Bug#670097: gnome-shell: random hang causes data loss

[Michael Biebl]

On 22.04.2012 23:04, Teodor wrote:
> Package: gnome-shell
> Version: 3.2.2.1-3
> Severity: grave
> Justification: causes data loss
> 
> Hi,
> 
>>From time to time the Gnome shell will just freeze/hang and not accept any input

How often is "from time to time"? Is this related to specific
actions/circumstances, e.g. running an OpenGL game or something similar.

> (keyboard or mouse) and all I can do is restart gdm3 or the laptop.

So the system does not lock up completely? I.e you can still switch to
the console or access the system via e.g. SSH?

>  Now I'm in
>> the same situation and the latest changes made in a document I'm writting are
>> going to be lost as I have no way to save them.

If you are able to still access the system via the console, you might
just kill the gnome-shell process, in which case it should be restarted.

> This is the second most annoying thing for me in Debian 7.0 (wheezy). I cannot
> tell what causes this, there is nothing in the syslog.
> I've attached the current process listing - maybe you can spot something.

Unfortunately not.
Is it possible, that you compile gnome-shell with debug symbols [1] and
attach gdb when such a freeze occurs (if you are able to still access
the system).

Which Xorg driver do you use? Do those freezes also occur with the
gnome-shell version from testing or is this something specific in 3.2.2.1-3?

Michael



[1] http://wiki.debian.org/HowToGetABacktrace
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