unity-window-decorator crashed with SIGSEGV in g_slice_alloc()

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unity-window-decorator crashed

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: compiz-gnome 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.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 Kernel Module 280.13 Wed Jul 27 16:55:43 PDT 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.1-9ubuntu3)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,place,grid,resize,imgpng,mousepoll,snap,gnomecompat,regex,move,wall,unitymtgrabhandles,animation,session,workarounds,fade,expo,scale,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Thu Sep 29 20:53:38 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/unity-window-decorator
GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation G86 [GeForce 8600M GS] [10de:0425] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30cc]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110901)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
 kmod:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 pkg:sl-modem-daemon - Software modem (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
 kmod:nvidia_current - nvidia_current (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebook PC
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/unity-window-decorator
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=aa1b7290-849f-4033-ac4f-10167fa1f1df ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x5ad9cd <g_slice_alloc+269>: mov (%edi),%edx
 PC (0x005ad9cd) ok
 source "(%edi)" (0xffffffff) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)!
 destination "%edx" ok
SegvReason: reading unknown VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 g_slice_alloc () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
 g_slice_alloc0 () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
 gdk_event_new () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
 ?? () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
 ?? () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
Title: unity-window-decorator crashed with SIGSEGV in g_slice_alloc()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare vboxusers
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 11/25/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.59
dmi.board.name: 30CB
dmi.board.vendor: Quanta
dmi.board.version: 79.2E
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.59:bd11/25/2008:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv9700NotebookPC:pvrRev1:rvnQuanta:rn30CB:rvr79.2E:cvnQuanta:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: Rev 1
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

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