compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in __kernel_vsyscall()

[Akshar Patel]

compiz crashed while using thunderbird.

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
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,imgpng,move,place,workarounds,resize,session,grid,mousepoll,scale,regex,snap,gnomecompat,expo,unitymtgrabhandles,wall,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Tue Oct 4 03:12:52 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-08-24 13:35:42.362816
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 fglrx, 8.881, 3.0.0-12-generic, i686: installed
 virtualbox, 4.1.2, 3.0.0-12-generic, i686: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 ATI Technologies Inc M96 [Mobility Radeon HD 4650] [1002:9480] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0447]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha i386 (20110820)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:fglrx_updates - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron N5010
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=99f81379-f1c0-4a48-96e4-46137a8eb735 ro quiet splash pcie_aspm=force vt.handoff=7
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 raise () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0
 ?? () from /usr/lib/fglrx/dri/fglrx_dri.so
 start_thread () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0
 clone () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
Title: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in __kernel_vsyscall()
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-24 (40 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 04/21/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A13
dmi.board.name: 0FCVWR
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A13
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: A13
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA13:bd04/21/2011:svnDellInc.:pnInspironN5010:pvrA13:rvnDellInc.:rn0FCVWR:rvrA13:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA13:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron N5010
dmi.product.version: A13
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu1
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
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

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 raise (sig=11) at ../nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/pt-raise.c:42
 ?? () from /tmp/tmpt58PTg/usr/lib/fglrx/dri/fglrx_dri.so
 start_thread (arg=0xb3d7cb70) at pthread_create.c:304
 clone () at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/clone.S:130

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Tristan Cormier (kreshdev)]

It happens on the Alpha 1 of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin).

[jhfhlkjlj (fdsuufijjejejejej-deactivatedaccount)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 810099, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

@Tristan, please test again on an up-to-date compiz version on 12.04 and report to the parent bug if you find that it still crashes.

Thanks!