Description of problem:
- Gnome GUI will not start after updating to 7.3 on VMWare ESX virtual machines
- occurs regardless of 3d acceleration being enabled
- core dump shows gnome unable to find the display even though variables are set appropriately

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

How reproducible:
- Unable to reproduce in house, but several reports by customer. 

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Update to RHEL 7.3 and reboot
2.
3.

Actual results:
- Gnome GUI will not start

Expected results:


Additional info:

Dec  7 10:02:57 <hostname> gdm-launch-environment]: pam_unix(gdm-launch-environment:session): session opened for user gdm by (uid=0)
Dec  7 10:02:57 <hostname> gnome-session[21577]: WARNING: Error getting login monitor: -13
Dec  7 10:02:57 <hostname> gnome-session[21577]: WARNING: Error getting login monitor: -13
Dec  7 10:02:58 <hostname> spice-vdagent[21609]: Cannot access vdagent virtio channel /dev/virtio-ports/com.redhat.spice.0
Dec  7 10:02:58 <hostname> spice-vdagent[21609]: Cannot access vdagent virtio channel /dev/virtio-ports/com.redhat.spice.0
Dec  7 10:02:58 <hostname> gnome-session[21577]: WARNING: App 'spice-vdagent.desktop' exited with code 1
Dec  7 10:02:58 <hostname> gnome-session[21577]: WARNING: App 'spice-vdagent.desktop' exited with code 1
Dec  7 10:03:34 <hostname> gdm-password]: pam_unix(gdm-password:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Dec  7 10:03:35 <hostname> gdm-launch-environment]: pam_unix(gdm-launch-environment:session): session closed for user gdm
Dec  7 10:03:36 <hostname> spice-vdagent[21993]: Cannot access vdagent virtio channel /dev/virtio-ports/com.redhat.spice.0
Dec  7 10:03:36 <hostname> spice-vdagent[21993]: Cannot access vdagent virtio channel /dev/virtio-ports/com.redhat.spice.0
Dec  7 10:03:36 <hostname> gnome-session[21797]: WARNING: App 'spice-vdagent.desktop' exited with code 1
Dec  7 10:03:36 <hostname> gnome-session[21797]: WARNING: App 'spice-vdagent.desktop' exited with code 1
Dec  7 10:03:53 <hostname> kernel: [84211.924922] gnome-shell[22014]: segfault at 80 ip 00007f43ccdefac0 sp 00007fffb8d75608 error 4 in libgnome-shell.so[7f43ccd97000+285000]
Dec  7 10:03:53 <hostname> kernel: [84211.924922] gnome-shell[22014]: segfault at 80 ip 00007f43ccdefac0 sp 00007fffb8d75608 error 4 in libgnome-shell.so[7f43ccd97000+285000]
Dec  7 10:03:54 <hostname> gnome-session[21797]: WARNING: Application 'gnome-shell.desktop' killed by signal 11
Dec  7 10:03:54 <hostname> gnome-session[21797]: WARNING: Application 'gnome-shell.desktop' killed by signal 11
Dec  7 10:03:59 <hostname> kernel: [84217.813926] gnome-shell[22283]: segfault at 80 ip 00007fe9a74ccac0 sp 00007ffc9886ac48 error 4 in libgnome-shell.so[7fe9a7474000+285000]
Dec  7 10:03:59 <hostname> kernel: [84217.813926] gnome-shell[22283]: segfault at 80 ip 00007fe9a74ccac0 sp 00007ffc9886ac48 error 4 in libgnome-shell.so[7fe9a7474000+285000]
Dec  7 10:03:59 <hostname> gnome-session[21797]: WARNING: Application 'gnome-shell.desktop' killed by signal 11
Dec  7 10:03:59 <hostname> gnome-session[21797]: WARNING: App 'gnome-shell.desktop' respawning too quickly
Dec  7 10:03:59 <hostname> gnome-session[21797]: WARNING: Application 'gnome-shell.desktop' killed by signal 11
Dec  7 10:03:59 <hostname> gnome-session[21797]: WARNING: App 'gnome-shell.desktop' respawnin


We cloned the VM and collected the following:
I get the following output from a terminal in a VNC session:

[linadmin@dor-pxe-test3 ~]$ xrandr --verbose > xrandr.log
RandR extension missing
[linadmin@dor-pxe-test3 ~]$ xdpyinfo -ext all >xdpyinfo.log
Xlib:  extension "Multi-Buffering" missing on display "127.0.0.1:1".
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DGA" missing on display "127.0.0.1:1".
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-VidModeExtension" missing on display "127.0.0.1:1".
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-Misc" missing on display "127.0.0.1:1".
Xlib:  extension "XINERAMA" missing on display "127.0.0.1:1".

Not sure how the above are "missing", verified packages installation


-bash-4.2$ gdb `which gnome-shell` coredump 
GNU gdb (GDB) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6.1-94.el7
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This GDB was configured as "x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu".
For bug reporting instructions, please see:
<http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>...
Reading symbols from /usr/bin/gnome-shell...Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug/usr/bin/gnome-shell.debug...done.
done.
[New LWP 12940]
[New LWP 12952]
[New LWP 12951]
[New LWP 12954]
[New LWP 12955]
[New LWP 12956]
[New LWP 12957]

warning: .dynamic section for "/lib64/libEGL.so.1" is not at the expected address (wrong library or version mismatch?)

warning: .dynamic section for "/lib64/libGL.so.1" is not at the expected address (wrong library or version mismatch?)
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/lib64/libthread_db.so.1".
Core was generated by `/usr/bin/gnome-shell'.
Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault.
#0  0x00007fd44130f679 in update_move (window=window@entry=0x1bf9400, snap=snap@entry=0, x=410, y=47) at core/window.c:5620
5620          meta_window_get_work_area_for_monitor (window,
(gdb) bt
#0  0x00007fd44130f679 in update_move (window=window@entry=0x1bf9400 [MetaWindowX11], snap=snap@entry=0, x=410, y=47) at core/window.c:5620
#1  0x00007fd441310591 in meta_window_handle_mouse_grab_op_event (window=window@entry=0x1bf9400 [MetaWindowX11], event=event@entry=0x2066ce0)
    at core/window.c:6147
#2  0x00007fd4412f1d6b in event_callback (event=0x2066ce0, display=0xa5b2b0 [MetaDisplay]) at core/events.c:235
#3  0x00007fd4412f1d6b in event_callback (event=0x2066ce0, data=0xa5b2b0) at core/events.c:327
#4  0x00007fd44070339d in _clutter_event_process_filters (event=event@entry=0x2066ce0) at ./clutter-event.c:1768
#5  0x00007fd440715e33 in _clutter_process_event (device=0x8041c0 [ClutterInputDeviceXI2], event=0x2066ce0) at ./clutter-main.c:2248
#6  0x00007fd440715e33 in _clutter_process_event (context=0x62ce60, event=0x2066ce0, stage=<optimized out>) at ./clutter-main.c:2603
#7  0x00007fd440715e33 in _clutter_process_event (event=event@entry=0x2066ce0) at ./clutter-main.c:2763
#8  0x00007fd440730420 in _clutter_stage_process_queued_events (stage=0x85c610 [MetaStage]) at ./clutter-stage.c:1082
#9  0x00007fd440717b28 in clutter_clock_dispatch (master_clock=0xc4fc00 [ClutterMasterClock], stages=<optimized out>)
    at ./clutter-master-clock.c:372
#10 0x00007fd440717b28 in clutter_clock_dispatch (source=<optimized out>, callback=<optimized out>, user_data=<optimized out>)
    at ./clutter-master-clock.c:589
#11 0x00007fd43cec6d7a in g_main_context_dispatch (context=0x61e9f0) at gmain.c:3152
#12 0x00007fd43cec6d7a in g_main_context_dispatch (context=context@entry=0x61e9f0) at gmain.c:3767
#13 0x00007fd43cec70b8 in g_main_context_iterate (context=0x61e9f0, block=block@entry=1, dispatch=dispatch@entry=1, self=<optimized out>)
    at gmain.c:3838
#14 0x00007fd43cec738a in g_main_loop_run (loop=0x62ad40) at gmain.c:4032
#15 0x00007fd4412fa4c8 in meta_run () at core/main.c:476
#16 0x0000000000402455 in main (argc=1, argv=0x7fffa19f3e28) at main.c:471

So gnome-shell crashed while trying to move a window around on the screen

(gdb) f 0
#0  0x00007fd44130f679 in update_move (window=window@entry=0x1bf9400 [MetaWindowX11], snap=snap@entry=0, x=410, y=47) at core/window.c:5620
5620          meta_window_get_work_area_for_monitor (window,
(gdb) l
5615           * meta_screen_get_current_monitor() is slightly different: the former
5616           * refers to the monitor which contains the largest part of the window,
5617           * the latter to the one where the pointer is located.
5618           */
5619          monitor = meta_screen_get_current_monitor_info_for_pos (window->screen, x, y);
5620          meta_window_get_work_area_for_monitor (window,
5621                                                 monitor->number,
5622                                                 &work_area);
5623
5624          /* Check if the cursor is in a position which triggers tiling
(gdb) p window
$1 = 0x1bf9400 [MetaWindowX11]
(gdb) p monitor->number
Cannot access memory at address 0x0
(gdb) p work_area
$2 = {x = -1583400416, y = 32767, width = 106, height = 0}
(gdb) p monitor
$3 = (const MetaMonitorInfo *) 0x0

Monitor isn't supposed to be NULL

(gdb)
(gdb) info loc
monitor = 0x0
work_area = {x = -1583400416, y = 32767, width = 106, height = 0}
dx = 6
dy = 9
new_x = 6
new_y = 9
old = {x = -1583400416, y = 32767, width = 106, height = 0}
shake_threshold = 48
display = 0xa5b2b0 [MetaDisplay]
(gdb) p *window
$4 = {parent_instance = {g_type_instance = {g_class = 0x1d32d50}, ref_count = 4, qdata = 0xdea7e1}, display = 0xa5b2b0 [MetaDisplay], 
  screen = 0x63d5a0 [MetaScreen], stamp = 4294967300, monitor = 0x0, workspace = 0x0, client_type = META_WINDOW_CLIENT_TYPE_X11, 
  surface = 0x0, xwindow = 27262983, frame = 0x22c7800, depth = 32, xvisual = 0x8910a0, desc = 0x169fab0 "0x1a00007 (linadmin@d)", 
  title = 0xe28610 "linadmin@dor-pxe-test3:~", icon = 0x1761d20 [GdkPixbuf], mini_icon = 0x7fd414054120 [GdkPixbuf], 
  type = META_WINDOW_NORMAL, res_class = 0x2371bb0 "Gnome-terminal", res_name = 0x1301690 "gnome-terminal-server", 
  role = 0x10cff80 "gnome-terminal-window-b6f17707-8700-4fa9-befc-ca4901484c04", sm_client_id = 0x0, 
  wm_client_machine = 0x1aa5e80 "dor-pxe-test3", startup_id = 0x0, mutter_hints = 0x0, gtk_theme_variant = 0x0, 
  gtk_application_id = 0x20d05d0 "org.gnome.Terminal", gtk_unique_bus_name = 0x1f6b1d0 ":1.67", 
  gtk_application_object_path = 0x22232a0 "/org/gnome/Terminal", gtk_window_object_path = 0xda0670 "/org/gnome/Terminal/window/1", 
  gtk_app_menu_object_path = 0x2e04a50 "/org/gnome/Terminal/menus/appmenu", gtk_menubar_object_path = 0x0, hide_titlebar_when_maximized = 0, 
  net_wm_pid = 19319, xtransient_for = 0, xgroup_leader = 27262977, xclient_leader = 27262977, transient_for = 0x0, initial_workspace = 0, 
  initial_timestamp = 0, override_redirect = 0, maximized_horizontally = 0, maximized_vertically = 0, 
  maximize_horizontally_after_placement = 0, maximize_vertically_after_placement = 0, minimize_after_placement = 0, tile_mode = 0, 
  saved_maximize = 0, tile_monitor_number = -1, preferred_output_winsys_id = -1, shaded = 0, fullscreen = 0, urgent = 0, 
  fullscreen_monitors = {-1, 0, 0, 0}, require_fully_onscreen = 0, require_on_single_monitor = 0, require_titlebar_visible = 0, 
  on_all_workspaces = 1, on_all_workspaces_requested = 0, minimized = 0, tab_unminimized = 0, mapped = 1, hidden = 0, 
  visible_to_compositor = 1, known_to_compositor = 1, pending_compositor_effect = 4, iconic = 0, initially_iconic = 0, 
  initial_workspace_set = 0, initial_timestamp_set = 0, net_wm_user_time_set = 1, icon_geometry_set = 0, take_focus = 1, delete_window = 1, 
  can_ping = 1, input = 1, mwm_decorated = 1, mwm_border_only = 0, mwm_has_close_func = 1, mwm_has_minimize_func = 1, 
  mwm_has_maximize_func = 1, mwm_has_move_func = 1, mwm_has_resize_func = 1, decorated = 1, border_only = 0, always_sticky = 0, 
  has_close_func = 1, has_minimize_func = 1, has_maximize_func = 0, has_shade_func = 1, has_move_func = 1, has_resize_func = 1, 
  has_fullscreen_func = 1, skip_taskbar = 0, skip_pager = 0, wm_state_above = 0, wm_state_below = 0, wm_state_demands_attention = 0, 
  has_focus = 1, placed = 1, denied_focus_and_not_transient = 0, showing_for_first_time = 0, unmanaging = 0, constructing = 0, 
  is_in_queues = 0, keys_grabbed = 0, grab_on_frame = 1, all_keys_grabbed = 1, withdrawn = 0, calc_placement = 0, shaken_loose = 0, 
  have_focus_click_grab = 0, disable_sync = 0, attached = 0, is_remote = 0, frame_bounds = 0x28a7700, shape_region = 0x0, 
  opaque_region = 0x13b73a0, input_region = 0x0, opacity = 255 '\377', extended_sync_request_counter = 1, struts = 0x0, 
  sync_request_counter = 27262986, sync_request_serial = 18, sync_request_wait_serial = 0, sync_request_timeout_id = 0, 
  sync_request_alarm = 14680125, unmaps_pending = 0, stable_sequence = 5, net_wm_user_time = 504232665, user_time_window = 27262984, 
  has_custom_frame_extents = 0, custom_frame_extents = {left = 0, right = 0, top = 0, bottom = 0}, rect = {x = 0, y = 0, width = 737, 
    height = 503}, saved_rect = {x = 0, y = 0, width = 735, height = 463}, unconstrained_rect = {x = 0, y = 0, width = 737, height = 503}, 
  buffer_rect = {x = -9, y = -8, width = 755, height = 520}, icon_geometry = {x = 0, y = 0, width = 0, height = 0}, size_hints = {
    flags = 1008, x = 0, y = 0, width = 735, height = 463, min_width = 312, min_height = 85, max_width = 2147483647, 
    max_height = 2147483647, width_inc = 9, height_inc = 18, min_aspect = {x = 1, y = 2147483647}, max_aspect = {x = 2147483647, y = 1}, 
    base_width = 15, base_height = 31, win_gravity = 1}, layer = META_LAYER_NORMAL, stack_position = 1, dialog_pid = -1, is_alive = 0, 
  group = 0x2dc7470, compositor_private = 0x1bfb310 [MetaWindowActor], attached_focus_window = 0x0, tile_match = 0x0, bypass_compositor = 0}
(gdb) l
5615           * meta_screen_get_current_monitor() is slightly different: the former
5616           * refers to the monitor which contains the largest part of the window,
5617           * the latter to the one where the pointer is located.
5618           */
5619          monitor = meta_screen_get_current_monitor_info_for_pos (window->screen, x, y);
5620          meta_window_get_work_area_for_monitor (window,
5621                                                 monitor->number,
5622                                                 &work_area);
5623
5624          /* Check if the cursor is in a position which triggers tiling
(gdb) p window->screen
$5 = 0x63d5a0 [MetaScreen]
(gdb) p *window->screen
$6 = {parent_instance = {g_type_instance = {g_class = 0xb6fb70}, ref_count = 2, qdata = 0x11ea851}, display = 0xa5b2b0 [MetaDisplay], 
  number = 0, screen_name = 0x97c2c0 "127.0.0.1:1.0", xscreen = 0x8c6f70, xroot = 617, default_depth = 24, default_xvisual = 0x8ca460, 
  rect = {x = 0, y = 0, width = 1152, height = 864}, ui = 0xb6f240, tile_preview_timeout_id = 0, 
  active_workspace = 0x894810 [MetaWorkspace], no_focus_window = 14680075, workspaces = 0x9008e0 = {0x894810, 0xbf9340, 0xbf92b0, 0xbf9220}, 
  stack = 0xc8c810, stack_tracker = 0xb6e1b0, current_cursor = META_CURSOR_MOVE_OR_RESIZE_WINDOW, wm_sn_selection_window = 14680069, 
  wm_sn_atom = 396, wm_sn_timestamp = 504154520, monitor_infos = 0x0, n_monitor_infos = 0, primary_monitor_index = 0, 
  has_xinerama_indices = 0, last_monitor_index = 0, sn_context = 0xcc4b90, startup_sequences = 0x0, startup_sequence_timeout = 0, 
  wm_cm_selection_window = 14680070, wm_cm_timestamp = 504154590, work_area_later = 0, check_fullscreen_later = 0, rows_of_workspaces = -1, 
  columns_of_workspaces = 1, starting_corner = META_SCREEN_TOPLEFT, vertical_workspaces = 0, workspace_layout_overridden = 1, 
  keys_grabbed = 1, closing = 0, guard_window = 14680085, composite_overlay_window = 77}
(gdb) 

(gdb) l  meta_screen_get_current_monitor_info_for_pos
1610
1611    const MetaMonitorInfo*
1612    meta_screen_get_current_monitor_info_for_pos (MetaScreen *screen,
1613                                                  int x,
1614                                                  int y)
1615    {
1616        int monitor_index;
1617        monitor_index = meta_screen_get_current_monitor_for_pos (screen, x, y);
1618        return &screen->monitor_infos[monitor_index];
1619    }
(gdb) l meta_screen_get_current_monitor_for_pos
1631     */
1632    int
1633    meta_screen_get_current_monitor_for_pos (MetaScreen *screen,
1634                                             int x,
1635                                             int y)
1636    {
1637      if (screen->n_monitor_infos == 1)
1638        return 0;
1639      else if (screen->display->monitor_cache_invalidated)
1640        {


(gdb) p window->screen->monitor_infos
$7 = (MetaMonitorInfo *) 0x0
(gdb) 
(gdb) ptype window->screen->monitor_infos
type = struct _MetaMonitorInfo {
    int number;
    int xinerama_index;
    MetaRectangle rect;
    gboolean is_primary;
    gboolean is_presentation;
    gboolean in_fullscreen;
    glong winsys_id;
} *
(gdb)