compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in g_closure_invoke()

[jerrylamos]

utopic 14.10 with Kernel 3.17
utopic was updated to 3.16.0-20 then installed kernel 3.17

Acer Aspire 1 with external monitor at 1360x768 built in 1024x600 monitor off.

crash occurred on boot-up of kernel 3.17,
Desktop displayed but unresponsive, couldn't wake hidden launcher.
After few tens of seconds screen flashed to wallpaper, flashed again to desktop.
Seems to be recovered O.K.

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=utopic
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu Utopic Unicorn (development branch)"
Linux Aspire1 3.17.0-031700-generic #201410051635 SMP Sun Oct 5 20:36:18 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
model name : Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N455 @ 1.66GHz
model name : Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N455 @ 1.66GHz
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Atom Processor D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx Integrated Graphics Controller

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1
Uname: Linux 3.17.0-031700-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Oct 6 13:14:44 2014
Disassembly: => 0x0: Cannot access memory at address 0x0
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: utopic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Atom Processor D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:a011] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0349]
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0349]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-03 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140923)
MachineType: Acer AOD255E
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANGUAGE=en_US
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.17.0-031700-generic root=UUID=3b265747-697f-4fe5-a636-dc3339358d86 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x0: Cannot access memory at address 0x0
 PC (0x00000000) not located in a known VMA region (needed executable region)!
SegvReason: executing NULL VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 ?? ()
 g_closure_invoke () 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_closure_invoke()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
dmi.bios.date: 12/16/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V3.12(DDR3)
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: JE02_PT
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: V3.12(DDR3)
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V3.12(DDR3)
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV3.12(DDR3):bd12/16/2010:svnAcer:pnAOD255E:pvrV3.12(DDR3):rvnAcer:rnJE02_PT:rvrV3.12(DDR3):cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV3.12(DDR3):
dmi.product.name: AOD255E
dmi.product.version: V3.12(DDR3)
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.3.0-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.3.0-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.0-2ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Mon Oct 6 17:14:24 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 25042
 vendor AUO
xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1

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