[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-06 Thread David Oftedal
Absolutely. As I've mentioned, I believe bug #1269405, bug #1269483, bug #1269500 are identical to bug #1303139. Bug #1269669 affects a different package, so it seems like a related problem. However, if you have reason to believe otherwise, then I'll leave it to you to mark them in the way you t

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-06 Thread Steve Langasek
That was not what I said at all. I said that *your* bug was not a duplicate of this one. Please leave it to the developers to determine what bugs are or ate not duplicates. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.l

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-06 Thread David Oftedal
Considering what you said in bug #1303139, I'm reassigning the "duplicate" bugs as duplicates of that bug, seeing as I have your assurance that they're a different bug from this one. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. http

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-06 Thread David Oftedal
> That's incorrect. This bug did not involve upgrades from 13.10 to 14.04. Then let's put it this way: bug #1269405, #1269483, #1269500, #1269669 all mention that the bug is triggered when updating libc6 with dpkg, which is indeed the case with the bug I experienced two days ago. -- You received

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-05 Thread Steve Langasek
> It's identical in every way to the bugs that's marked as duplicates of this > ones: > - The way it's triggered (telinit) > - The context in which it's triggeredthe symptoms (upgrade from 13.10 to > 14.04) That's incorrect. This bug did not involve upgrades from 13.10 to 14.04. > - The sympto

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
As for the crash dumps, I don't have them. There seem to be many attachments posted in the duplicate bugs, but no crash dumps there either. Anyway, don't take my word for it. The problem is solved in my particular case. If the bug is still there when people start upgrading for real, then they're g

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
It's identical in every way to the bugs that's marked as duplicates of this ones: - The way it's triggered (telinit) - The context in which it's triggeredthe symptoms (upgrade from 13.10 to 14.04) - The symptoms (kernel panic because of trying to kill init) Which is another way of saying it's the

Re: [Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-05 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sat, Apr 05, 2014 at 09:04:47PM -, David Oftedal wrote: > Ah! One thing, though: > Perhaps an updated version of upstart should actually be released for > version 13.10? Seeing as this bug might affect a lot of people trying to > upgrade. The point is that the bug report you're following

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
Ah! One thing, though: Perhaps an updated version of upstart should actually be released for version 13.10? Seeing as this bug might affect a lot of people trying to upgrade. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bu

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
I stand corrected! Now that you mention it, upstart would have been upgraded at some point during the upgrade, and that could very well have been after the upgrade of libc which caused the kernel panic. The upgrade was from the previous version, i.e. something like 13.10, with updates installed.

Re: [Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-05 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sat, Apr 05, 2014 at 07:09:56PM -, David Oftedal wrote: > And when I "apt-get show upstart", I get "Version: 1.12.1-0ubuntu1". > That means that the bug either wasn't fixed in version 1.11-0ubuntu2, or > there's been a regression after version 1.11-0ubuntu2. No, it doesn't mean either of th

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-05 Thread David Oftedal
And when I "apt-get show upstart", I get "Version: 1.12.1-0ubuntu1". That means that the bug either wasn't fixed in version 1.11-0ubuntu2, or there's been a regression after version 1.11-0ubuntu2. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-04-04 Thread David Oftedal
This still happens on my system when trying to upgrade libc6 during the upgrade to 10.04. Adding a fake telinit binary to the path was necessary to work around it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-02-03 Thread medoasus
** Changed in: upstart Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731 Title: init crashed with SIGSEGV To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-21 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package upstart - 1.11-0ubuntu2 --- upstart (1.11-0ubuntu2) trusty; urgency=low [ Steve Langasek ] * Merge Debian packaging changes from 1.10-2. [ James Hunt ] * debian/manpages/upstart-events.7: Remove Job States and Job Lifecycle sections since

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-21 Thread James Hunt
This bug is fixed in upstart 1.11-0ubuntu2 which will be pushed out once the alpha 2 freeze is over (Thurday). If you are still affected by this problem (in other words you have not managed to upgrade to alsa-utils 1.0.27.2-1ubuntu2), you will need to do *one* of the following: 1) Disable upstart

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-21 Thread James Hunt
** Changed in: upstart (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Fix Committed ** Also affects: upstart Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: upstart Assignee: (unassigned) => James Hunt (jamesodhunt) ** Changed in: upstart Status: New => Fix Committed ** Changed i

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-21 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
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[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-18 Thread James Hunt
** Changed in: upstart (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731 Title: init crashed with SIGSEGV To manage notifications about this bug

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-17 Thread Harry
For me, the freeze and this issue was fixed with installing the new alsa-utils (1.0.27.2-1ubuntu2). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731 Title: init crashed with SIGSEGV To manage

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-17 Thread James Hunt
@TJ - thanks for your analysis, which mirrors our findings. We now have a fix to Upstart and new tests to ensure this problem stays fixed. @Luke - thanks too for fixing alsa-utils! :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. ht

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-17 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:~jamesodhunt/upstart/bug-1269731 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731 Title: init crashed with SIGSEGV To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bu

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/alsa-utils -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731 Title: init crashed with SIGSEGV To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.ne

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package alsa-utils - 1.0.27.2-1ubuntu2 --- alsa-utils (1.0.27.2-1ubuntu2) trusty; urgency=medium * Forgot to add an env declaration for an environment variable to the upstart files. (LP: #1269731) * debian/patches/work_around_ncurses_weirdness.patch:

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/trusty-proposed/alsa-utils -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731 Title: init crashed with SIGSEGV To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://b

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread Luke Yelavich
Sorry, I was replying by emaill, and wasn't aware that this was a larger bug at the time. ** Changed in: alsa-utils (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Luke Yelavich (themuso) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https:

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread Alan
My computer inits perfect. My problem is when I try install the new version: libc6_2.18-0ubuntu5_i386.deb It generates a kernel panic in the part of "configuration" of the package. I report this bug as #1269669 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, whic

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread Alan
This is my KP. ** Attachment added: "kernel panic" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1269731/+attachment/3950498/+files/SDC14819_recorte.JPG -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchp

Re: [Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread Luke Yelavich
What did you do to reproduce this segfault? Secondly, the original syntax used with the test command is perfectly valid in POSIX shell. Its even present in some of the system's important init scripts. I even just tested this in a script myself. -- You received this bug notification because you a

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:~tj/ubuntu/trusty/alsa-utils/lp1269731 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731 Title: init crashed with SIGSEGV To manage notifications about this bug go to: http

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread TJ
** Changed in: alsa-utils (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Triaged ** Changed in: alsa-utils (Ubuntu) Assignee: TJ (tj) => (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread TJ
Attaching a tar.gz archive that can be extracted to /etc/init/ which replaces the faulty alsa-utils upstart conf files: $ tar -tf lp1269731-upstart-alsa-utls.tar.gz etc/ etc/init/ etc/init/alsa-state.conf etc/init/alsa-restore.conf etc/init/alsa-store.conf To install, download the attachment and

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread TJ
The three alsa config files incorrectly use shell constructions for testing variables: WRONG: if ! test -d $ALSACTLHOME ; then CORRECT: if [ ! -d $ALSACTLHOME ]; then ** Also affects: alsa-utils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: alsa-utils (Ubuntu)

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread TJ
I'm in the process of rustling up a patch for alsa-utils, but this highlights that upstart really needs guard conditions for file->job == NULL before trying to dereference it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bug

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread TJ
Michael's "/etc/init/" showed 4 upstart conf files updated recently; three on the 14th when this issue began being reported: $ ls -latr ... -rw-r--r-- 1 tj tj 480 Jan 9 11:34 nvidia-persistenced.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 tj tj 483 Jan 14 04:28 alsa-store.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 tj tj 609 Jan 14 04:28 als

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread TJ
Michael attached the conf files are my request based on my analysis of the SEGFAULT trace results: Segfault happened at: 0x7f1191eb98d9: mov 0x20(%rax),%rsi ## Registers.txt shows: rax0x0 0 rbx0x7f1192f18ed0 139713456475856 rcx0xe 14 rdx

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread Michael Marley
Here is all the initscripts from my system, as requested by TJ in #ubuntu+1. ** Attachment added: "init.tar.gz" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1269731/+attachment/3950405/+files/init.tar.gz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread James Hunt
Hi Harry - thanks for testing this. The results you are seeing are very confusing since the changes between 2.18-0ubuntu4 and 2.18-0ubuntu5 are nominally only relevant for arm and powerpc systems. What could be different is the version of gcc used to build each of the eglibc and upstart versions si

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread Harry
I can confirm I have upstart (1.11-0ubuntu1) installed. And yes eglibc (2.18-0ubuntu5) does result in crash, while v. 2.18-0ubuntu4 does not. However, this crash happens in my setup, which has Nvidia graphics card (GTX 285) and proprieatary drivers (331) installed. But, my other installation wit

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread Aurel Branzeanu
Here it is - bad quality, but readable https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1269405/comments/29 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731 Title: init crashed with SIGSE

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread Michael Marley
I took a picture of my output too, though it doesn't look any different from the one without --debug. ** Attachment added: "IMG_0310.JPG" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1269731/+attachment/3950149/+files/IMG_0310.JPG -- You received this bug notification because you a

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread James Hunt
If someone would be prepared to boot their system and force a crash with Upstart running in debug mode that would be very helpful: - Temporarily modify grub config in grub menu to: - remove "quiet" - remove "splash" - add "--debug" - Boot system - ctrl-alt-f1 and login - sudo telinit u

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread Michael Marley
I can't speak for him, but I can say that I have tried 2.18-0ubuntu5 and 2.18-0ubuntu2 and I get a KP with both of them with I run "sudo telinit u". -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126973

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread James Hunt
Hi Harry - please can you confirm that you are running upstart version 1.11-0ubuntu1 and that running 'sudo telinit u' with: - eglibc version 2.18-0ubuntu4 does not result in a crash. - eglibc version 2.18-0ubuntu5 *does* result in a crash. Thanks very much! -- You received this bug notificatio

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread Harry
This system freeze (kernel panic) occurs every time the two newest versions of eglibc (2.18-0ubuntu5 and 2.18-0ubuntu6) are installed, either with synaptic (GUI) or directly from terminal or from console (tty1). Downgrading to the eglibc version 2.18-0ubuntu4 does not cause the system freeze. -

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread Harry
I have recovered my setup with live-USB and chrooting. Then with the command: sudo dpkg --configure a -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731 Title: init crashed with SIGSEGV To manag

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: upstart (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731 Title: in

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread James Hunt
Hi Kai - thank you for reporting this bug. Please see below for simple instructions on how to work around the issue whilst we investigate it: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1269405/comments/30 ** Changed in: upstart (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium => Critical ** Changed i

[Bug 1269731] Re: init crashed with SIGSEGV

2014-01-16 Thread Kai Kasurinen
related to Bug #1269669 ** Information type changed from Private to Public -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1269731 Title: init crashed with SIGSEGV To manage notifications about this