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compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in type_check_is_value_type_U()

Bug #934441 reported by Rick McBride
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This bug affects 53 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Unity
Won't Fix
High
Unassigned
5.0
Won't Fix
High
Unassigned
Unity 5.24.0 "SRU-6"
unity (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
High
Unassigned

Bug Description

clicked on a browser window near a workspace border in one case. Clicked on the Unity lens in another.

haven't quite isolated what kinds of actions cause this, but I did not see this behavior prior to today.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.7.0~bzr2995-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 290.10 Wed Nov 16 17:39:29 PST 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.2-14ubuntu1)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,resize,regex,move,imgpng,compiztoolbox,animation,place,snap,expo,vpswitch,grid,mousepoll,gnomecompat,workarounds,wall,session,fade,ezoom,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Fri Feb 17 14:34:57 2012
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2012-01-31 10:39:59.114340
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GF100 [GeForce GTX 480] [10de:06c0] (rev a3) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: eVga.com. Corp. Device [3842:1480]
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
 xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: OEM OEM
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-16-generic root=UUID=da6dc9d4-310c-45d3-b564-b8bfdcf158dc ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x7fbff42e1324 <g_type_check_is_value_type+260>: mov (%rax),%rax
 PC (0x7fbff42e1324) ok
 source "(%rax)" (0xc01062530150702) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)!
 destination "%rax" ok
SegvReason: reading unknown VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 g_type_check_is_value_type () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
 g_value_type_compatible () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
 g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
 g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
Title: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in g_type_check_is_value_type()
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-01 (16 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout kvm libvirtd lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 04/20/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: 141-BL-E757
dmi.board.vendor: EVGA
dmi.board.version: Tylersburg
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: OEM
dmi.chassis.version: OEM
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd04/20/2011:svnOEM:pnOEM:pvrOEM:rvnEVGA:rn141-BL-E757:rvrTylersburg:cvnOEM:ct3:cvrOEM:
dmi.product.name: OEM
dmi.product.version: OEM
dmi.sys.vendor: OEM
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.0~bzr2995-0ubuntu4
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0~rc2-0ubuntu5
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0~rc2-0ubuntu5
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.99.901+git20120126-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

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Rick McBride (rmcbride) wrote :
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote :

StacktraceTop:
 type_check_is_value_type_U (type=<optimized out>) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.31.16/./gobject/gtype.c:4105
 g_type_check_is_value_type (type=<optimized out>) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.31.16/./gobject/gtype.c:4133
 g_value_type_compatible (src_type=374674032, dest_type=26950544) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.31.16/./gobject/gvalue.c:500
 g_value_object_collect_value (value=0x7fbfcc19f708, n_collect_values=<optimized out>, collect_values=<optimized out>, collect_flags=<optimized out>) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.31.16/./gobject/gobject.c:3335
 g_signal_emit_valist (instance=0x1bce220, signal_id=<optimized out>, detail=0, var_args=0x7ffff27a4dc8) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.31.16/./gobject/gsignal.c:3007

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : Stacktrace.txt
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : ThreadStacktrace.txt
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
summary: - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in g_type_check_is_value_type()
+ compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in type_check_is_value_type_U()
tags: removed: need-amd64-retrace
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Apport retracing service (apport)
tags: added: running-unity
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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

Looks most likely to be Unity triggering that kind of glib code.

affects: compiz (Ubuntu) → unity (Ubuntu)
visibility: private → public
Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
Changed in unity:
milestone: none → 7.0.0
status: New → Confirmed
Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
Changed in unity:
importance: Undecided → High
Omer Akram (om26er)
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
importance: Medium → High
Timo Jyrinki (timo-jyrinki)
Changed in unity:
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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Krzysztof Pojasek (krzychol38) wrote :

I have this error when I use Google drive. I have ubuntu 12.10

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Krzysztof Pojasek (krzychol38) wrote :

P.S
and facebook to.

Apport retracing service (apport)
tags: added: raring
Stephen M. Webb (bregma)
Changed in unity:
milestone: 7.0.0 → 7.0.1
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Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e) wrote :

Since the bug is triaged in the upstream project, it is also for downstream.

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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PocketSam (pocketsam) wrote :

For me happens with any nvidia driver version.
Usually compiz crashes when I grab and move tabs in Firefox.

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Pwnicorn (pwnicorndev) wrote :

This happens for me sometimes when I switch on/off plugins in CCSM.
It does never appear in everyday use though.

Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0)
Changed in unity:
milestone: 7.0.1 → 7.3.1
Andrea Azzarone (azzar1)
no longer affects: unity/6.0
Stephen M. Webb (bregma)
Changed in unity:
milestone: 7.3.1 → 7.3.2
Stephen M. Webb (bregma)
Changed in unity:
milestone: 7.3.2 → 7.3.3
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Christopher Townsend (townsend) wrote :

I don't believe this is occurring any more in the latest versions of Ubuntu. Will mark Incomplete to allow anyone to chime in to say if it still happens for them.

Changed in unity:
status: Triaged → Incomplete
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Incomplete
Changed in unity:
milestone: 7.3.3 → none
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Will Cooke (willcooke) wrote :

Closing this as part of the big bug scrub

Changed in unity:
status: Incomplete → Won't Fix
status: Won't Fix → Incomplete
Will Cooke (willcooke)
Changed in unity:
status: Incomplete → Won't Fix
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Won't Fix
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