Bug#673287: xserver-xorg: Crash occurs when the X process is killed.
On 18 May 2012, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Anthony Campbell <ac@acampbell.org.uk> (17/05/2012):
> > Package: xserver-xorg
> > Version: 1:7.6+13
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > To reproduce the crash, open any terminal (e.g. xterm) in a window
> > manager (icewm, dwm, i3 for example) and execute "kill <process>", where
> > <process> corresponds to the X server as identified with "ps ax". The
> > result is either a frozen screen or a black screen. In either case there
> > is no response to any key press or the mouse. It is no longer possible
> > to ping the machine from elsewhere in the network and a hard reset is
> > required.
> >
> > If X is killed from a tty terminal (outside X) it terminates normally.
> >
> > I have had this on two different machines, one with Nouveau and one with
> > Radeon.
> >
> > The crash does not occur in Stable or Testing. I made an experimental
> > installation of Debian on a spare partition and upgraded first to
> > Testing and then to Sid. The crash only occurs in Sid. It is therefore
> > evidently due to some component of the X system bui I don't know which.
>
> something like that?
> http://bugs.debian.org/671812
> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49598
>
> Mraw,
> KiBi.
Yes, could be the same. I first encountered it when exiting from i3. I
then found the same thing with several other window managers, although
logging out via the menu does not cause it.
Anthony
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