Bug#407007: x11-common: random X crashes - miSetShape

[Calum Mackay <calum.mackay@cdmnet.org>]

hi Michel,

> It would be nice if you could attach gdb to the X server and get a
> backtrace with that (you can only do this from a remote login).

I finally got around to trying this, but no luck; see below.

Am I doing something wrong?

[Since logging the bug I've had half-a-dozen more crashes, all in 
miSetShape()]

best regards,
calum.


diz # gdb /usr/bin/X 12680
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Attaching to program: /usr/bin/X, process 12680
0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
(gdb) cont
Continuing.
Warning:
Cannot insert breakpoint -2.
Error accessing memory address 0x9c70: Input/output error.