Created attachment 47968 [details] Xorg.0.log I have a input device which reports BTN_1 and BTN_2 events (because it has a button labeled "1" and "2") via /dev/input/eventX. If I now press BTN_1 followed by alt+tab to switch applications, then the x-server crashes with: [344937.430] Backtrace: [344937.430] 0: X (xorg_backtrace+0x26) [0x49f556] [344937.431] 1: X (0x400000+0x60cf9) [0x460cf9] [344937.431] 2: /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x7fe800161000+0xf750) [0x7fe800170750] [344937.431] 3: X (GetPointerEvents+0xc55) [0x442bf5] [344937.431] 4: X (miPointerWarpCursor+0x130) [0x459030] [344937.431] 5: X (0x400000+0x122111) [0x522111] [344937.431] 6: X (0x400000+0x59582) [0x459582] [344937.431] 7: X (0x400000+0x163a23) [0x563a23] [344937.431] 8: X (ProcWarpPointer+0x422) [0x43ac92] [344937.431] 9: X (0x400000+0x2e8d9) [0x42e8d9] [344937.432] 10: X (0x400000+0x22b7e) [0x422b7e] [344937.432] 11: /lib/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7fe7ff0e1f6d] [344937.432] 12: X (0x400000+0x22e6d) [0x422e6d] [344937.432] Segmentation fault at address 0x20 [344937.432] Fatal server error: [344937.432] Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting [344937.432] [344937.432] Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. [344937.432] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.1.log" for additional information. I don't have a binary with debug symbols since my distro doesn't provide one, sadly... One more thing: The segfault occurs when switching applications, however, only if no other mouse-event is between the BTN_1 and window-switch. If I move then mouse or press another mouse button between BTN_1 and alt+tab, then the bug doesn't occur. Regards David
I have narrowed it down. My device (The Nintendo Wiimote as listed in the xorg-log) has the following xorg-config: Section "InputClass" Identifier "Nintendo Wiiremote Blacklist" MatchProduct "Nintendo Wii Remote" Option "IgnoreAbsoluteAxes" "true" EndSection If I remove the "IgnoreAbsoluteAxes" line, then the bug does not occur. So I think that some input-handling code tries to read absolute Axes on BTN_1 events although they are disabled. Regards David
Created attachment 49149 [details] Xorg.0.log crash with evdev keyboard and mouse I'm encountering the same bug in the standard evdev keyboard and mouse configuration while playing ioquake3. Calling GetPointerEvents with pDev->valuator == NULL causes the crash. In my case, this happens sporadically within 1-30 minutes. Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. 0x0000000000445c96 in GetPointerEvents (events=<value optimized out>, pDev=0x2993cb0, type=6, buttons=<value optimized out>, flags=16, mask_in=<value optimized out>) at ../../xorg-server-1.10.3/dix/getevents.c:1156 1156 scaled = rescaleValuatorAxis(valuator_mask_get(&mask, 0), 1157 0.0, &x_frac, NULL, 1158 pDev->valuator->axes + 0, 1159 scr->width); (gdb) backtrace #0 0x0000000000445c96 in GetPointerEvents (events=<value optimized out>, pDev=0x2993cb0, type=6, buttons=<value optimized out>, flags=16, mask_in=<value optimized out>) at ../../xorg-server-1.10.3/dix/getevents.c:1156 #1 0x000000000045d41b in miPointerMove (pDev=0x2993cb0, pScreen=0x243a980, x=0, y=0) at ../../xorg-server-1.10.3/mi/mipointer.c:576 #2 miPointerWarpCursor (pDev=0x2993cb0, pScreen=0x243a980, x=0, y=0) at ../../xorg-server-1.10.3/mi/mipointer.c:310 #3 0x0000000000525e71 in xf86WarpCursor (pDev=0x2993cb0, pScreen=0x243a980, x=0, y=0) at ../../../../xorg-server-1.10.3/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Cursor.c:473 #4 0x000000000045dd3f in miPointerSetCursorPosition (pDev=0x2993cb0, pScreen=0x0, x=37988736, y=0, generateEvent=1) at ../../xorg-server-1.10.3/mi/mipointer.c:233 #5 0x00000000005679df in AnimCurSetCursorPosition (pDev=0x7fffe0127360, pScreen=0x243a980, x=37988736, y=0, generateEvent=0) at ../../xorg-server-1.10.3/render/animcur.c:261 #6 0x000000000043ab56 in CheckPhysLimits (pDev=0x2993cb0, cursor=<value optimized out>, generateEvents=1, confineToScreen=0, pScreen=0x0) at ../../xorg-server-1.10.3/dix/events.c:744 #7 0x000000000043b16d in NewCurrentScreen (pDev=0x2993cb0, newScreen=<value optimized out>, x=<value optimized out>, y=<value optimized out>) at ../../xorg-server-1.10.3/dix/events.c:3083 #8 0x000000000045b252 in mieqProcessDeviceEvent (dev=0x2993cb0, event=0x2a08690, screen=0x24a5e10) at ../../xorg-server-1.10.3/mi/mieq.c:394 #9 0x000000000045b320 in mieqProcessInputEvents () at ../../xorg-server-1.10.3/mi/mieq.c:481 #10 0x000000000046e9b9 in ProcessInputEvents () at ../../../../xorg-server-1.10.3/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Events.c:165 #11 0x0000000000431ae3 in Dispatch () at ../../xorg-server-1.10.3/dix/dispatch.c:363 #12 0x0000000000425b0a in main (argc=6, argv=0x7fffe0127fe8, envp=<value optimized out>) at ../../xorg-server-1.10.3/dix/main.c:287 (gdb) disas => 0x0000000000445c96 <+3062>: mov 0x20(%rax),%r14 (gdb) i r rax rax 0x0 0
--- What's happening: 1. A pointer event moves the pointer outside of its confined area. 2. mieqProcessDeviceEvent starts processing a KeyPress event from a keyboard. 3. NewCurrentScreen determines the pointer is outside of its confined area. 4. miPointerMove warps the pointer back into its confined area, generating a MotionNotify event from the keyboard. 6. GetPointerEvents attempts to use the keyboard's NULL DeviceIntPtr->valuator to scale, transform, and clip the MotionNotify event. --- What's the best way to fix this? 1. Check that the pointer is confined only after moving the pointer. 2. Check that the pointer is confined only during pointer events. 3. Only generate move events from pointer devices. 4. Ignore pointer events from non-pointer devices.
Created attachment 49702 [details] [review] 0001-dix-don-t-XWarpPointer-through-the-last-slave-anymor.patch David: I believe this is the correct fix for your problem. Chris' problem is slightly different, needs a separate fix.
Created attachment 49765 [details] [review] 0001-input-store-the-highest-valuator-in-DeviceEvents-and.patch patch required for the actual fix
Created attachment 49766 [details] [review] 0002-mi-only-dequeue-the-current-screen-if-we-have-valuat.patch Events without valuators cannot change the screen. Check if the event does actually include valuators before generating one to stop null-pointer dereferences.
(In reply to comment #4) > Created an attachment (id=49702) [details] > 0001-dix-don-t-XWarpPointer-through-the-last-slave-anymor.patch this one is in my -next branch, will be upstream soon. Chris, for your issue see the thread here: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-devel/2011-September/024801.html
This introduces a regression: http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/ticket/517#comment:10
This change has been reverted from the 1.11 branch. This change still exists in master and should be fixed or reverted before 1.12 is released. Marking as a 1.12 blocker.
I'm unclear as to which patches are supposed to fix the issue. Is it all 3? Or just the latter of the 0001 and then 0002? I'm currently running xorg 1.11.99.903 and evdev 2.6.99.901. The server picks up the main device from the hid-wiimote module which it considers a keyboard, but it has a mouse button. If I press it, the server crashes. If instead I ignore those devices and use a userspace translator, the x server gets a device through uinput. If the uninput device has an axis and mouse button, no crash. If I disable the axis I get a crash when I press the mouse button. (the log still shows it is a keyboard and as a mouse even when the axis is disabled).
Please get evemu and record the device plus the event that makes the server crash, then attach both files here. Thanks.
Created attachment 57414 [details] Evemu device This is the uinput device which causes Xorg to crash.
Created attachment 57415 [details] Evemu record This is a record of the event leading to the crash. The only data there should be me pressing the wiimote button I have mapped to BTN_LEFT.
Created attachment 57416 [details] cwiid config file Just in case, these are the button mappings that the uinput device for the wiimote should have. It shouldn't have any other capabilities.
http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/9199/
That did the trick. Thank you Peter.
Yes, that did it. Thanks Peter!
Please leave the bug open until the commit is upstream, we can close it once we have a commitid.
commit 2416ee4a015068359807a10f433e8c54192c78a9 Author: Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net> Date: Wed Feb 22 15:32:56 2012 +1000 dix: avoid NULL-pointer dereference on button-only devices (#38313)
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