Bug 4 – using alsa backend results in segmentation fault

Bug 4 - using alsa backend results in segmentation fault

Summary:

using alsa backend results in segmentation fault

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Product:	terminatorX
Component:	software
Version:	3.80
Platform:	Other Linux

Importance:	P2 normal
Assigned To:	Alexander Koenig

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Reported:	2003-08-06 17:50 CEST by Sebastian Fleer
Modified:	2005-12-12 17:19 CET (History)
CC List:	0 users (show)

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Description Sebastian Fleer 2003-08-06 17:50:37 CEST

When I try to use the alsa backend tX crashes with a segmentation fault: 
 
+ tX_warning: ALSA: The PCM device "hw:0,0" doesnt support 44100 Hz playback - 
using 44100 instead 
 
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. 
[Switching to Thread 16384 (LWP 1361)] 
0x43417910 in _int_free () from /lib/libc.so.6 
(gdb) bt 
#0  0x43417910 in _int_free () from /lib/libc.so.6 
#1  0x4341676c in free () from /lib/libc.so.6 
#2  0x43273b4e in snd_pcm_hw_params_free () from /usr/lib/libasound.so.2 
 
I have a SBlive, alsa-lib and alsa-driver are version 0.9.6 and work correctly. 
Using the OSS backend works fine.

Comment 1 Alexander Koenig 2003-08-07 19:09:16 CEST

This is a rather strange bug, seems to be an ALSA issue however. On some ALSA
installations  snd_hw_params_free() succeeds as it should on other systems it
just dumps core. As a workaround I have new configuration option  in CVS that
allows the user to disable the free() call. Probably causes a tiny memory leak
but better the segfaulting however.&#013;&#013;I'll keep the bug open hoping to
find a _real_ fix sometime.

Comment 2 Alexander Koenig 2005-12-12 17:19:27 CET

No more reports of this issue. Seems fixed.