compiz crashed with signal 7 in g_settings_get_value() from g_settings_get_strv() from unity::dash::HomeLens::Impl::FindLensPriority() from unity::dash::HomeLens::Impl::EnsureCategoryAnnotation()

Bug #981821 reported by Mike L
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Unity
Fix Released
High
Unassigned
d-conf (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Unassigned
unity (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Unassigned

Bug Description

Running the latest Precise development build with all the updates. I expected no random error, but apport happened to pop up with this one.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libunity-core-5.0-5 5.10.0-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Sat Apr 14 10:59:33 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120321)
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
Signal: 7
SourcePackage: unity
StacktraceTop:
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libdconfsettings.so
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libdconfsettings.so
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libdconfsettings.so
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0
Title: compiz crashed with signal 7
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm lpadmin sambashare sudo

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Mike L (mikerl) wrote :
visibility: private → public
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Mike L (mikerl) wrote :

When I think about it, this problem also could have easily been caused by Bleachbit. Could any of the devs look into this?

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote :

StacktraceTop:
 dconf_engine_refresh_user (i=0, engine=0x15fdf70) at ../engine/dconf-engine.c:148
 dconf_engine_refresh (engine=0x15fdf70) at ../engine/dconf-engine.c:204
 dconf_engine_read_internal (engine=0x15fdf70, key=0x375d9a0 "/desktop/unity/dash/home-lens-ordering", user=1, system=1) at ../engine/dconf-engine.c:427
 dconf_settings_backend_read (key=0x375d9a0 "/desktop/unity/dash/home-lens-ordering", backend=0x166d8c0, expected_type=<optimized out>, default_value=<optimized out>) at dconfsettingsbackend.c:453
 dconf_settings_backend_read (backend=0x166d8c0, key=0x375d9a0 "/desktop/unity/dash/home-lens-ordering", expected_type=<optimized out>, default_value=<optimized out>) at dconfsettingsbackend.c:439

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : Stacktrace.txt
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : ThreadStacktrace.txt
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
tags: removed: need-amd64-retrace
summary: - compiz crashed with signal 7
+ compiz crashed with signal 7 in g_settings_get_value() from
+ g_settings_get_strv() from
+ unity::dash::HomeLens::Impl::FindLensPriority() from
+ unity::dash::HomeLens::Impl::EnsureCategoryAnnotation()
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in unity:
status: New → Confirmed
milestone: none → 5.12.0
affects: unity (Ubuntu) → d-conf (Ubuntu)
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in unity:
importance: Undecided → High
Changed in d-conf (Ubuntu):
importance: Medium → High
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
Changed in unity:
milestone: 5.12.0 → 5.14.0
Changed in unity:
milestone: 5.14.0 → 5.16.0
Changed in unity:
milestone: 5.16.0 → 5.18.0
Changed in unity:
milestone: 5.18.0 → 7.0.0
Stephen M. Webb (bregma)
Changed in unity:
milestone: 7.0.0 → 7.0.1
Changed in unity:
milestone: 7.0.1 → 7.3.1
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 :

This is a very old bug and the crash has not been seen in a long time. It seems it has been fixed some releases ago, so going to mark Fix Released.

If it does still occur, we can either reopen this bug or open a new one.

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Changed in d-conf (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Changed in unity:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
milestone: 7.3.3 → none
no longer affects: unity/6.0
no longer affects: unity/5.0
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