compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in GridScreen::handleEvent()

[Francis Ginther]

Crash occurred immediately after login after having updated to nvidia binary drivers prior to the reboot.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-16.25-generic 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
.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 304.51 Tue Sep 18 17:16:56 PDT 2012
 GCC version: gcc version 4.7.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.2-2ubuntu1)
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 21.448996] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
 [ 21.865381] Adding 16383996k swap on /dev/mapper/cryptswap1. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:16383996k
 [ 369.673525] show_signal_msg: 39 callbacks suppressed
 [ 369.673537] compiz[2056]: segfault at 30 ip 00007f3d1eb38c10 sp 00007fff544866d0 error 4 in libgrid.so[7f3d1eb26000+28000]
Date: Thu Oct 4 16:40:31 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 bcmwl, 5.100.82.112+bdcom, 3.5.0-15-generic, x86_64: installed
 bcmwl, 5.100.82.112+bdcom, 3.5.0-16-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current-updates, 304.51, 3.5.0-16-generic, x86_64: installed
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:181b]
 NVIDIA Corporation GK107 [GeForce GT 650M] [10de:0fd1] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:181b]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20120926)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-16-generic root=UUID=737f94ef-4b01-4185-bd44-fed08f780735 ro quiet splash
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x7f3d1eb38c10 <_ZN10GridScreen11handleEventEP7_XEvent+1792>: mov 0x30(%rdx),%rax
 PC (0x7f3d1eb38c10) ok
 source "0x30(%rdx)" (0x00000030) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)!
 destination "%rax" ok
SegvReason: reading NULL VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 GridScreen::handleEvent(_XEvent*) () from /usr/lib/compiz/libgrid.so
 CompScreen::handleEvent(_XEvent*) () from /usr/lib/libcompiz_core.so.ABI-20120927
 RegexScreen::handleEvent(_XEvent*) () from /usr/lib/compiz/libregex.so
 CompScreen::handleEvent(_XEvent*) () from /usr/lib/libcompiz_core.so.ABI-20120927
 CompScreen::handleEvent(_XEvent*) () from /usr/lib/libcompiz_core.so.ABI-20120927
Title: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in GridScreen::handleEvent()
UnitySupportTest:
 Error: command ['/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test', '-p', '-f'] failed with exit code 5: Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
 Error: GLX is not available on the system
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2033): color-plugin-WARNING **: Done switch to new account, reload devices
 gnome-session[1977]: WARNING: Child process 2056 was already dead.
 gnome-session[1977]: WARNING: Application 'compiz.desktop' killed by signal 11
 gnome-session[1977]: WARNING: App 'compiz.desktop' respawning too quickly
 gnome-session[1977]: CRITICAL: We failed, but the fail whale is dead. Sorry....
dmi.bios.date: 06/19/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde
dmi.bios.version: F.0B
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 181E
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 52.1A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.0B:bd06/19/2012:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv6NotebookPC:pvr078F100000205720000620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn181E:rvr52.1A:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 078F100000205720000620100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0~git20121004.b2048c5e-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0~git20121004.b2048c5e-0ubuntu1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu5
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3

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