compiz.real crashed with SIGSEGV in strcmp()

Bug #407020 reported by Tanath
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
compizconfig-backend-gconf (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: compiz

Compiz crashes on running, and reverts to metacity.

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [gconf,decoration,reflection,blur,wobbly,fade,minimize,cube,rotate,zoom,scale,move,resize,place,dbus,switcher,water,trailfocus,state,neg,bs,showdesktop,put,shift,wobbly]
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Thu Jul 30 13:50:43 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz.real
Package: compiz-core 1:0.8.2-0ubuntu15
PciDisplay: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R350 [Radeon 9800 Pro] [1002:4e48]
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=b9d125d2-f22f-4334-8eac-4d471f93d39a ro single rootflags=data=writeback
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/compiz.real --ignore-desktop-hints --replace --indirect-rendering --replace core ccp
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/zsh
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.28-13.45-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.5-1ubuntu1
 libdrm2 2.4.12-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.8.0-0ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090629.f39cafc5-0ubuntu1
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0xb7bc78c8 <strcmp+8>: mov (%ecx),%al
 PC (0xb7bc78c8) ok
 source "(%ecx)" (0x00000000) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)!
 destination "%al" ok
SegvReason: reading NULL VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: compiz
Stacktrace:
 #0 0xb7bc78c8 in strcmp () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
 #1 0xb7f24fd2 in ?? () from /usr/lib/compizconfig/backends/libgconf.so
 #2 0x00000000 in ?? ()
StacktraceTop:
 strcmp () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /usr/lib/compizconfig/backends/libgconf.so
 ?? ()
ThreadStacktrace:
 .
 Thread 1 (Thread 12179):
 #0 0xb7bc78c8 in strcmp () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
 #1 0xb7f24fd2 in ?? () from /usr/lib/compizconfig/backends/libgconf.so
 #2 0x00000000 in ?? ()
Title: compiz.real crashed with SIGSEGV in strcmp()
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-13-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip floppy games lpadmin plugdev sambashare scanner video
dmi.bios.date: 01/22/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: BF86510A.86A.0053.P13.0401220953
dmi.board.name: D865GBF
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: AAC28140-406
dmi.chassis.type: 2
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrBF86510A.86A.0053.P13.0401220953:bd01/22/2004:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnD865GBF:rvrAAC28140-406:cvn:ct2:cvr:
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = i686, kernel = 2.6.28-13-generic

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Tanath (tanath) wrote :
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : Stacktrace.txt (retraced)

StacktraceTop:strcmp () at ../sysdeps/i386/i686/strcmp.S:39
checkProfile (context=0x9746950) at gconf.c:1837
ccsReadPluginSettings (plugin=0x9771888) at main.c:1846
ccsLoadPluginSettings (plugin=0x9771888) at compiz.cpp:3135
ccsContextNew (screens=0x9743fe8, numScreens=1)

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : ThreadStacktrace.txt (retraced)
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
tags: removed: need-i386-retrace
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
visibility: private → public
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Erkin Bahceci (cornelius1) wrote :
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → In Progress
affects: compiz (Ubuntu) → compizconfig-backend-gconf (Ubuntu)
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package compizconfig-backend-gconf - 0.8.4-0ubuntu1

---------------
compizconfig-backend-gconf (0.8.4-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low

  * new upstream release:
    - compiz.real crashed with SIGSEGV in strcmp() (LP: #407020)
  * debian/patches/10_use_gnome_screenshot_and_terminal_commands.patch:
    - removed, applied upstream
  * debian/watch:
    - added watch file

 -- Travis Watkins <email address hidden> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:22:11 -0500

Changed in compizconfig-backend-gconf (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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