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compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in _XFreeEventCookies()

Bug #851472 reported by Holger Knust on 2011-09-16

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This bug affects 122 people

	Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
Unity	Fix Released	Critical	Sam Spilsbury	Unity 4.20.0
unity (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Critical	Sam Spilsbury	Ubuntu ubuntu-11.10
Oneiric	Fix Released	Critical	d tunthuwa	Ubuntu ubuntu-11.10

Bug Description

I tried to take a screenshot and paste it into GIMP prior to this error but had multiple other apps open.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.5.94+bzr2803-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,move,grid,place,imgpng,gnomecompat,resize,regex,session,unitymtgrabhandles,snap,vpswitch,mousepoll,wall,animation,workarounds,expo,fade,ezoom,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Thu Sep 15 20:27:05 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-08-26 06:52:00.319056
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:04b8]
nVidia Corporation Device [10de:0dd6] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:04b8]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110804)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System XPS L702X
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.0.0-11-generic root=UUID=017bb51c-9d68-4616-8ad2-20e3260e969d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SegvAnalysis:
Segfault happened at: 0x7f15d8b5e4f3 <_XFreeEventCookies+19>: mov 0x40(%rax),%rbp
PC (0x7f15d8b5e4f3) ok
source "0x40(%rax)" (0x00001290) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)!
destination "%rbp" ok
SegvReason: reading NULL VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
_XFreeEventCookies () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6
XNextEvent () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6
PrivateScreen::processEvents() ()
CompEventSource::callback() ()
Glib::Source::dispatch_vfunc(_GSource*, int (*)(void*), void*) () from /usr/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1
Title: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in _XFreeEventCookies()
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-11 (4 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 07/22/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A12
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 0K4H3G
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: FAB1
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA12:bd07/22/2011:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemXPSL702X:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0K4H3G:rvrFAB1:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
dmi.product.name: Dell System XPS L702X
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.5.94+bzr2803-0ubuntu5
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu21
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

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lp:~smspillaz/unity/unity.fix_851472

Merged into lp:unity at revision 1652

Robert Carr (community): Approve on 2011-09-28

lp:~ubuntu-desktop/unity/ubuntu (Merged)

lp:ubuntu/oneiric/unity

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Holger Knust (hknust) wrote on 2011-09-16:

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote on 2011-09-16:

StacktraceTop:
_XFreeEventCookies (dpy=0x855810) at ../../src/XlibInt.c:780
XNextEvent (dpy=0x855810, event=0x7fffa408d510) at ../../src/NextEvent.c:47
PrivateScreen::processEvents (this=0x8404a0) at /build/buildd/compiz-0.9.5.94+bzr2803/src/screen.cpp:636
callback (this=<optimized out>) at /build/buildd/compiz-0.9.5.94+bzr2803/src/eventsource.cpp:71
CompEventSource::callback (this=<optimized out>) at /build/buildd/compiz-0.9.5.94+bzr2803/src/eventsource.cpp:63

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote on 2011-09-16: Stacktrace.txt

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote on 2011-09-16: ThreadStacktrace.txt

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Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Medium
tags:	removed: need-amd64-retrace

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2011-09-16:

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

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2011-09-20

tags:

added: bugpattern-needed

Omer Akram (om26er) on 2011-09-22

visibility:	private → public
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
importance:	Medium → Critical
Changed in unity:
importance:	Undecided → Critical
status:	New → Confirmed

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Omer Akram (om26er) wrote on 2011-09-22:

also https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/856305/+attachment/2440127/+files/unity_crasher_better.log

Changed in unity:
milestone:	none → 4.18.0

Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa) on 2011-09-22

tags:

added: iso-testing

Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) on 2011-09-23

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → Triaged

Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) on 2011-09-23

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu Oneiric):
assignee:	nobody → Canonical Desktop Experience Team (canonical-dx-team)
milestone:	none → ubuntu-11.10
tags:	added: rls-mgr-o-tracking

Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) on 2011-09-23

tags:	removed: bugpattern-needed
tags:	added: bugpattern-written

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Alessandro Losavio (alo21) wrote on 2011-09-23:

I have this problem when I close some type of program (like Ubuntu Software Center), via Launcher (Right click > Close).

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David Barth (dbarth) wrote on 2011-09-23:

There should be a fix ready already.

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu Oneiric):
assignee:	Canonical Desktop Experience Team (canonical-dx-team) → Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz)
Changed in unity:
assignee:	nobody → Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz)

Omer Akram (om26er) on 2011-09-24

Changed in unity:
status:	Confirmed → Triaged

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Christopher Kyle Horton (christhehorton) wrote on 2011-09-25:

I just had this crash happen several seconds after closing Thunderbird via the Launcher and minimizing a Document Viewer window, while doing nothing else.

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P P (duzy84) wrote on 2011-09-26:

#10

I run skype and it happened.

Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks) on 2011-09-26

Changed in unity:
milestone:	4.18.0 → 4.20.0

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pschonmann (pschonmann) wrote on 2011-09-26:

#11

Occurs when i plugged out mounted Android phone in mass storage mode

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Marek Brenčič (jackjack) wrote on 2011-09-26:

#12

Same as guy before me. Pluged Desire (flash in chromoium,benshee,totem) and then it crashed.

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James Clemence (jvc26) wrote on 2011-09-26:

#13

Also affects me, closed scribus then got this crash.

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P P (duzy84) wrote on 2011-09-27:

#14

I just clicked on windows manager and.... bang.

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Robert Carr (robertcarr) wrote on 2011-09-27:

#15

This is easily reproducible on my system.

Start firefox. Maximize it. Minimize it. Right click in launcher and quit firefox from there. A little prowling and its not obvious how its happening though

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Nick Moffitt (nick-moffitt) wrote on 2011-09-27:

#16

It seems that right-clicking launcher icons is a recurring theme in this bug. I just had it happen to me as I was upgrading: I right-clicked on the update manager (and the menu appeared behind everything, but thats a totally separate bug!) and just after interacting with the menu I got this compiz crash.

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Rainer Rohde (rainer-rohde) wrote on 2011-09-27:

#17

I can confirm the statement made above (#15).

Also, sometimes Thunderbird gets unresponsive and only by wildly alt-tabbing it comes back to live, however, right-clicking and quitting it crashes Compiz with the whole desktop resetting.

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2011-09-27:

#18

Confirmed reproducing it with steps in comment #15

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florin (florin-arjocu) wrote on 2011-09-27:

#19

It did not occur while doing what #15 says, but I confirm I also could reproduce a bug like #15 said. In my reproduction (after the "real" occurrence ), Apport did not start, I had a system hang-out for a second, then the top bar reapeared. It looked like this bug.

Omer Akram (om26er) on 2011-09-28

affects:	compiz (Ubuntu Oneiric) → unity (Ubuntu Oneiric)
Changed in unity (Ubuntu Oneiric):
milestone:	ubuntu-11.10 → none
milestone:	none → ubuntu-11.10

Omer Akram (om26er) on 2011-09-28

Changed in unity:
status:	Triaged → In Progress
Changed in unity (Ubuntu Oneiric):
status:	Triaged → In Progress

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Svivi (svivi) wrote on 2011-09-28:

#20

I just close the Rhythmbox and Compiz crashed.

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Diska (discardi-nicola) wrote on 2011-09-28:

#21

the same after i close totem via unity ( right button on icon in unity and click on quit )

Jason Smith (jassmith) on 2011-09-29

Changed in unity:
status:	In Progress → Fix Committed
Changed in unity (Ubuntu Oneiric):
status:	In Progress → Fix Committed

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Paulo Lopes (jetdrone) wrote on 2011-09-29:

#22

I got to this bug report after following these steps:

* open a terminal window
* minimizing the window with the minimize button
* the minimize buttons where still visible on the top bar and i clicked the close window
* got this crash

Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks) on 2011-09-29

Changed in unity:
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2011-09-29:

#23

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This bug was fixed in the package unity - 4.20.0-0ubuntu1

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unity (4.20.0-0ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low

This bug was fixed in the package unity - 4.20.0-0ubuntu1

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unity (4.20.0-0ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low

* New upstream release + cherry-pick:
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in PluginClassHandler<UnityWindow,
      CompWindow, 0>::get() (LP: #835259)
    - dash does not scroll down during keyboard navigation (LP: #852506)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in _XFreeEventCookies() (LP: #851472)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in g_object_unref() (LP: #847512)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in nux::WindowCompositor::MouseEventCycle()
      (LP: #831678)
    - compiz and X can disagree on the stacking order (LP: #845719)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in unity::dash::LensView::OnResultAdded()
      (LP: #855252)
    - CCSM crashes Unity (LP: #861643)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in PrivateWindow::addWindowStackChanges()
      (LP: #862115)
    - Touch - When dragging a window with a 3 touch, dragging to the top
      should show the maximize gesture preview. (LP: #750316)
    - compiz crashed with SIGABRT in raise() (LP: #750386)
    - Launcher - Spread should not affect the state of window (LP: #764673)
    - [UIFe] Add system setting icon to Launcher (LP: #764744)
    - compiz crashed with SIGABRT in raise() [Merely unchecking the Unity
      plugin is enough to crash Compiz...] (LP: #823386)
    - Launcher - does not hide if revealed from top 24px  of the left edge of
      the screen (LP: #835989)
    - Clickable areas of previously active window remains on 'Show Desktop'
      (LP: #836325)
    - Cannot search for some apps in Dash (LP: #837075)
    - Dash - Search box cursor not responding correctly to focus (LP: #839704)
    - Multi-display: Application menu only showing on primary screen
      (LP: #845212)
    - Ellipsized values in size filter (LP: #851359)
    - (oneiric) dash result expansions don't display icons (LP: #854615)
    - run the wrong command if enter is hit before the view is refreshed
      (LP: #856205)
    - Java application windows cut-off/truncated/not displayed properly
      (LP: #857201)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in sigc::signal_base::impl() (LP: #831769)
    - Minimizing a window should switch focus to the windows underneath it
      (breaks restore) (LP: #859885)
    - Ratings filter allows ratings > 1.0 (LP: #861255)
    - Serious Unity problem stuck in spread when dragging icons back to the
      dash (LP: #862045)
    - Must use hardware keyboard to perform search for applications in Unity
      (LP: #739812)
    - Files lens should also search Downloads (LP: #748915)
    - The dash crosses the monitor boundary when resolution is 1152x864 or
      lesser width (LP: #765338)
    - Dash - dragging a file outside of the Desktop Dash should close the Dash
      (LP: #764641)
    - Text in Dash search text box overflows and doesn't crop with longer
      strings; RtL input starts in wrong place (LP: #834765)
    - Where the average background colour is either very light or dark, adjust
      this value to darken/lighten in order to preserve readability
      (LP: #837993)
    - Dash does not resize when I connect to an external display and mirror
      displays (LP: #838132)
    - wrong workspace is activated (LP: #838766)
    - [oneiric] Clicking the maximize/restore button for the dash window loses
      the keyboard focus (LP: #850467)
    - Non-square dash items are stretched to a 1:1 ratio (LP: #851196)
    - Dash - 'Shortcuts' arrow should be removed (LP: #852130)
    - Dash - reflections should be fixed on the centre of the viewport, *NOT*
      the centre of the entire page including occluded areas (LP: #838925)
    - Dash - horizental divider line in between categories incorrectly drawn
      (LP: #841750)
    - Dash - whenever there is a search query in the search box and the search
      is no longer running, the circle with the X inside should be displayed
      in place of the magnifying glass (LP: #841760)
    - Top bar - Pressing F10 as second time should close the top bar app menus
      (LP: #856468)
    - Dash - Dash should support drag and drop to external applications
      (LP: #857431)
    - (oneirc) default placement of windows is behind panel (LP: #857214)
    - FFe : Add option to make alt-tab easier to use for workspace users
      (LP: #860622)
    - Clicking a filter removes keyboard input focus from search entry
      (LP: #861251)
    - UIFe: Desktop should be titled (LP: #732016)
    - Dash - clicking inside the Dash search box should remove the search hint
      and display a blinking carete (LP: #764859)
    - Minimizing a maximized Qt app leaves nothing in focus (LP: #821601)
    - unmaximizable windows still show orange glow but fail to maximize
      (LP: #827560)
    - UIFe: scrollbar in unity dash should be rounded (and with glow)
      (LP: #836656)
    - Dash - alt-f2 have 'Filter results' which does nothing (LP: #838127)
    - Alt-tab - Alt-tab should ellipsis long application names (LP: #850400)
    - Super+number shortcuts don't work with numpad (LP: #850792)
    - Dash should close when an app is launched from the messaging menu (or
      any other indicator) (LP: #853300)
    - Dash - In the App lens filters, users should only be able filter by
      'star' rating in one star increments (LP: #839759)
    - Dash - When the Dash is re-opened and statefully displaying a previous
      query, it should be possible to add to the query by pressing the 'right
      arrow cursor key' (LP: #841828)
    - Dash - When a result is selected or in the mousover state (white box
      highlight), the casted shadow should be hidden. (LP: #841831)
    - text in searchbar keeps getting bolder/darker (LP: #861487)
 -- Didier Roche <didrocks@ubuntu.com>   Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:07:09 +0200

Changed in unity (Ubuntu Oneiric):
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

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Christer (christer-madsen) wrote on 2011-09-30:

#24

To me it feels like a Banshee problem.. I have Firefox, Empathy, Gwibber, Banshee playing something, and sometimes Software Center... Banshee suddenly stops playing, and boom compiz crashed!! It happens EVERY time like clockwork! Same thing.. When I'm enjoying music and doing other stuff, I know when the music stops, Banshee has crashed and somehow dragged Compiz down with it.. Or that's what it seems to me anyways! Totally annoying, because most of the open windows have shifted slightly down maybe like 150 pixels from where they were just before the stupid crash....

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cande (cande) wrote on 2011-09-30:

#25

I Had firefox, UbuntuOne and Thunderbird started, and just tried to minimize Thunderbird

d tunthuwa (scorpio711) on 2011-10-18

Changed in unity (Ubuntu Oneiric):
assignee:	Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz) → d tunthuwa (scorpio711)

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