SDL window gets erratic behavior when resizing itself under compiz

[Marcos Avila Isidoro]

SDL apps that resize their own windows get stuck flickering rapidly between different sizes. This makes the app unusable and is not always recoverable.

Confirmed with:
  - QEMU/KVM: When the VM changes video mode.
  - Frogatto: When entering the editor.

ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION:
This issue affects Frogatto: 2d adventure game, #frogatto on freenode, www.frogatto.com
When entering Frogatto's editor, which uses a different window size, Unity gets stuck flickering between the game's window size and the editor's, for several seconds, until settling on either.

Given the following exchange on #ubuntu-unity, this issue also affects QEMU and KVM, which also use SDL for graphics.

<thumper> marcavis: what toolkit does the editor use?
<duflu> marcavis: I've seen the same bug happen with QEMU/KVM windows. It's probably compiz to blame.
<marcavis> hmmm, makes sense... Frogatto just uses SDL/OpenGL, no specific GUI toolkits
<duflu> marcavis: Yes, QEMU/KVM uses SDL too
<duflu> marcavis: I can't remember if there ever was a bug for it. Please log one with "ubuntu-bug compiz"

A relevant bug report on our forums: http://www.frogatto.com/forum/index.php?topic=462.0

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic-pae 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,snap,resize,move,regex,mousepoll,grid,place,animation,gnomecompat,vpswitch,imgpng,wall,unitymtgrabhandles,fade,session,expo,workarounds,ezoom,scale,unityshell,dbus]
Date: Wed Aug 8 02:03:23 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[TomasHnyk (sup)]

Seems to be related: bug 1069536