Bug#470581: xserver-xorg-video-ati: X exit while running xv apps (mplayer, totem, etc) when using randr sidebyside monitors and compiz

[Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@ens-lyon.org>]

found 470581 1:6.8.1~git20080310.38606b08-1
thank you


Alban Browaeys wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati
> Severity: normal
>
> Tracing with gdb from remote host I get only:
> Program exited with code 0352.
> when the "crash" happens (no freeze only X stop and gdm is fired up).
>
> This happens when running mplayer/totem with xv so I first though it was
> a critical bug in the driver. By cheer luck I found out it was because
> compiz check max texture size against width and height to avoid issues
> ..... but randr changes those width and height on the fly afterwards.
> And bad things happens. I had a 1280x800 LVDS and a 800x600 TV which
> made up 2080 just above my  GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE of 2048 (radeon mobility
> M25 X600 rev 0).
>   

Interesting.

> Sorry if you find out that this is not up to the driver to disable dri
> on the fly if max texture is reached. Please forward it to compiz if so.
>
> I made the test with 1:6.8.1~git20080310.38606b08-1 and then with source
> (which I currently use thus the lack of version info). Though the issue
> affects all versions at least in 6.8 branch.
>   

Please save the log of the "crashed" session (/var/log/Xorg.0.log.old if
X already restarted) and send it together with your xorg.conf.

thanks,
Brice