compiz crashes when using static switcher

[Francesco Visin]

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS
Release: 14.04

apt-cache policy xorg
xorg:
  Installed: 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
  Candidate: 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
  Version table:
 *** 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:7.7+1ubuntu8 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages

apt-cache policy compiz
compiz:
  Installed: 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20160425-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20160425-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20160425-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:0.9.11+14.04.20140409-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages

X crashed taking me back to the login screen after using alt+tab to switch window.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-42.49~14.04.1-generic 4.2.8-ckt12
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-42-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sun Jul 17 18:33:24 2016
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, including running git bisection searches
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:054d]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-08 (801 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS L421X
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-42-generic root=UUID=727c2222-f0ea-4ee7-afd9-626e5597fb5d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
Title: Xorg crash
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/07/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A13
dmi.board.name: 0X86WT
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: A13
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA13:bd12/07/2012:svnDellInc.:pnXPSL421X:pvrA13:rvnDellInc.:rn0X86WT:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA13:
dmi.product.name: XPS L421X
dmi.product.version: A13
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20160425-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.64-1~ubuntu14.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A
xserver.bootTime: Sun Jul 17 18:32:54 2016
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 4158
 vendor AUO
xserver.version: 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9.1~trusty1

[Francesco Visin (fvisin)]

I am reopening https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/1488555, this time the crash happened with the officially supported kernel.

[Francesco Visin (fvisin)]

It might be a duplicate of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz-plugins-main/+bug/889250.