Can't update stage views actor <unnamed> (regarding MetaWindowGroup, MetaWindowActorX11, MetaSurfaceActorX11)

[vincent]

These messages repeat:

[ 105.711276] ingenika gnome-shell[2919]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaWindowGroup>:0x55bba91da500] is on because it needs an allocation.
[ 105.711772] ingenika gnome-shell[2919]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaWindowActorX11>:0x55bbac95c330] is on because it needs an allocation.
[ 105.711903] ingenika gnome-shell[2919]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaSurfaceActorX11>:0x55bbae726860] is on because it needs an allocation.

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ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.10
Package: gnome-shell 43.1-0ubuntu1
Uname: Linux 6.1.11-060111-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.23.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Feb 17 21:54:39 2023
DisplayManager: gdm3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-08-22 (179 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220809.1)
RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 43.0-1ubuntu4
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to kinetic on 2023-02-08 (9 days ago)

[Jacob Ray Gilman (jrgilman95)]

Same issue w/ my system locking up for about 30 seconds to 1 minute each time it happens:

Mar 07 10:04:21 jacob-hp-dev-one gnome-shell[7543]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaWindowGroup>:0x55e06fa94310] is on because it needs an allocation.
Mar 07 10:04:21 jacob-hp-dev-one gnome-shell[7543]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaWindowActorX11>:0x55e075f10b10] is on because it needs an allocation.
Mar 07 10:04:21 jacob-hp-dev-one gnome-shell[7543]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaSurfaceActorX11>:0x55e06fce46c0] is on because it needs an allocation.
Mar 07 10:04:21 jacob-hp-dev-one gnome-shell[7543]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaWindowActorX11>:0x55e07281faf0] is on because it needs an allocation.
Mar 07 10:04:21 jacob-hp-dev-one gnome-shell[7543]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaSurfaceActorX11>:0x55e072823850] is on because it needs an allocation.
Mar 07 10:04:21 jacob-hp-dev-one gnome-shell[7543]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaWindowActorX11>:0x55e07281e740] is on because it needs an allocation.
Mar 07 10:04:21 jacob-hp-dev-one gnome-shell[7543]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaSurfaceActorX11>:0x55e0728226d0] is on because it needs an allocation.

My system is running Pop! OS 22.04 - it's not Ubuntu, but it is based on it and I figured this would be useful.

jacob@jacob-hp-dev-one
----------------------
OS: Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS x86_64
Host: Dev One Notebook PC
Kernel: 6.1.11-76060111-generic
Uptime: 23 hours, 26 mins
Packages: 2289 (dpkg), 16 (flatpak), 6 (snap)
Shell: bash 5.1.16
Resolution: 1920x1080, 1920x1080
DE: GNOME 42.5
WM: Mutter
WM Theme: Pop
Theme: Pop-dark [GTK2/3]
Icons: Pop [GTK2/3]
Terminal: gnome-terminal
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U with Radeon Graphics (16) @ 1.900GHz
GPU: AMD ATI 03:00.0 Cezanne
Memory: 17926MiB / 63630MiB

[Jacob Ray Gilman (jrgilman95)]

I can consistently trigger this issue by installing the Google Chrome deb (Version 110.0.5481.177) and resizing the window. journalctl will get filled with these errors while resizing. I am unsure if this is a Google Chrome issue or a Gnome issue?

[Sergey Ivanov (icegood1980)]

Confirm on ubuntu 23.04/X11 + Gnome 44

[hugh chao (hugh712)]

In my case it's not only on Chrome, resizing and moving any application can reproduce this issue in Ubuntu 23.04

GFX Card: NVIDIA Corporation TU116 [GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER]
GFX driver: nvidia-driver-525
gnome-shell: 44.0-2ubuntu3
Kernel: 6.2.0-19-generic

[John Johnson (johnatl)]

             ///////////// john@pop-os
         ///////////////////// -----------
      ///////*767//////////////// OS: Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS x86_64
    //////7676767676*////////////// Host: OptiPlex 7040
   /////76767//7676767////////////// Kernel: 6.0.6-76060006-generic
  /////767676///*76767/////////////// Uptime: 27 mins
 ///////767676///76767.///7676*/////// Packages: 2192 (dpkg), 14 (brew), 39 (flatpak)
/////////767676//76767///767676//////// Shell: zsh 5.8.1
//////////76767676767////76767///////// Resolution: 2560x1440
///////////76767676//////7676////////// DE: GNOME 42.3.1
////////////,7676,///////767/////////// WM: Mutter
/////////////*7676///////76//////////// WM Theme: Pop
///////////////7676//////////////////// Theme: Pop-dark [GTK2/3]
 ///////////////7676///767//////////// Icons: Pop [GTK2/3]
  //////////////////////'//////////// Terminal: gnome-terminal
   //////.7676767676767676767,////// CPU: Intel i7-6700 (8) @ 4.000GHz
    /////767676767676767676767///// GPU: Intel HD Graphics 530
      /////////////////////////// Memory: 3837MiB / 15881MiB
         /////////////////////
             /////////////

[John Johnson (johnatl)]

             ///////////// john@pop-os
         ///////////////////// -----------
      ///////*767//////////////// OS: Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS x86_64
    //////7676767676*////////////// Kernel: 6.2.6-76060206-generic
   /////76767//7676767////////////// Uptime: 2 hours, 18 mins
  /////767676///*76767/////////////// Packages: 2584 (dpkg), 46 (nix-default), 55 (flatpak)
 ///////767676///76767.///7676*/////// Shell: zsh 5.8.1
/////////767676//76767///767676//////// Resolution: 2560x2880, 3840x2160, 3840x2160
//////////76767676767////76767///////// DE: GNOME 42.5
///////////76767676//////7676////////// WM: Mutter
////////////,7676,///////767/////////// WM Theme: Pop
/////////////*7676///////76//////////// Theme: Pop-dark [GTK2/3]
///////////////7676//////////////////// Icons: Pop [GTK2/3]
 ///////////////7676///767//////////// Terminal: gnome-terminal
  //////////////////////'//////////// CPU: 13th Gen Intel i9-13900K (32) @ 5.500GHz
   //////.7676767676767676767,////// GPU: NVIDIA RTX A4500
    /////767676767676767676767///// Memory: 15948MiB / 128508MiB
      ///////////////////////////
         /////////////////////
             /////////////

[BloodyIron (bloodyiron)]

If this is related to: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/4281

Then this is causing significant instability in my system. Whether I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 or 22.04.

Details are here, and I'd rather not repost them: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/4281#note_1738026

[[e-mail] (mike-papersolve)]

I've seen this in my logs too, QUITE a lot in fact

sudo journalctl --no-hostname --since "30 days ago" | grep "update stage views actor" | wc -l

gives me back: 221915

But as far as I can tell it doesn't have any effect (GNOME 44.0 certainly has its problems but I was getting it in 43.x too and even before that and it's not causing hangs or crashes). Intel i915 kernel driver and modesetting with X11.

The message is coming from gnome-shell, so I assume if you won't get it if you run a different DE - but are other DEs also unstable or are they fine?

[dimipet (dimipet)]

affects me as well

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: gnome-shell 42.9-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-88.98-generic 5.15.126
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-88-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Nov 10 10:16:32 2023
DisplayManager: gdm3
RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 42.9-0ubuntu5
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2023-02-09 (273 days ago)

[Jeffrey Miller (mysterylectricity)]

Also getting this kind of thing when toggling apps to full screen. Doesn't seem to lock up my system.

Description: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS (HWE)
Intel GFX 620

Dec 24 15:23:22 SERV1-VJ gnome-shell[1602]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaWindowGroup>:0x55ab2055a310] is on because it needs an allocation.
Dec 24 15:23:22 SERV1-VJ gnome-shell[1602]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaWindowActorX11>:0x55ab21fa9b10] is on because it needs an allocation.
Dec 24 15:23:22 SERV1-VJ gnome-shell[1602]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaSurfaceActorX11>:0x55ab21faca20] is on because it needs an allocation.

Dec 24 15:23:38 SERV1-VJ gnome-shell[1602]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaWindowGroup>:0x55ab2055a310] is on because it needs an allocation.
Dec 24 15:23:38 SERV1-VJ gnome-shell[1602]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaWindowActorX11>:0x55ab21fa9b10] is on because it needs an allocation.
Dec 24 15:23:38 SERV1-VJ gnome-shell[1602]: Can't update stage views actor <unnamed>[<MetaSurfaceActorX11>:0x55ab21faca20] is on because it needs an allocation.

Also being discussed at:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/4281

[jean-christophe manciot (manciot-jeanchristophe)]

Same issue on Ubuntu 24.04 noble LTS:

- gnome-shell: 46.0-0ubuntu5
- linux 6.8.0-19-generic #19-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Mar 14 14:56:46 UTC 2024 x86_64
- DisplayManager: lightdm 1.30.0-0ubuntu14