Load average skyrockets, then Evolution crashes

[Mike Beaty]

Binary package hint: evolution

I was using the search feature in Evolution. Noticed response in Firefox diminished; then started looking for the issue. Closed Firefox, then Evolution crashed.

ubuntu1 77 /home/mbeaty> uptime
 22:25:50 up 1 day, 14:29, 2 users, load average: 2.72, 1.11, 0.68
ubuntu1 78 /home/mbeaty> uptime
 22:25:53 up 1 day, 14:29, 2 users, load average: 3.46, 1.29, 0.74
ubuntu1 79 /home/mbeaty> uptime
 22:25:55 up 1 day, 14:29, 2 users, load average: 3.46, 1.29, 0.74
ubuntu1 80 /home/mbeaty> uptime
 22:25:57 up 1 day, 14:29, 2 users, load average: 3.99, 1.43, 0.79
ubuntu1 81 /home/mbeaty> uptime
 22:25:59 up 1 day, 14:29, 2 users, load average: 3.99, 1.43, 0.79
ubuntu1 82 /home/mbeaty> uptime
 22:26:01 up 1 day, 14:29, 2 users, load average: 3.99, 1.43, 0.79
ubuntu1 83 /home/mbeaty> uptime
 22:26:04 up 1 day, 14:29, 2 users, load average: 4.63, 1.61, 0.85
ubuntu1 84 /home/mbeaty> uptime
 22:26:05 up 1 day, 14:29, 2 users, load average: 4.63, 1.61, 0.85
ubuntu1 85 /home/mbeaty> uptime
 22:26:18 up 1 day, 14:29, 2 users, load average: 6.04, 2.07, 1.01
ubuntu1 86 /home/mbeaty> uptime
 22:26:20 up 1 day, 14:29, 2 users, load average: 6.04, 2.07, 1.01

You get the idea :-)

ubuntu1 87 /home/mbeaty> psall
  PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
 1725 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --daemonize --login
 1740 ? Ssl 0:00 gnome-session
 1784 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-s
 1787 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/pul
 1788 ? Ss 0:01 /bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 7 --print-address
 1792 ? Ssl 4:25 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
 1795 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/pulseaudio/pulse/gconf-helper
 1797 ? S 0:21 /usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconfd-2
 1807 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/seahorse-agent --execute gnome-session
 1810 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd
 1817 ? Ssl 0:02 /usr/lib/gvfs//gvfs-fuse-daemon /home/mbeaty/.gvfs
 1827 ? Ssl 0:43 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon
 1829 ? Ss 0:00 seahorse-daemon
 1841 ? S 0:39 /usr/lib/notify-osd/notify-osd
 1846 ? Sl 0:41 /usr/bin/metacity --replace
 1873 ? S 6:41 gnome-panel
 1874 ? S 0:25 nautilus
 1876 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/bonobo-activation/bonobo-activation-server -
 1880 ? S 0:00 bluetooth-applet
 1882 ? Sl 0:01 /usr/lib/evolution/2.28/evolution-alarm-notify
 1886 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-disk-utility/gdu-notification-daemon
 1890 ? S 0:01 gnome-power-manager
 1891 ? S 0:00 python /usr/share/system-config-printer/applet.py
 1894 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authenticatio
 1896 ? S 0:04 update-notifier --startup-delay=60
 1897 ? Sl 0:01 gnome-volume-control-applet
 1898 ? S 0:01 nm-applet --sm-disable
 1911 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-applets/trashapplet --oaf-activate-iid
 1912 ? Ss 0:02 gnome-screensaver
 1916 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-trash --spawner :1.6 /org/gtk/gvf
 1919 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gdu-volume-monitor
 1921 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor
 1932 ? S 0:01 /usr/lib/gnome-applets/gweather-applet-2 --oaf-activa
 1934 ? S 0:24 /usr/bin/gpilot-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOM
 1936 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/indicator-applet/indicator-applet --oaf-acti
 1938 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/indicator-applet/indicator-applet-session --
 1944 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-burn --spawner :1.6 /org/gtk/gvfs
 1950 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/indicator-session/indicator-status-service
 1952 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/indicator-session/indicator-users-service
 1954 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/indicator-session/indicator-session-service
 1961 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-metadata
 1963 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/indicator-messages/indicator-messages-servic
 1970 ? S 0:17 /usr/bin/gpilotd --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Pilo
 1974 ? S 0:38 putty
 2034 ? S 0:04 sshd: mbeaty@pts/0
 2035 pts/0 Ss 0:00 -tcsh
 2052 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/evolution/2.28/evolution-exchange-storage --
 2056 ? Sl 0:03 /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-data-server-2.28 --oaf-a
 2135 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-smb-browse --spawner :1.6 /org/gt
 2152 ? S 0:06 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-smb --spawner :1.6 /org/gtk/gvfs/
 2434 ? Sl 4:05 evolution --component=mail
 3175 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-http --spawner :1.6 /org/gtk/gvfs
10545 ? S 0:03 putty
10561 ? RN 0:32 /usr/bin/python /usr/share/apport/apport 2434 11 0
10594 pts/0 R+ 0:00 ps x

ubuntu1 93 /home/mbeaty> dmesg | tail -20
[ 15.020218] psmouse serio1: ID: 10 00 64
[ 15.076971] intel_rng: Firmware space is locked read-only. If you can't or
[ 15.076974] intel_rng: don't want to disable this in firmware setup, and if
[ 15.076976] intel_rng: you are certain that your system has a functional
[ 15.076978] intel_rng: RNG, try using the 'no_fwh_detect' option.
[ 15.091975] lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
[ 15.568534] alloc irq_desc for 17 on node -1
[ 15.568540] alloc kstat_irqs on node -1
[ 15.568554] Intel ICH 0000:00:1f.5: PCI INT B -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 15.568615] Intel ICH 0000:00:1f.5: setting latency timer to 64
[ 15.574504] input: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input4
[ 15.988057] intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 54761 usecs (2639 samples)
[ 15.988064] intel8x0: clocking to 48000
[ 22.557873] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 24.577998] ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
[ 24.816164] e100: eth0 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full Duplex
[ 24.817006] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
[ 35.676024] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
[138547.031717] __ratelimit: 30 callbacks suppressed
[138547.031727] evolution[2434]: segfault at 98 ip 00debb94 sp bfafa070 error 4 in libgtkhtml-3.14.so.19.1.1[d6f000+a4000]

ubuntu1 95 /home/mbeaty> lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10

ubuntu1 96 /home/mbeaty> apt-cache policy evolution
evolution:
  Installed: 2.28.1-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 2.28.1-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 2.28.1-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: i386
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Wed Nov 4 22:25:35 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/evolution
Package: evolution 2.28.1-0ubuntu1
ProcCmdline: evolution --component=mail
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/usr/bin/tcsh
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0xdebb94: mov 0x98(%edx),%eax
 PC (0x00debb94) ok
 source "0x98(%edx)" (0x00000098) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)!
 destination "%eax" ok
SegvReason: reading NULL VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: evolution
StacktraceTop:
 ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtkhtml-3.14.so.19
 html_object_op_copy () from /usr/lib/libgtkhtml-3.14.so.19
 ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtkhtml-3.14.so.19
 ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtkhtml-3.14.so.19
 html_object_op_copy () from /usr/lib/libgtkhtml-3.14.so.19
Title: evolution crashed with SIGSEGV in html_object_op_copy()
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip fax fuse lpadmin netdev plugdev postfix sambashare video

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:op_copy (self=0xc956f50, parent=0xacf6bc8, e=0x9ff6138,
html_object_op_copy (self=0xc956f50, parent=0xacf6bc8,
op_helper (self=<value optimized out>,
op_helper (self=<value optimized out>, e=0x0, from=0x0,
html_object_op_copy (self=0xc8ebe00, parent=0xaf62598,

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.