Hey can you try this...
On Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 9:30 AM Al Poole <nets...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nah > > On Tue, 7 Sep 2021, 09:25 Florian Schaefer, <list...@netego.de> wrote: > >> It seems I was once again celebrating to early... >> >> >> Not trying to pretend that I actually understand the logic behind the >> changed line >> >> if ((n) && (*n) && (*n + 1)) eina_strbuf_append(buf, " "); >> >> it more importantly still leads to buffer overflows. >> >> >> https://pastebin.com/gf6AppF1 >> >> >> Am I lately the harbinger of bad news? ;) >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Florian >> >> >> "Florian Schaefer" list...@netego.de – September 7, 2021 4:23 PM >> > Excellent. Many thanks. :) >> > >> > >> > Cheers, >> > >> > Florian >> > >> > "Al Poole" nets...@gmail.com – September 7, 2021 4:18 PM >> > > Pushed. >> > > >> > > On Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 8:11 AM Al Poole <nets...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > >> > > > Thanks Florian, I didn't backport this to procstats...should have a >> fix... >> > > > >> > > > On Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 12:46 AM Florian Schaefer <list...@netego.de >> > >> > > > wrote: >> > > > >> > > >> I think we've got a second, independent issue with procstat here. >> This >> > > >> time it seems to me your friendly string-buffer overflow. >> Incidentally >> > > >> triggered by a long command line in terminology while compiling >> the latest >> > > >> enlightenment. ;) >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> pastebin.com/Ue03AbmB >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> Cheers, >> > > >> >> > > >> Florian >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> "Al Poole" nets...@gmail.com – September 6, 2021 1:22 AM >> > > >> > Summoned >> > > >> > >> > > >> > On Sun, 5 Sep 2021, 14:12 Carsten Haitzler, < >> ras...@rasterman.com> >> > > >> wrote: >> > > >> > >> > > >> > > On Sun, 5 Sep 2021 11:25:35 +0900 Florian Schaefer < >> list...@netego.de >> > > >> > >> > > >> > > said: >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > OK, the ibox patch seemed to resolve this issue. >> > > >> > > > Thank you very much! :-) >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > But. As you proposed I started to play with ASAN ... and >> opened >> > > >> quite a >> > > >> > > > can of worms apparently. E is now rather constantly >> crashing. I >> > > >> guess >> > > >> > > > this is because of the "abort_on_error=1" setting of ASAN >> and it's, >> > > >> > > > well, finding many memory leaks. So I hope we can squash >> them one >> > > >> by one. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > export >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >> ASAN_OPTIONS="detect_odr_violation=0:detect_leaks=0:abort_on_error=1:new_delete_type_mismatch=0" >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > :) it will only barf on real memory erros - not smaller things >> that >> > > >> don't >> > > >> > > cause >> > > >> > > crashes. for leaks i'm more interested in using massif for >> that, but >> > > >> they >> > > >> > > wont >> > > >> > > cause crashes so those are "worry about another day" if >> anything. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > First I want to say that I needed to add "log_path=asan.log" >> to the >> > > >> > > > ASAN_OPTIONS variable in order to have the asan output >> actually >> > > >> written >> > > >> > > > somewhere, so I would propose to add this information to the >> > > >> > > > enlightenment homepage. Most users nowadys probably don't >> start E >> > > >> from a >> > > >> > > > terminal where any stdout would be visible. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > actually i just redirect ALL stdout/err from e to >> ~/.xsession-errors >> > > >> so >> > > >> > > that >> > > >> > > handles it anyway :) you won't need to do the above special >> asan log >> > > >> if >> > > >> > > you're >> > > >> > > dloing that and i'd generally say it's a smart move. if you >> don't you >> > > >> can >> > > >> > > also >> > > >> > > check your journald logs from systemd etc. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > So I tried to capture one of the crashes as best as I could >> with >> > > >> both >> > > >> > > > gdb and asan. This one seemed to be in the procstats module. >> The >> > > >> result >> > > >> > > > is here: pastebin.com/M6V2QTwd >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > ooh procstats... i do not run that, so that probably explains >> why i >> > > >> don't >> > > >> > > see >> > > >> > > this... >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > /me summons a netstar >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > Also, now E brings an additional error popup when returning >> from the >> > > >> > > > lock screen: "Authentication via PAM had errors setting up >> the >> > > >> > > > authentication session. The error code was 6." This did not >> happen >> > > >> > > > before the recompiling. So I was suspecting that this is >> somehow >> > > >> due to >> > > >> > > > ASAN so I tried to remove the ASAN_OPTIONS from the >> .xsessionrc. >> > > >> But it >> > > >> > > > seems that without this variable E won't even start now. I >> see the >> > > >> > > > processes in the process list but the screen remains just >> black. >> > > >> > > > Therefore back to ASAN it is. Also I could not find any >> related >> > > >> messages >> > > >> > > > in auth.log or similar. Very strange and somewhat unsettling. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > aaaah yes. i think error code is changing because asan detects >> > > >> something >> > > >> > > e.g. >> > > >> > > like a leak on shutdown of the ckpasswd slave binary thus >> making this >> > > >> not >> > > >> > > work. >> > > >> > > basically "don't rely on desklock to work right" if using >> asan. kind >> > > >> of a >> > > >> > > "gotcha". >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > Concerning the ACPI daemon. I see, this seems to be a "hard" >> > > >> requirement >> > > >> > > > of E then. Interesting design choice. For me personally >> running an >> > > >> ACPI >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > It's a soft requirement. E works without BUT you will be >> missing >> > > >> events for >> > > >> > > things like: lid open/close, some power/reset buttons being >> pressed, >> > > >> ac >> > > >> > > adaptor >> > > >> > > plug/unplug ... e will check if your system has acpi at all - >> if it >> > > >> does it >> > > >> > > will want events from acpid to handle these. it may be you are >> lucky >> > > >> and >> > > >> > > don't >> > > >> > > need these (eg only have a power button - you already getkey >> press >> > > >> for it >> > > >> > > and >> > > >> > > no reset button, no lid, no ac adapter/battery), but e will >> basically >> > > >> > > insist >> > > >> > > this runs because you have these as possible events. it's a >> trivially >> > > >> small >> > > >> > > daemon to run and every distro i know of has it, so not much >> to just >> > > >> go do >> > > >> > > this. i added this because people complained e didn't suspend >> their >> > > >> laptop >> > > >> > > on >> > > >> > > lid close and it ended up they didn't follow the >> recommendation of >> > > >> having >> > > >> > > acpid >> > > >> > > to handle that. this is there because people don't follow docs >> so now >> > > >> it's >> > > >> > > pushing it on everyone to avoid things like a laptop in your >> backpack >> > > >> > > running >> > > >> > > and overheating and running your entire battery empty in a few >> hours. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > daemon on a desktop system has exactly zero additional >> benefit. The >> > > >> > > > power button is handled by systemd just fine and I am happy >> for >> > > >> every >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > actually it's not. e inhibits systemd handling this - always. >> no >> > > >> choice. >> > > >> > > when e >> > > >> > > runs system will ignore this. e is handling it. it can handle >> it >> > > >> either >> > > >> > > via a >> > > >> > > x11 power key press event OR an acpi button press. see above. >> :) >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > unnecessary daemon that I can prevent from cluttering my ps >> output. >> > > >> So, >> > > >> > > > anyway, for now I just commented out the callback to the >> popup. >> > > >> Works >> > > >> > > > great. ;-) >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > see above. too many times people don't follow the >> recommendations, so >> > > >> now >> > > >> > > forcing it on everyone. i have considered adding acpi support >> to >> > > >> > > enlightenment_system that runs as root, but i haven't done >> that so >> > > >> until >> > > >> > > then ... you need acpid. :) >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > Cheers >> > > >> > > > Florian >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > On 9/5/21 6:27 AM, Carsten Haitzler wrote: >> > > >> > > > > On Sat, 4 Sep 2021 17:52:09 +0900 Florian Schaefer < >> > > >> list...@netego.de> >> > > >> > > said: >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > >> On 9/4/21 4:55 PM, Carsten Haitzler wrote: >> > > >> > > > >>> On Sat, 4 Sep 2021 11:47:20 +0900 Florian Schaefer < >> > > >> > > list...@netego.de> >> > > >> > > > >>> said: >> > > >> > > > >>> >> > > >> > > > >>>> Raster, >> > > >> > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>> Thanks for the quick reply and help! >> > > >> > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>> OK, so ibox seems to be the culprit. With the module >> unloaded >> > > >> I was >> > > >> > > not >> > > >> > > > >>>> able to crash the system. That's quite interesting, on >> my >> > > >> personal >> > > >> > > > >>>> machine I am using ibox ever since and never had any >> issues >> > > >> (just >> > > >> > > like >> > > >> > > > >>>> your test yesterday). So this seems to be somehow >> specific to >> > > >> my new >> > > >> > > > >>>> system here. >> > > >> > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>> Anyway, thanks for pointing me into the right >> direction. With >> > > >> this >> > > >> > > I now >> > > >> > > > >>>> also finally understood how to identify which one of >> the many >> > > >> > > threads >> > > >> > > > >>>> was the segfaulting one. ;-) >> > > >> > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>> Now for the backtrace. As it is quite short I will >> paste it >> > > >> below >> > > >> > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>> ======================================== >> > > >> > > > >>>> (gdb) bt >> > > >> > > > >>>> #0 0x00007f23b417f872 in __libc_pause () at >> > > >> > > > >>>> ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/pause.c:29 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #1 0x0000564440d159f7 in e_alert_show () at >> > > >> ../src/bin/e_alert.c:43 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #2 0x0000564440cda47a in _e_crash () at >> > > >> ../src/bin/e_signals.c:81 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #3 0x0000564440cda4a9 in e_sigseg_act (x=<optimized >> out>, >> > > >> > > > >>>> info=<optimized out>, data=<optimized out>) at >> > > >> > > ../src/bin/e_signals.c:91 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #4 0x00007f23b4180140 in <signal handler called> () at >> > > >> > > > >>>> /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #5 0x00007f23a57df211 in _ibox_icon_fill >> (ic=0x5644419a2910) at >> > > >> > > > >>>> ../src/modules/ibox/e_mod_main.c:636 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #6 0x00007f23a57df330 in _ibox_cb_icon_fill_timer >> > > >> (data=<optimized >> > > >> > > > >>>> out>) at ../src/modules/ibox/e_mod_main.c:526 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #7 0x00007f23b4c25581 in _ecore_call_task_cb >> (data=<optimized >> > > >> out>, >> > > >> > > > >>>> func=<optimized out>) at >> ../src/lib/ecore/ecore_private.h:456 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #8 _ecore_timer_legacy_tick (data=0x564441cbf230, >> > > >> > > event=0x7ffd43c61150) >> > > >> > > > >>>> at ../src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c:172 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #9 0x00007f23b3b1c130 in _event_callback_call >> > > >> > > (obj_id=0x400000379067, >> > > >> > > > >>>> pd=0x5644412371e0, desc=0x7f23b4c521e0 >> > > >> > > > >>>> <_EFL_LOOP_TIMER_EVENT_TIMER_TICK>, >> event_info=<optimized out>, >> > > >> > > > >>>> legacy_compare=legacy_compare@entry=0 '\000') at >> > > >> > > > >>>> ../src/lib/eo/eo_base_class.c:2114 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #10 0x00007f23b3b1c3ec in >> _efl_object_event_callback_call >> > > >> > > > >>>> (obj_id=<optimized out>, pd=<optimized out>, >> desc=<optimized >> > > >> out>, >> > > >> > > > >>>> event_info=<optimized out>) at >> > > >> ../src/lib/eo/eo_base_class.c:2186 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #11 0x00007f23b3b16620 in efl_event_callback_call >> > > >> (obj=<optimized >> > > >> > > out>, >> > > >> > > > >>>> desc=desc@entry=0x7f23b4c521e0 >> > > >> <_EFL_LOOP_TIMER_EVENT_TIMER_TICK>, >> > > >> > > > >>>> event_info=event_info@entry=0x0) at >> > > >> > > ../src/lib/eo/eo_base_class.c:2189 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #12 0x00007f23b4c26e15 in _efl_loop_timer_expired_call >> > > >> > > > >>>> (obj=obj@entry=0x40000000012d, pd=pd@entry >> =0x5644411fd460, >> > > >> > > > >>>> when=when@entry=436613.23437423998) at >> > > >> > > ../src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c:669 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #13 0x00007f23b4c26f43 in >> _efl_loop_timer_expired_timers_call >> > > >> > > > >>>> (obj=obj@entry=0x40000000012d, pd=pd@entry >> =0x5644411fd460, >> > > >> > > > >>>> when=436613.23437423998) at >> ../src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c:621 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #14 0x00007f23b4bf2fae in >> _ecore_main_loop_iterate_internal >> > > >> > > > >>>> (obj=obj@entry=0x40000000012d, pd=pd@entry >> =0x5644411fd460, >> > > >> > > > >>>> once_only=once_only@entry=0) at >> > > >> ../src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c:2431 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #15 0x00007f23b4bf383f in _ecore_main_loop_begin >> > > >> > > > >>>> (obj=obj@entry=0x40000000012d, pd=pd@entry=0x5644411fd460) >> at >> > > >> > > > >>>> ../src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c:1231 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #16 0x00007f23b4bf7e6d in _efl_loop_begin >> (obj=0x40000000012d, >> > > >> > > > >>>> pd=0x5644411fd460) at ../src/lib/ecore/efl_loop.c:57 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #17 0x00007f23b4bf7233 in efl_loop_begin >> (obj=0x40000000012d) >> > > >> at >> > > >> > > > >>>> src/lib/ecore/efl_loop.eo.c:28 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #18 0x00007f23b4bf390c in ecore_main_loop_begin () at >> > > >> > > > >>>> ../src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c:1316 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #19 0x0000564440cb8c50 in main (argc=<optimized out>, >> > > >> > > argv=<optimized >> > > >> > > > >>>> out>) at ../src/bin/e_main.c:1121 >> > > >> > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>> (gdb) fr 5 >> > > >> > > > >>>> #5 0x00007f23a57df211 in _ibox_icon_fill >> (ic=0x5644419a2910) at >> > > >> > > > >>>> ../src/modules/ibox/e_mod_main.c:636 >> > > >> > > > >>>> 636 if ((ic->ibox->inst->ci->show_preview) && >> > > >> > > > >>>> (edje_object_part_exists(ic->o_holder, >> "e.swallow.preview"))) >> > > >> > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>> (gdb) list >> > > >> > > > >>>> 631 } >> > > >> > > > >>>> 632 >> > > >> > > > >>>> 633 static void >> > > >> > > > >>>> 634 _ibox_icon_fill(IBox_Icon *ic) >> > > >> > > > >>>> 635 { >> > > >> > > > >>>> 636 if ((ic->ibox->inst->ci->show_preview) && >> > > >> > > > >>>> (edje_object_part_exists(ic->o_holder, >> "e.swallow.preview"))) >> > > >> > > > >>>> 637 _ibox_icon_fill_preview(ic, EINA_FALSE); >> > > >> > > > >>>> 638 else >> > > >> > > > >>>> 639 _ibox_icon_fill_icon(ic); >> > > >> > > > >>>> 640 >> > > >> > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>> (gdb) print ic >> > > >> > > > >>>> $1 = (IBox_Icon *) 0x5644419a2910 >> > > >> > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>> (gdb) print *ic >> > > >> > > > >>>> $2 = {ibox = 0x564441cc3fe0, o_holder = 0x0, o_icon = >> 0x0, >> > > >> > > o_holder2 = >> > > >> > > > >>>> 0x0, o_icon2 = 0x0, client = 0x0, drag = {start = 0 >> '\000', >> > > >> dnd = 0 >> > > >> > > > >>>> '\000', x = 0, y = 0, dx = 0, dy = 128}} >> > > >> > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>> (gdb) print *(ic->ibox) >> > > >> > > > >>>> $3 = {inst = 0x40, o_box = 0xe1, o_drop = >> 0x564441a499b0, >> > > >> > > o_drop_over = >> > > >> > > > >>>> 0x7f23b4165cb0 <main_arena+304>, o_empty = >> 0x7474756200726162, >> > > >> > > > >>>> ic_drop_before = 0x81646c3698761235, drop_before = >> 1103904792, >> > > >> > > icons = >> > > >> > > > >>>> 0x0, zone = 0x698761254, dnd_x = 0, dnd_y = 1769170290} >> > > >> > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>> (gdb) print *(ic->ibox->inst) >> > > >> > > > >>>> Cannot access memory at address 0x40 >> > > >> > > > >>>> ======================================== >> > > >> > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>> So somehow we've got some garbage pointer in >> ic->ibox->inst. >> > > >> > > > >>> >> > > >> > > > >>> actualluy.. ic->ibox is junk. iut happens to point to >> some >> > > >> memory we >> > > >> > > can >> > > >> > > > >>> access but it's full of ... garbage. like dnd_y is and >> > > >> unrealistic >> > > >> > > coord. >> > > >> > > > >>> zone does not look like a proper pointer (o_drop does) >> and >> > > >> o_box is >> > > >> > > > >>> nothing like what a pointer should look like. >> drop_before seems >> > > >> junky >> > > >> > > > >>> too. so ... what happened to ic->ibox? or ... for that >> matter >> > > >> what >> > > >> > > > >>> happened to ic? maybe ic has been freed and now the ibox >> ptr >> > > >> has been >> > > >> > > > >>> overwritten to point to some junk as i cant imagine the >> ibox >> > > >> struct >> > > >> > > being >> > > >> > > > >>> freed as that struct is still there for the ibox gadget. >> so ... >> > > >> > > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> Ah I see. It certainly makes debugging easier if you know >> what a >> > > >> > > pointer >> > > >> > > > >> is supposed to look like. :-) >> > > >> > > > >> >> > > >> > > > >>> well turning on ASAN (search enlightenment.org for asan >> and >> > > >> how to >> > > >> > > enable >> > > >> > > > >>> it) in efl and e would probably instantly point out the >> > > >> problem. you >> > > >> > > can >> > > >> > > > >>> try that as an exercise in being able to divine better >> debug >> > > >> info >> > > >> > > from >> > > >> > > > >>> efl >> > > >> > > > >>> + e. it's pretty easy now with meson.... :) unlike >> valgrind >> > > >> it's not >> > > >> > > > >>> prohibitively slow either. it's usable day to day on a >> fast >> > > >> enough >> > > >> > > > >>> machine. >> > > >> > > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> Interesting. Thanks for the pointer to new debugging >> tools. (And >> > > >> yes, >> > > >> > > > >> valgrind is really slow.) I found the documentation you >> > > >> mentioned. I >> > > >> > > > >> think I will give it a try before applying your patch, >> just to >> > > >> see >> > > >> > > what >> > > >> > > > >> happens and to be able to play around with it for a bit. >> > > >> > > > >> >> > > >> > > > >>> and i can see the problem: >> > > >> > > > >>> >> > > >> > > > >>> ecore_timer_add(0.1, _ibox_cb_icon_fill_timer, ic); >> > > >> > > > >>> >> > > >> > > > >>> a timer is created to fill the icon in 0.1 sec... but ... >> > > >> imagine >> > > >> > > the icon >> > > >> > > > >>> (ic) has been freed/deleted BEFORE the timer fires... in >> 0.1sec >> > > >> from >> > > >> > > > >>> now. ... someone added a timer without remembering to >> delete it >> > > >> when >> > > >> > > the >> > > >> > > > >>> icon the timer is for is deleted! a bit sloppy... >> > > >> > > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> Bad boy. ;-) >> > > >> > > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> This means that on my old laptop I never ran into any >> issues >> > > >> because >> > > >> > > it >> > > >> > > > >> is just too slow for this race condition to occur? >> > > >> > > > >> >> > > >> > > > >>> d12acf0d01e628d71548adbb77670c7e40aef043 commit in git >> now fixes >> > > >> > > that. >> > > >> > > > >>> problem is in e ... not efl :) >> > > >> > > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> Great. Thanks! As said before, I will try to tackle this >> with >> > > >> ASAN >> > > >> > > first >> > > >> > > > >> for training and then see how your solution is holding >> up. That >> > > >> will >> > > >> > > > >> hopefully be tomorrow. >> > > >> > > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> Now to the second point of my first mail from yesterday: >> Is >> > > >> there any >> > > >> > > > >> way for me to disable/silence the error popup on startup >> that no >> > > >> ACPI >> > > >> > > > >> daemon is running? >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > oh yes. install acpid and have it run. :) >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > >> Cheers, >> > > >> > > > >> Florian >> > > >> > > > >> >> > > >> > > > >>>> I tried to poke into the preceding frames (#6 and #7) >> but only >> > > >> hit >> > > >> > > > >>>> optimized out variables. This is efl territory, right? >> This >> > > >> morning >> > > >> > > I >> > > >> > > > >>>> recompiled enlightenment with "-O0 -g" but I guess I >> should >> > > >> also >> > > >> > > have >> > > >> > > > >>>> done the same to efl. Well, I can do this the next time >> I'm in >> > > >> > > office if >> > > >> > > > >>>> helpful. >> > > >> > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>> Any ideas? >> > > >> > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>> For now I gave ibar a try. Not exactly a replacement >> for me. I >> > > >> don't >> > > >> > > > >>>> need a launcher (using everything and favorites menu >> instead) >> > > >> or a >> > > >> > > > >>>> tracker of running windows (I know what windows I have >> open). >> > > >> I only >> > > >> > > > >>>> need something to show my minimized windows so that I >> can open >> > > >> them >> > > >> > > > >>>> again (I know, they appear with Alt+Tab...) and this >> seems to >> > > >> be the >> > > >> > > > >>>> only scenario that cannot be reproduced by ibar. -- I >> guess I >> > > >> never >> > > >> > > > >>>> bought into the MacOS style launcher bar. ;-) >> > > >> > > > >>> >> > > >> > > > >>> ibar will show both running and minimized icons for >> windows .. >> > > >> but >> > > >> > > ok - >> > > >> > > > >>> yeah - it doesnt "show only minimized"... :) >> > > >> > > > >>> >> > > >> > > > >>>> Cheers >> > > >> > > > >>>> Florian >> > > >> > > > >>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>> On 9/4/21 1:25 AM, Carsten Haitzler wrote: >> > > >> > > > >>>>> On Fri, 3 Sep 2021 21:04:35 +0900 Florian Schaefer < >> > > >> > > list...@netego.de> >> > > >> > > > >>>>> said: >> > > >> > > > >>>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>>> quick - if you unload the ibox module ... does the >> problem >> > > >> stop? >> > > >> > > that >> > > >> > > > >>>>> crash is inside ibox code - memory it's accessing is >> > > >> bad/wrong - >> > > >> > > why i >> > > >> > > > >>>>> don't know. not more information. like 363 in ibox is: >> > > >> > > > >>>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>>> if ((ic->ibox->inst->ci->show_preview) && >> > > >> > > > >>>>> (edje_object_part_exists(ic->o_holder, >> "e.swallow.preview"))) >> > > >> > > > >>>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>>> so what is ic? whats is ic->ibox, ic->ibox->inst, >> > > >> > > ic->ibox->inst->ci ? >> > > >> > > > >>>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>>> if you attach gdb when e crashes and dump these values >> - i'd >> > > >> know >> > > >> > > more. >> > > >> > > > >>>>> maybe. I actually stopped using ibox a while ago since >> ibar >> > > >> does >> > > >> > > both >> > > >> > > > >>>>> effectively these days. perhaps it is an ibox bug and >> i havent >> > > >> > > seen it >> > > >> > > > >>>>> as i dont use it. so try the above, if it goes away - >> attach >> > > >> gdb >> > > >> > > > >>>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>>> i can say that i dont see the problem here with ibox >> enabled >> > > >> and >> > > >> > > on amd >> > > >> > > > >>>>> + e (git). >> > > >> > > > >>>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> Dear everyone, >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> so I got a new desktop PC at work and the first thing >> I did, >> > > >> of >> > > >> > > course, >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> was to install Debian sid and enlightenment-git. ;-) >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> The machine has a Nvidia T600 card and this is where >> troubles >> > > >> > > probably >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> begin. As I kind of need the graphics performance for >> CAD I >> > > >> went >> > > >> > > with >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> the drivers from Nvidia (the stock open source >> drivers were >> > > >> > > terribly >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> slow). >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> Now what happens is that enlightenment crashes often. >> Like >> > > >> kind of >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> constantly. I got the impression it happens mostly >> when >> > > >> several >> > > >> > > windows >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> are going through their appearance fade-in transition >> at the >> > > >> same >> > > >> > > time. >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> Then the "red screen of death" appears and I need to >> press >> > > >> F1 to >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> continue. With some applications this happens always >> (Eagle >> > > >> > > anyone?) >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> with others only sometimes. After the forced restart >> many >> > > >> windows >> > > >> > > (e.g. >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> terminology always, firefox sometimes) need to be >> minimized >> > > >> and >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> uncovered again for their content to display again. >> Some >> > > >> dialog >> > > >> > > windows >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> won't even show their content from the beginning and >> instead >> > > >> just >> > > >> > > some >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> different portion of the screen. Needless to say that >> for a >> > > >> > > machine at >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> work this is not an optimal situation. >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> The most pressing issue are of course the crashes. I >> > > >> recompiled >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> everything with debugging symbols and optimization >> disabled >> > > >> (or at >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> least I thought so, some things seem still to be >> optimized >> > > >> away) >> > > >> > > to >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> get some meaningful dumps. One of which I uploaded to >> > > >> pastebin >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> (pastebin.com/YWSarC10) hoping that it makes sense to >> > > >> > > someone. >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> I am sure that it is not E that is "at fault" but >> Nvidia, >> > > >> but for >> > > >> > > now I >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> need to find a way around this so that I can work >> without >> > > >> having >> > > >> > > to >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> reset everything every five minutes. Any ideas? >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> Oh, I also tried to disable OpenGL in the compositor >> > > >> settings and >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> choosing the software option. And it still crashes! >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> For starters I was hoping that I can just switch off >> all the >> > > >> > > window >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> transition-fading eye-candy but I did not understand >> whether >> > > >> this >> > > >> > > is >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> possible. Is it? >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> Finally, being a desktop system (my first in like 10 >> years >> > > >> or so) >> > > >> > > it >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> does not run an acpi daemon. I don't really see any >> reason >> > > >> to do >> > > >> > > so. >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> Therefore E also complains on every startup that no >> acpi >> > > >> daemon >> > > >> > > can be >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> found. I did not find any compile time or runtime >> options to >> > > >> > > disable >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> acpi. Is there a way to silence this error/warning? >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> Cheers, >> > > >> > > > >>>>>> Florian >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > enlightenment-users mailing list >> > enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> > lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users >> > >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> enlightenment-users mailing list >> enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users >> > _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
