vlc crashed with SIGABRT in __assert_fail_base()

[Karma Dorje]

this is an automatic bug report. I've just wanted to see IPTV using VLC.

Workaround:
aptitude purge libvdpau-va-gl1

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: vlc-nox 2.2.2-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-2.16-generic 4.4.0
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-2-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.4-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CrashCounter: 1
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Feb 4 02:29:26 2016
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/vlc
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-05 (182 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/vlc --started-from-file
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=ru
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: vlc
StacktraceTop:
 __assert_fail_base (fmt=0x7fe5a8033611 <error: Cannot access memory at address 0x7fe5a8033611>, assertion=assertion@entry=0x7fe5484fb038 "pic_param->CurrPic.picture_id == decode_state->current_render_target", file=file@entry=0x7fe5484faeac "i965_decoder_utils.c", line=line@entry=963, function=function@entry=0x7fe5484fb1a0 "intel_decoder_check_avc_parameter") at assert.c:92
 __GI___assert_fail (assertion=0x7fe5484fb038 "pic_param->CurrPic.picture_id == decode_state->current_render_target", file=0x7fe5484faeac "i965_decoder_utils.c", line=963, function=0x7fe5484fb1a0 "intel_decoder_check_avc_parameter") at assert.c:101
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
 vaEndPicture () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libva.so.1
Title: vlc crashed with SIGABRT in __assert_fail_base()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm bumblebee cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

[Rémi Denis-Courmont (rdenis)]

Seems like a bug in libvdpau-va-gl to me. Try uninstalling 'libvdpau-va-gl1 package'.

Also waiting for retrace here.

[Karma Dorje (taaroa)]

libva info: VA-API version 0.38.1
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_38
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
[00007fffa0001e98] avcodec decoder: Using OpenGL/VAAPI/libswscale backend for VDPAU for hardware decoding.
vlc: i965_decoder_utils.c:963: intel_decoder_check_avc_parameter: Проверочное утверждение «pic_param->CurrPic.picture_id == decode_state->current_render_target» не выполнено.

Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted.
[Switching to Thread 0x7fffb1cd0700 (LWP 26052)]
0x00007ffff7401227 in __GI_raise (sig=sig@entry=6)
    at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:55
55 ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c: Нет такого файла или каталога.
(gdb) b
#0 0x00007ffff7401227 in __GI_raise (sig=sig@entry=6)
    at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:55
#1 0x00007ffff7402e8a in __GI_abort () at abort.c:89
#2 0x00007ffff73f9ffd in __assert_fail_base (
    fmt=0x7fffe8036611 "%s%s%s:%u: %s%sПроверочное утверждение «%s» не выполнено.\n%n",
    assertion=assertion@entry=0x7fff7cf33038 "pic_param->CurrPic.picture_id == decode_state->current_render_target",
    file=file@entry=0x7fff7cf32eac "i965_decoder_utils.c",
    line=line@entry=963,
    function=function@entry=0x7fff7cf331a0 "intel_decoder_check_avc_parameter")
    at assert.c:92
#3 0x00007ffff73fa0b2 in __GI___assert_fail (
    assertion=0x7fff7cf33038 "pic_param->CurrPic.picture_id == decode_state->current_render_target", file=0x7fff7cf32eac "i965_decoder_utils.c", line=963,
    function=0x7fff7cf331a0 "intel_decoder_check_avc_parameter")
    at assert.c:101
#4 0x00007fff7ceb95f2 in ?? ()
   from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
#5 0x00007fff7ce78b69 in ?? ()
   from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
#6 0x00007fffbbaf296f in vaEndPicture ()
   from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libva.so.1
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
#7 0x00007fff7f7e0dbe in ?? ()
   from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/vdpau/libvdpau_va_gl.so.1
#8 0x00007fff7f7e14b4 in ?? ()
   from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/vdpau/libvdpau_va_gl.so.1
#9 0x00007fff7f7e375b in ?? ()
   from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/vdpau/libvdpau_va_gl.so.1
#10 0x00007fffbd37e20a in ?? ()
   from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavcodec-ffmpeg.so.56
#11 0x00007fffbd37f554 in ?? ()
   from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavcodec-ffmpeg.so.56
#12 0x00007fffbcffcf2c in ?? ()
   from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavcodec-ffmpeg.so.56
#13 0x00007fffbcfbbd57 in ?? ()
   from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavcodec-ffmpeg.so.56
#14 0x00007fffbd25dfc5 in ?? ()
   from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavcodec-ffmpeg.so.56
#15 0x00007ffff79a166a in start_thread (arg=0x7fffb1cd0700)
    at pthread_create.c:333
#16 0x00007ffff74d2e4d in clone ()
    at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S:109

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 __assert_fail_base (fmt=0x7fe5a8033611 <error: Cannot access memory at address 0x7fe5a8033611>, assertion=assertion@entry=0x7fe5484fb038 "pic_param->CurrPic.picture_id == decode_state->current_render_target", file=file@entry=0x7fe5484faeac "i965_decoder_utils.c", line=line@entry=963, function=function@entry=0x7fe5484fb1a0 <__PRETTY_FUNCTION__.11041> "intel_decoder_check_avc_parameter") at assert.c:92
 __GI___assert_fail (assertion=0x7fe5484fb038 "pic_param->CurrPic.picture_id == decode_state->current_render_target", file=0x7fe5484faeac "i965_decoder_utils.c", line=963, function=0x7fe5484fb1a0 <__PRETTY_FUNCTION__.11041> "intel_decoder_check_avc_parameter") at assert.c:101
 intel_decoder_sanity_check_input () from /tmp/apport_sandbox__8UdA5/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
 gen6_mfd_decode_picture () from /tmp/apport_sandbox__8UdA5/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
 vaEndPicture (dpy=dpy@entry=0x7fe540652f90, context=33554432) at va.c:1215

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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