Bug 720137

Summary: X crashes when ENTER key is pressed
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Andrew Parker <andy>
Component: xorg-x11-serverAssignee: Adam Jackson <ajax>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact:
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Version: 15CC: joshlohrman, ktdreyer, mcepl, xgl-maint
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Description Andrew Parker 2011-07-10 04:21:05 UTC
Description of problem:
After login, X can crash when the ENTER key is pressed


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.10.2-1.fc15.x86_64

How reproducible:
May do it many logins in a row then start working again

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Press ENTER soon after logging in, doesn't seem to matter which application it is in.
2.
3.
  
Actual results:
X crashes; submitter wails "Not again!!!!"

Expected results:
No crash, happy submitter.


Additional info:

From X log:

Backtrace:
[ 13591.500] 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x2f) [0x4a142f]
[ 13591.500] 1: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x62316) [0x462316]
[ 13591.500] 2: /lib64/libpthread.so.0 (0x7f4a73592000+0xeeb0) [0x7f4a735a0eb0]
[ 13591.501] 3: /lib64/libc.so.6 (__select+0x13) [0x7f4a72c2e033]
[ 13591.501] 4: /usr/bin/X (WaitForSomething+0x186) [0x45b7f6]
[ 13591.501] 5: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x2e9aa) [0x42e9aa]
[ 13591.501] 6: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x22e1a) [0x422e1a]
[ 13591.501] 7: /lib64/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7f4a72b7639d]
[ 13591.501] 8: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x23101) [0x423101]
[ 13591.501] 
Fatal server error:
[ 13591.501] Caught signal 3 (Quit). Server aborting
[ 13591.501] 
[ 13591.501] 

Perhaps this is relevant? https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/625239  I have seen the same problem on two hosts, one of which has an Intel display, so don't let the initial nVidia bent of that report sway you.

Note that I am able to log in ok - which requires pressing ENTER.

Comment 1 Matěj Cepl 2011-07-12 13:20:51 UTC
In function WaitForSomething:
(from frame 4: /usr/bin/X (WaitForSomething+0x186) [0x45b7f6])
224: 	    i = -1;
225: 	else if (AnyClientsWriteBlocked)
226: 	{
227: 	    XFD_COPYSET(&ClientsWriteBlocked, &clientsWritable);
228: 	    i = Select (MaxClients, &LastSelectMask, &clientsWritable, NULL, wt);
229: 	}
230: 	else 
231: 	{
232: 	    i = Select (MaxClients, &LastSelectMask, NULL, NULL, wt);
233: 	}
234: >>>>>>> 	selecterr = GetErrno();
235: 	WakeupHandler(i, (pointer)&LastSelectMask);
236: 	if (i <= 0) /* An error or timeout occurred */
237: 	{
238: 	    if (dispatchException)
239: 		return 0;
240: 	    if (i < 0) 
241: 	    {
242: 		if (selecterr == EBADF)    /* Some client disconnected */
243: 		{
244: 		    CheckConnections ();


Frame 5: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x2e9aa) [0x42e9aa]
	/usr/src/debug/xorg-server-1.10.2/dix/dispatch.c:369
	Dispatch
Frame 6: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x22e1a) [0x422e1a]
	/usr/src/debug/xorg-server-1.10.2/dix/main.c:296
	main

Comment 2 Josh Lohrman 2011-09-19 20:38:51 UTC
If it helps or not, I am having the same exact issue:
Backtrace:
[   873.948] 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x2f) [0x45e7ff]
[   873.948] 1: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x62e86) [0x462e86]
[   873.948] 2: /lib64/libpthread.so.0 (0x3663400000+0xeef0) [0x366340eef0]
[   873.948] 3: /lib64/libc.so.6 (__select+0x13) [0x3662cd91d3]
[   873.948] 4: /usr/bin/X (WaitForSomething+0x186) [0x45c276]
[   873.948] 5: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x2eb4a) [0x42eb4a]
[   873.948] 6: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x22e1a) [0x422e1a]
[   873.948] 7: /lib64/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x3662c2139d]
[   873.948] 8: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x23101) [0x423101]
[   873.948] 
Fatal server error:
[   873.948] Caught signal 3 (Quit). Server aborting
[   873.948] 
[   873.948] 

For me, some arbitrary amount of "Enters" are fine, but then one, regardless of application kills the X server.

I have been using the current installation since the 14th and used the latest packages. It just started today (the 19th).

Comment 3 Andrew Parker 2011-09-19 23:09:27 UTC
I don't think that this is an X problem anymore.  In my case I think that it is a kdm problem.  The only time that I get this is when X starts on vt2 (ps -fe | grep X will show where it is).  If I kill X, it will restart on vt7 as expected and I don't get the problem.

I have to do this every time I boot.  If I don't, I get a less than subtle reminder at some point...

Comment 4 Ken Dreyer 2012-01-13 15:18:13 UTC
(In reply to comment #3)
> I don't think that this is an X problem anymore.  In my case I think that it is
> a kdm problem.

I don't think it's restricted to kdm, because I'm using gdm (and XFCE).

>  If I kill X, it will restart on vt7 as expected
> and I don't get the problem.
> 
> I have to do this every time I boot.  If I don't, I get a less than subtle
> reminder at some point...

Cool, I was wondering why it only happens *once* per boot. I will try this out.

Comment 5 Ken Dreyer 2012-01-30 15:21:37 UTC
As mentioned in Bug 766520, a newer kernel (2.6.41.9-1 on F15) seems to fix this problem.

Comment 6 Andrew Parker 2012-02-07 04:31:31 UTC
This bug is still present for me on 2.6.41.10-3.fc15.x86_64 (F15)

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