compiz crashed on system startup (after login) with SIGSEGV in PluginClassHandler<GridWindow, CompWindow, 0>::get()

[Frank Heimes]

compiz crashed on startup, right after logging in

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: compiz-core 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
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,mousepoll,regex,gnomecompat,resize,snap,move,grid,imgpng,place,animation,wall,fade,scale,workarounds,session,unitymtgrabhandles,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Mon Oct 3 17:37:54 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:21d1]
 nVidia Corporation GF108 [Quadro 1000M] [10de:0dfa] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:21d1]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110922)
MachineType: LENOVO 4282A23
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=33e1650f-9de6-4d67-ac47-896cd6e5ca7c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x144d06e <_ZN18PluginClassHandlerI10GridWindow10CompWindowLi0EE3getEPS1_+430>: mov 0x18(%edi),%eax
 PC (0x0144d06e) ok
 source "0x18(%edi)" (0x00000018) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)!
 destination "%eax" ok
SegvReason: reading NULL VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 PluginClassHandler<GridWindow, CompWindow, 0>::get(CompWindow*) () from /usr/lib/compiz/libgrid.so
 GridScreen::snapbackOptionChanged(CompOption*, GridOptions::Options) () from /usr/lib/compiz/libgrid.so
 boost::detail::function::void_function_obj_invoker2<boost::_bi::bind_t<void, boost::_mfi::mf2<void, GridScreen, CompOption*, GridOptions::Options>, boost::_bi::list3<boost::_bi::value<GridScreen*>, boost::arg<1>, boost::arg<2> > >, void, CompOption*, GridOptions::Options>::invoke(boost::detail::function::function_buffer&, CompOption*, GridOptions::Options) () from /usr/lib/compiz/libgrid.so
 GridOptions::setOption(std::string const&, CompOption::Value&) () from /usr/lib/compiz/libgrid.so
 CompPlugin::VTableForScreenAndWindow<GridScreen, GridWindow>::setOption(std::string const&, CompOption::Value&) () from /usr/lib/compiz/libgrid.so
Title: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in PluginClassHandler<GridWindow, CompWindow, 0>::get()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 06/22/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 8BET46WW (1.26 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 4282A23
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8BET46WW(1.26):bd06/22/2011:svnLENOVO:pn4282A23:pvrThinkPadW520:rvnLENOVO:rn4282A23:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 4282A23
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad W520
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
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.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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StacktraceTop:
 getInstance (base=<optimized out>) at /usr/include/compiz/core/pluginclasshandler.h:153
 PluginClassHandler<GridWindow, CompWindow, 0>::get (base=0x0) at /usr/include/compiz/core/pluginclasshandler.h:185
 GridScreen::snapbackOptionChanged (this=0x8807740, option=0x8807928, num=GridOptions::SnapbackWindows) at /build/buildd/compiz-plugins-main-0.9.6/grid/src/grid.cpp:795
 operator() (p=<optimized out>, this=0x8809074, a2=GridOptions::SnapbackWindows, a1=0x8807928) at /usr/include/boost/bind/mem_fn_template.hpp:280
 operator()<boost::_mfi::mf2<void, GridScreen, CompOption*, GridOptions::Options>, boost::_bi::list2<CompOption*&, GridOptions::Options&> > (a=<synthetic pointer>, f=..., this=0x880907c) at /usr/include/boost/bind/bind.hpp:392

[adamski (adam-hasselbalch)]

Is this a duplicate of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compizconfig-settings-manager/+bug/745159 ?

[Sami Jaktholm (sjakthol)]

Yes, this seems to be a duplicate of bug 745159 (same cause, just crashes on a different event). Thanks for reporting!