compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in brw_upload_state()

[Nsha Ahsn]

  compiz is not stable everytime I log into unity a lot of apps crash on start up( mainly compiz) and throughout using unity my window borders will dissappear along with the global menu bar and unity launcher panel causing me to have to restart the computer

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.7.0+bzr3035-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-19.31-generic 3.2.12
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-19-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Tue Mar 20 21:11:40 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 3.2.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed
 bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 3.2.0-19-generic, x86_64: installed
 vboxhost, 4.1.10, 3.2.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed
 vboxhost, 4.1.10, 3.2.0-19-generic, x86_64: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:166a]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120308)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion g7 Notebook PC
ProcCmdline: compiz --replace
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-19-generic root=UUID=ef4ead19-7f52-4543-85b8-a95f3dfc5062 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x7f7d56398f5e: mov 0x218(%rax),%rbp
 PC (0x7f7d56398f5e) ok
 source "0x218(%rax)" (0x00000218) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)!
 destination "%rbp" ok
SegvReason: reading NULL VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_dri.so
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_dri.so
 brw_upload_state () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_dri.so
 brw_draw_prims () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_dri.so
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/libdricore.so
Title: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in brw_upload_state()
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-15 (6 days ago)
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 10/11/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.41
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 166A
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 08.37
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.41:bd10/11/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliong7NotebookPC:pvr059A100000204610000020100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn166A:rvr08.37:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion g7 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 059A100000204610000020100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.0+bzr3035-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu35
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.1-0ubuntu5
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.1-0ubuntu5
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

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