compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in g_closure_invoke()

[Jim Clark]

Binary package hint: compiz

I tried opening update manager using Alt + F2. Would not open. Had to click on Menu icon to get it unstuck.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.4+bzr20110407-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.41-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Thu Apr 7 15:18:50 2011
Disassembly: => 0x0: Cannot access memory at address 0x0
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-04-07 01:39:30.558769
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.840, 2.6.38-8-generic, x86_64: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 ATI Technologies Inc RV710 [Radeon HD 4350] [1002:954f] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: PC Partner Limited Device [174b:e106]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
JockeyStatus: xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=57056939-f24c-45f8-b168-7a6154d1e5a1 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.41-generic 2.6.38.2
Renderer: Unknown
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: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-07 (0 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 07/08/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P1.80
dmi.board.name: G31M-S.
dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.80:bd07/08/2009:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnG31M-S.:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110407-0ubuntu2
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu11
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.1-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu6

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StacktraceTop:
 ?? ()
 closure_invoke_notifiers (closure=0x2000000, return_value=0x0, n_param_values=4, param_values=0x29c3d80, invocation_hint=0x7fffe81ec500) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.28.5/./gobject/gclosure.c:289
 g_closure_invoke (closure=0x2000000, return_value=0x0, n_param_values=4, param_values=0x29c3d80, invocation_hint=0x7fffe81ec500) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.28.5/./gobject/gclosure.c:773
 signal_emit_unlocked_R (node=<value optimized out>, detail=0, instance=0x1927d80, emission_return=0x0, instance_and_params=0x29c3d80) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.28.5/./gobject/gsignal.c:3252
 g_signal_emit_valist (instance=<value optimized out>, signal_id=<value optimized out>, detail=<value optimized out>, var_args=<value optimized out>) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.28.5/./gobject/gsignal.c:2983

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

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 * Is this reproducible?
 * If so, what specific steps should we take to recreate this bug?

 This will help us to find and resolve the problem.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.