6d306f0> (entity: PRBattle; id: 0x6d319f0 <x-coredata://882BD521-90CD-4682-B19A-000A4976E471/PRBattle/p1> ; data: {\n    battleId = \"-1\";\n    finishedAt = \"2012-11-06 11:37:36 +0000\";\n    opponent = \"0x6d2ddb0 <x-coredata://882BD521-90CD-4682-B19A-000A4976E471/PROpponent/p3>\";\n    opponentScore = nil;\n    score = nil;\n    status = 4;\n})",
"<PRBattle: 0x6d30830> (entity: PRBattle; id: 0x6d31650 <x-coredata://882BD521-90CD-4682-B19A-000A4976E471/PRBattle/p11> ; data: <fault>)",
"<PRBattle: 0x6d306b0> (entity: PRBattle; id: 0x6d319e0 <x-coredata://882BD521-90CD-4682-B19A-000A4976E471/PRBattle/p5> ; data: {\n    battleId = 325;\n    finishedAt = nil;\n    opponent = \"0x6d2f730 <x-coredata://882BD521-90CD-4682-B19A-000A4976E471/PROpponent/p1>\";\n    opponentScore = 91;\n    score = 59;\n    status = 3;\n})",
"<PRBattle: 0x6d30730> (entity: PRBattle; id: 0x6d31a00 <x-coredata://882BD521-90CD-4682-B19A-000A4976E471/PRBattle/p6> ; data: {\n    battleId = 323;\n    finishedAt = nil;\n    opponent = \"0x6d2ddb0 <x-coredata://882BD521-90CD-4682-B19A-000A4976E471/PROpponent/p3>\";\n    opponentScore = 0;\n    score = 0;\n    status = 3;\n})",
"<PRBattle: 0x6d307b0> (entity: PRBattle; id: 0x6d31630 <x-coredata://882BD521-90CD-4682-B19A-000A4976E471/PRBattle/p9> ; data: {\n    battleId = 370;\n    finishedAt = \"2012-11-06 14:24:14 +0000\";\n    opponent = \"0x79a8e90 <x-coredata://882BD521-90CD-4682-B19A-000A4976E471/PROpponent/p2>\";\n    opponentScore = 180;\n    score = 180;\n    status = 4;\n})",
"<PRBattle: 0x6d307f0> (entity: PRBattle; id: 0x6d31640 <x-coredata://882BD521-90CD-4682-B19A-000A4976E471/PRBattle/p10> ; data: {\n    battleId = 309;\n    finishedAt = \"2012-11-02 01:19:27 +0000\";\n    opponent = \"0x79a8e90 <x-coredata://882BD521-90CD-4682-B19A-000A4976E471/PROpponent/p2>\";\n    opponentScore = 120;\n    score = 240;\n    status = 4;\n})",
"<PRBattle: 0x6d30770> (entity: PRBattle; id: 0x6d31620 <x-coredata://882BD521-90CD-4682-B19A-000A4976E471/PRBattle/p7> ; data: {\n    battleId = 315;\n    finishedAt = \"2012-11-02 02:26:24 +0000\";\n    opponent = \"0x79a8e90 <x-coredata://882BD521-90CD-4682-B19A-000A4976E471/PROpponent/p2>\";\n    opponentScore = 119;\n    score = 179;\n    status = 4;\n})"

)

Faulted object (0xe972610) here causes crash. I've logged data during update & before saving. This object is in updatedObjects only. Why can this method return "bad" object? (Moreover, during updates this object is affected almost each update. And only after some passes becomes "bad" one).

P.S.: I use RestKit to manage CoreData.

UPDATED:

The exception was got, when I did smth. like this:

for (PRBattle *battle in [self.controller fetchedObjects) {
    switch (battle.statusScalar) {
        case ...
        default:
            [battle willAccessValueForKey:nil];
            NSAssert1(NO, @"Unexpected battle status found: %@", battle);
    }
}

The exception is on line with -willAccessValueForKey:. Scalar status for battle is enum, that is bind to integer values 1..4. I've mentioned all possible values in switch's cases (above default:). And the last one has break;. So this one is possible only when battle.statusScalar returns non-enum value.

Status scalar implementation in PRBattle:

- (PRBattleStatuses)statusScalar
{
    [self willAccessValueForKey:@"statusScalar"];
    PRBattleStatuses result = (PRBattleStatuses)[self.status integerValue];
    [self didAccessValueForKey:@"statusScalar"];
    return result;
}

And battle.status has validation rules: - min-value: 1 - max-value: 4 - default: no value

And the last thing - debug log:

objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: throwing 0x7d33f80 (object 0xe67d2a0, a _NSCoreDataException)
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: searching through frame [ip=0x97b401 sp=0xbfffd9b0] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: catch(id)
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: unwinding through frame [ip=0x97b401 sp=0xbfffd9b0] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: handling exception 0x7d33f60 at 0x97b79f
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: rethrowing current exception
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: searching through frame [ip=0x97b911 sp=0xbfffd9b0] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: searching through frame [ip=0x9ac8b7 sp=0xbfffdc20] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: searching through frame [ip=0x97ee80 sp=0xbfffdc40] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: searching through frame [ip=0x361d0 sp=0xbfffdc70] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: searching through frame [ip=0xa701d8 sp=0xbfffde10] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: catch(id)
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: unwinding through frame [ip=0x97b911 sp=0xbfffd9b0] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: finishing handler
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: searching through frame [ip=0x97b963 sp=0xbfffd9b0] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: searching through frame [ip=0x9ac8b7 sp=0xbfffdc20] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: searching through frame [ip=0x97ee80 sp=0xbfffdc40] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: searching through frame [ip=0x361d0 sp=0xbfffdc70] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: searching through frame [ip=0xa701d8 sp=0xbfffde10] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: catch(id)
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: unwinding through frame [ip=0x97b963 sp=0xbfffd9b0] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: unwinding through frame [ip=0x9ac8b7 sp=0xbfffdc20] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: unwinding through frame [ip=0x97ee80 sp=0xbfffdc40] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: unwinding through frame [ip=0x361d0 sp=0xbfffdc70] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: unwinding through frame [ip=0x3656f sp=0xbfffdc70] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: unwinding through frame [ip=0xa701d8 sp=0xbfffde10] for exception 0x7d33f60
objc[4664]: EXCEPTIONS: handling exception 0x7d33f60 at 0xa701f5
2012-11-07 13:37:55.463 TestApp[4664:fb03] CoreData: error: Serious application error.  An exception was caught from the delegate of NSFetchedResultsController during a call to -controllerDidChangeContent:.  CoreData could not fulfill a fault for '0x6d31650 <x-coredata://882BD521-90CD-4682-B19A-000A4976E471/PRBattle/p10>' with userInfo {
    NSAffectedObjectsErrorKey =     (
        "<PRBattle: 0x6d30830> (entity: PRBattle; id: 0x6d31650 <x-coredata://882BD521-90CD-4682-B19A-000A4976E471/PRBattle/p10> ; data: <fault>)"
    );
}