Bug 758035 – extensions.gnome.org browser plugin crash

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Bug 758035 - extensions.gnome.org browser plugin crash


Summary:	extensions.gnome.org browser plugin crash


Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Product:	gnome-shell
Classification:	Core
Component:	general
Version:	3.18.x
Hardware:	Other Linux

Importance:	Normal major
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	gnome-shell-maint
QA Contact:	gnome-shell-maint

URL:
Whiteboard:

Duplicates:	758120 758173 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:

Reported:	2015-11-12 23:05 UTC by Justin
Modified:	2016-01-19 02:02 UTC

See Also:
GNOME target:	---
GNOME version:	---

Attachments
core dump (1006.98 KB, application/x-xz) 2015-11-14 11:24 UTC, vitalik_p		Details
full backtrace (11.20 KB, text/plain) 2015-11-16 11:10 UTC, Jens Lody		Details
Revert "browser-plugin: Set windowless mode and don't claim to need XEmbed" (1.29 KB, patch) 2015-11-16 16:57 UTC, Michael Catanzaro	committed	Details \| Review

Description Justin 2015-11-12 23:05:39 UTC

Updated to gnome-shell 3.18.2 and now browser plugin for gnome shell extensions crashes repeatedly in Firefox.

Comment 1 vitalik_p 2015-11-13 21:55:35 UTC

I have this problem too.

This happened if set windowless mode in this commit
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-shell/commit/?h=gnome-3-18&id=88c1fa8a3e9f34bda512999618c7fe54b182af36

If revert this commit, no crash in plugin.

gnome-shell 3.18.2

Comment 2 Michael Catanzaro 2015-11-14 00:05:37 UTC

Please post a backtrace....

Comment 3 vitalik_p 2015-11-14 11:20:36 UTC

(gdb) bt full

+ Trace 235722

#0 0x0000000000000000 in
#1 0x00007ffff45cf7a4 in
#2 0x00007ffff45d009f in
#3 0x00007ffff45d0dd2 in
#4 0x00007ffff45d1100 in
#5 0x00007ffff33053c2 in
#6 0x00007ffff383eb4b in
#7 0x00007ffff383eb7f in
#8 g_main_context_dispatch
#9 g_main_context_iterate.isra
#10 g_main_context_iteration
#11 0x00007ffff383e747 in
#12 0x00007ffff3840f02 in
#13 XRE_InitChildProcess
#14 0x000000000040c0d1 in
#15 __libc_start_main
#16 _start

Comment 4 vitalik_p 2015-11-14 11:24:00 UTC

Created attachment 315449 [details]
core dump

gdb /opt/firefox/42/plugin-container core.9222

firefox 42 from ftp

Comment 5 Michael Catanzaro 2015-11-14 15:47:18 UTC

You'll need to install debuginfo for Firefox, then try getting a backtrace again.

Anyway, I'll revert this commit, since it clearly broke Firefox. :/

Comment 6 Florian Müllner 2015-11-15 09:06:17 UTC

*** Bug 758120 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 7 Jens Lody 2015-11-16 11:10:15 UTC

Created attachment 315659 [details]
full backtrace

I attach a full backtrace from firefox 42 on Fedora 23 with gnome-shell 3.18-2.

Comment 8 André Klapper 2015-11-16 14:53:00 UTC

*** Bug 758173 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 9 Michael Catanzaro 2015-11-16 16:57:26 UTC

The following fix has been pushed:
6664553 Revert "browser-plugin: Set windowless mode and don't claim to need XEmbed"

Comment 10 Michael Catanzaro 2015-11-16 16:57:30 UTC

Created attachment 315692 [details] [review]
Revert "browser-plugin: Set windowless mode and don't claim to need XEmbed"

This reverts commit a52c91e9e5f9c521f6f78a029d85e32564196760.