Inkscape Segfaults X on ArchLinux

[Ellie Frost]

Every time I attempt to do anything meaningful in Inkscape (e.g. selecting a point in an existing drawing), I get a segfault from X.

I'm not certain that this is specifically a bug in Inkscape, but as this is the only application that causes this I figured this would be a good place to start. I'm using Arch Linux, latest kernel, with the Awesome window manager (another likely culprit).

I've attached the section of Xorg.0.log associated with starting inkscape and crashing, and some versions of software on my computer are below. I've used the Arch packaged version of inkscape, and I complied the latest bzr build to see if that fixed the issue (it did not).

sib@westley:~$ uname -a
Linux westley 3.6.2-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Oct 12 23:58:58 CEST 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux

sib@westley:~$ inkscape --version
Inkscape 0.48+devel r11843 custom (Oct 27 2012)

sib@westley:~$ X -version

X.Org X Server 1.13.0
Release Date: 2012-09-05
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 3.6.2-1-ARCH x86_64
Current Operating System: Linux westley 3.6.2-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Oct 12 23:58:58 CEST 2012 x86_64
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/mapper/lvm-root ro cryptdevice=/dev/sda3:crypt resume=/dev/mapper/lvm-swap ro quiet
Build Date: 19 October 2012 03:54:56PM

Current version of pixman: 0.26.2
    Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.

[Matthew (matthew-redhat-bugs)]

Description of problem:

When I try to draw something in Inkscape, the whole X session crashes.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

inkscape-0.48.3.1-1.fc18.x86_64
xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.20.10-2.fc18.x86_64

How reproducible:

Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. In Gnome Shell, run Inkscape.
2. Pick the rectangle tool.
3. Start to draw on the canvas

Actual results:

Crash

Expected results:

Draws rectangle

Additional info:

Thinkpad W530 with Intel IvyBridge

[Matthew (matthew-redhat-bugs)]

Still with xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.20.12-1.fc18.x86_64

[Daniel Müllner (muellner)]

Here is some more information from Bug #1073294 (accidental duplicate):

(1)
In addition to the configuration in the original report, the bug also occurs on Archlinux with Xfce (xfwm4 window mananger) and integrated Intel graphics; however, _not_ in an almost identical setting on a different PC with an Nvidia graphics card and nouveau drivers.

(2)
By playing around with the source code, I was able to narrow the problem down to a single GTK call: The crash occurs in sp-canvas.cpp in the function sp_canvas_item_grab, when gdk_pointer_grab is called (line 912 in the current source revision).

Again, Inkscape is the only application that exhibits this problem on my PC, even if Inkscape itself does not crash but the X server. Inkscape itself exits with "inkscape: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.0." on the terminal.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Same on Fedora with xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.20.10-2.fc18.x86_64 and xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.20.12-1.fc18.x86_64:
<https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=868516>

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Older report about similar crash:
Bug #1023004 “xorg crashes when clicking in inkscape work area”
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1023004>

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Setting status to 'Confirmed' for project 'Inkscape' for now (based on duplicate report), though this is likely an xorg-server or xorg-x11-drv-intel bug, and not one that can be fixed in Inkscape.

[Martin Hundebøll (hundeboll)]

Upgrading linux kernel from 3.6.5 to 3.6.6 solved the issue for me.

[Daniel Müllner (muellner)]

Not for me, though. The problem is still there with Linux kernel 3.6.6.

[Ellie Frost (stillinbeta)]

I also upgraded to 3.6.6 and have not seen resolution of this bug. I tried both the packaged version of Inkscape and a compiled bzr checkout.

[Daniel Müllner (muellner)]

Today's Arch Linux update did the trick for me, and Inkscape works again! Was it one of the following package updates?

upgraded xorg-server-common (1.13.0-3 -> 1.13.0-4)
upgraded xorg-server (1.13.0-3 -> 1.13.0-4)

[Martin Hundebøll (hundeboll)]

Daniel Müllner:
Hmm... At somepoint is stopped working for me again, but todays updates in Arch Linux also did the trick for me. Yes, guess it's related to the xorg-packages...

[Ellie Frost (stillinbeta)]

I can also confirm that the latest Arch updates fixed this bug. Let's just pretend it never happened and hope it doesn't happen again?

[Daniel Müllner (muellner)]

Let's do that. As for me, this bug report can be closed now. Thanks to ~suv in the Inkscape bug team for her/his attention.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Thanks for all the feedback, much appreciated. Closing this report as 'Invalid' for project 'Inkscape' for now - feel free to reopen if it reoccurs, and sorry that I wasn't able to help with getting it reported upstream to e.g. xorg-server (or possibly xorg-x11-drv-intel).

[Emily (emily-redhat-bugs)]

I'm getting the same behavior in Fedora 18, but with every tool. Any interaction with the Inkscape canvas crashes X.

However, it only happens in a Gnome session with my user. Inkscape functions normally for other users and on in other desktop environments.

I'm on a Thinkpad X220t with SandyBridge.

[Dave (dave-redhat-bugs)]

can we get the Xorg log file for a crash?

/var/log/Xorg.0.log.old in theory.

[Emily (emily-redhat-bugs)]

Created attachment 654337
Xorg log from a crash

[Matthew (matthew-redhat-bugs)]

Yes, it is definitely any interaction, not just the rectangle tool. Sorry for not being clear.

[Matthew (matthew-redhat-bugs)]

Created attachment 654816
Another Xorg.0.log from a crash

[Peter (peter-redhat-bugs)]

Created attachment 658427
Log of this problem on Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon

I'm seeing the same thing on my X1 Carbon booted with UEFI.

[Emily (emily-redhat-bugs)]

This is fixed for me with an update yesterday. I'm not sure which package fixed it, as I got updates for neither gnome or inkscape, but I suspect it was the new kernel - 3.6.9

[Matthew (matthew-redhat-bugs)]

(In reply to comment #8)
> This is fixed for me with an update yesterday. I'm not sure which package
> fixed it, as I got updates for neither gnome or inkscape, but I suspect it
> was the new kernel - 3.6.9

No such luck for me. Same behavior with kernel-3.6.9-4.fc18, xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.20.14-1.fc18.

[Matthew (matthew-redhat-bugs)]

Crashes in Gnome and in XFCE (both with and without display compositor enabled) but oddly seesm to be no problem in KDE.

[Matthew (matthew-redhat-bugs)]

Okay, *now* it works for me.

kernel-3.6.11-3.fc18 and xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.20.16-1.fc18

[Adam (adam-redhat-bugs)]

Closing per comment #11.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Possibly one of the actual triggers is still the same as what is described in this comment of (older) bug #1021517 ("crash depends on the fn-f8 combo to activate/disable the touchpad"):
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1021517/comments/55>