--- a/src/libinput.c
+++ b/src/libinput.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include <sys/epoll.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <signal.h>
 
 #include "libinput.h"
 #include "libinput-private.h"
@@ -2001,9 +2003,27 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+
+/* let systemd-coredump gather backtrace with symbols */
+static void
+create_dump(void)
+{
+    if(!fork()) {
+        // Crash the app in your favorite way here
+        abort();
+	raise(SIGSEGV);
+    }
+}
+
 void
 libinput_device_init_event_listener(struct libinput_event_listener *listener)
 {
+	fprintf(stderr, "LIBINPUT : device init event listener - %p which has prev %p and next %p\n", &listener->link, listener->link.prev, listener->link.next);
+	if (listener->link.prev != listener->link.next) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "LIBINPUT : device init event listener - %p which has prev %p and next %p\n", &listener->link, listener->link.prev, listener->link.next);
+
+		create_dump();
+	}
 	list_init(&listener->link);
 }
 
@@ -2018,13 +2038,21 @@
 {
 	listener->notify_func = notify_func;
 	listener->notify_func_data = notify_func_data;
+	fprintf(stderr, "LIBINPUT : device PRE add event listener -  to %p\n", &device->event_listeners);
+	fprintf(stderr, "LIBINPUT : device PRE add event listener -  %p which has prev %p and next %p\n", &listener->link, listener->link.prev, listener->link.next);
 	list_insert(&device->event_listeners, &listener->link);
+	fprintf(stderr, "LIBINPUT : device POST add event listener -  %p which has prev %p and next %p\n", &listener->link, listener->link.prev, listener->link.next);
+	if (&listener->link == listener->link.prev
+			&& listener->link.prev == listener->link.next)
+		create_dump();
 }
 
 void
 libinput_device_remove_event_listener(struct libinput_event_listener *listener)
 {
+	fprintf(stderr, "LIBINPUT : device PRE remove event listener -  %p which has prev %p and next %p\n", &listener->link, listener->link.prev, listener->link.next);
 	list_remove(&listener->link);
+	fprintf(stderr, "LIBINPUT : device POST remove event listener -  %p which has prev %p and next %p\n", &listener->link, listener->link.prev, listener->link.next);
 }
 
 static uint32_t