301648 - firefox crashes on startup on solaris with uncaught exceptions

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core :: XPConnect, defect)

Description

[Sunil]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Konqueror/3.4; SunOS) KHTML/3.4.1 (like Gecko)
Build Identifier: 

this is seen from the debug run of firefox -g: 
nsNativeComponentLoader: autoregistering succeeded 
WARNING: NS_ENSURE_TRUE(NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) failed, file nsINIParser.cpp, line 
51 
[New LWP 1] 
[New LWP 2] 
JS Component Loader: ERROR 
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. 
0xc5ed4d40 in countbytes () from /usr/lib/libc.so.1 
(gdb) bt 
#0  0xc5ed4d40 in countbytes () from /usr/lib/libc.so.1 
#1  0xc5f101b9 in _ndoprnt () from /usr/lib/libc.so.1 
#2  0xc5f1210c in fprintf () from /usr/lib/libc.so.1 
#3  0xc5639553 in __1cIReporter6FpnJJSContext_pkcpnNJSErrorReport__v_ () 
   from /usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/components/libxpconnect.so 
#4  0xc55166f7 in js_ReportErrorAgain (cx=0x8099dd8,  
    message=0x8119d80 "uncaught exception: [Exception... \"Component returned 
failure code: 0xc5ce0018 [nsIXPCComponents.ID]\"  nsresult: \"0xc5ce0018 
(<unknown>)\"  location: \"JS frame :: 
file:///usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/compone"..., 
    reportp=0x8046de8) at jscntxt.c:674 
#5  0xc5515ee9 in ReportError (cx=0x8099dd8,  
    message=0x8119d80 "uncaught exception: [Exception... \"Component returned 
failure code: 0xc5ce0018 [nsIXPCComponents.ID]\"  nsresult: \"0xc5ce0018 
(<unknown>)\"  location: \"JS frame :: 
file:///usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/compone"..., 
    reportp=0x8046de8) at jscntxt.c:335 
#6  0xc5516648 in js_ReportErrorNumberVA (cx=0x8099dd8, flags=0, 
callback=0xc5516778 <js_GetErrorMessage>, 
    userRef=0x0, errorNumber=147, charArgs=1, ap=0x8046e70) at jscntxt.c:630 
#7  0xc550ff98 in JS_ReportErrorNumber (cx=0x8099dd8, errorCallback=0xc5516778 
<js_GetErrorMessage>, userRef=0x0, 
    errorNumber=147, ...=0x81193f8) at jsapi.c:3960 
#8  0xc552cf2b in js_ReportUncaughtException (cx=0x8099dd8) at jsexn.c:1072 
#9  0xc550f614 in JS_ExecuteScript (cx=0x8099dd8, obj=0x80ed6b0, 
script=0x811a9e0, rval=0x8046fcc) at jsapi.c:3543 
#10 0xc563c31e in 
__1cUmozJSComponentLoaderRGlobalForLocation6MpkcpnHnsIFile__pnIJSObject__ () 
   from /usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/components/libxpconnect.so 
#11 0xc563ba36 in 
__1cUmozJSComponentLoaderRModuleForLocation6MpkcpnHnsIFile__pnJnsIModule__ () 
   from /usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/components/libxpconnect.so 
#12 0xc563b23b in 
__1cUmozJSComponentLoaderTAttemptRegistration6MpnHnsIFile_i_I_ () 
   from /usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/components/libxpconnect.so 
#13 0xc563af5e in 
__1cUmozJSComponentLoaderVAutoRegisterComponent6MipnHnsIFile_pi_I_ () 
   from /usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/components/libxpconnect.so 
#14 0xc563aca0 in 
__1cUmozJSComponentLoaderXRegisterComponentsInDir6MipnHnsIFile__I_ () 
   from /usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/components/libxpconnect.so  
#15 0xc563ab29 in 
__1cUmozJSComponentLoaderWAutoRegisterComponents6MipnHnsIFile__I_ () 
   from /usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/components/libxpconnect.so 
#16 0xc58fd045 in 
__1cWnsComponentManagerImplbFAutoRegisterNonNativeComponents6MpnHnsIFile__I_ 
() 
    at nsComponentManager.cpp:3280 
#17 0xc58fce12 in 
__1cWnsComponentManagerImplQAutoRegisterImpl6MipnHnsIFile_i_I_ () at 
nsComponentManager.cpp:3250 
#18 0xc58fd4e0 in __1cWnsComponentManagerImplMAutoRegister6MpnHnsIFile__I_ 
(this=<incomplete type>, aSpec=0x0) 
    at nsComponentManager.cpp:3422 
#19 0xc58a5191 in NS_InitXPCOM2 (result=0x0, binDirectory=0x0, 
appFileLocationProvider=0x808d000) 
    at nsXPComInit.cpp:593 
#20 0x080569fb in NS_InitXPCOM2 () 
at ../../../dist/include/xpcom/nsCOMPtr.h:1134 
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- 
#21 0x08055057 in __1cNstartup_xpcom6F_i_ () at regxpcom.cpp:167 
#22 0x080556db in main (argc=1, argv=0x8047638, __ptr_return=0x1, 
aSmartPtr=<incomplete type>, __ptr_return=0x1, 
    aSmartPtr=<incomplete type>, aPtr=<incomplete type>, aPtr=<incomplete 
type>) at regxpcom.cpp:389 
(gdb) frame 4 
#4  0xc55166f7 in js_ReportErrorAgain (cx=0x8099dd8, 
    message=0x8119d80 "uncaught exception: [Exception... \"Component returned 
failure code: 0xc5ce0018 [nsIXPCComponents.ID]\"  nsresult: \"0xc5ce0018 
(<unknown>)\"  location: \"JS frame :: 
file:///usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/compone"..., 
    reportp=0x8046de8) at jscntxt.c:674 
674             onError(cx, cx->lastMessage, reportp); 
Current language:  auto; currently c 
(gdb) p message 
$1 = 0x8119d80 "uncaught exception: [Exception... \"Component returned failure 
code: 0xc5ce0018 [nsIXPCComponents.ID]\"  nsresult: \"0xc5ce0018 (<unknown>)\"  
location: \"JS frame :: file:///usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/compone"... 
(gdb) p &message[100] 
$3 = 0x8119de4 "\"  nsresult: \"0xc5ce0018 (<unknown>)\"  location: \"JS 
frame :: file:///usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/components/nsSample.js :: 
<TOP_LEVEL> :: line 92\"  data: no]" 
(gdb) p &message[120] 
$4 = 0x8119df8 "0018 (<unknown>)\"  location: \"JS frame :: 
file:///usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/components/nsSample.js :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 
92\"  data: no]" 
(gdb) p &message[150] 
$5 = 0x8119e16 "JS frame :: 
file:///usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/components/nsSample.js :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 
92\"  data: no]" 
(gdb) p reportp 
$6 = (struct JSErrorReport *) 0x8046de8 
(gdb) p *reportp 
$7 = {filename = 0x0, lineno = 0, linebuf = 0x0, tokenptr = 0x0, uclinebuf = 
0x0, uctokenptr = 0x0, flags = 2, 
  errorNumber = 147, ucmessage = 0x8119518, messageArgs = 0x80fbca0} 
(gdb) p *cx 
$8 = {links = {next = 0x80f1348, prev = 0x8097a38}, interpLevel = 0, 
stackLimit = 0, version = JSVERSION_DEFAULT, 
  jsop_eq = 18 '\022', jsop_ne = 19 '\023', runtime = 0x8097848, stackPool = 
{first = {next = 0x0, base = 134848004, 
      limit = 134848004, avail = 134848004}, current = 0x8099df4, arenasize = 
256, mask = 3}, fp = 0x0, tempPool = { 
    first = {next = 0x0, base = 134848040, limit = 134848040, avail = 
134848040}, current = 0x8099e14,  
    arenasize = 1024, mask = 7}, globalObject = 0x80ed6b0, newborn = {0x0, 
0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, 
  lastAtom = 0x0, regExpStatics = {input = 0x0, multiline = 0, parenCount = 0, 
moreLength = 0, parens = {{length = 0, 
        chars = 0x0}, {length = 0, chars = 0x0}, {length = 0, chars = 0x0}, 
{length = 0, chars = 0x0}, {length = 0, 
        chars = 0x0}, {length = 0, chars = 0x0}, {length = 0, chars = 0x0}, 
{length = 0, chars = 0x0}, {length = 0, 
        chars = 0x0}}, moreParens = 0x0, lastMatch = {length = 0, chars = 
0xc559c098}, lastParen = {length = 0, 
      chars = 0xc559c098}, leftContext = {length = 0, chars = 0xc559c098}, 
rightContext = {length = 0, 
      chars = 0xc559c098}}, sharpObjectMap = {depth = 0, sharpgen = 0, table = 
0x0}, argumentFormatMap = 0x80b5520, 
  lastMessage = 0x8119e88 "uncaught exception: [Exception... \"Component 
returned failure code: 0xc5ce0018 [nsIXPCComponents.ID]\"  nsresult: 
\"0xc5ce0018 (<unknown>)\"  location: \"JS frame :: 
file:///usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/compone"..., 
  tracefp = 0x0, branchCallback = 0, errorReporter = 0xc56393c8 
<__1cIReporter6FpnJJSContext_pkcpnNJSErrorReport__v_>, 
  data = 0x0, dormantFrameChain = 0x0, thread = 134797152, requestDepth = 1, 
scopeToShare = 0x0, 
  lockedSealedScope = 0x0, rval2 = 0, rval2set = 0 '\0', creatingException = 0 
'\0', throwing = 1 '\001',                             exception = 135191016, 
options = 0, localeCallbacks = 0x0, resolvingTable = 0x80f4900, stackHeaders = 
0x0, 
  findObjectPrincipals = 0} 
(gdb) 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. compiled from source firefox 1.0.6 (same result with 1.0.4) with Studio 10  
compiler on solaris 10 x86.  
2. ran firefox from root.  
3. crash on startup  
  
Actual Results:  
crash on startup 

Expected Results:  
should not crash 

Please see details above

Comment 1

[Sunil]

This is a debug compile, so if you need extra information please let me know. 

Comment 2

[Sunil]

This segv is caused because of this line in  
js/src/xpconnect/loader/mozJSComponentLoader.cpp:  
  
#ifdef DEBUG  
    fprintf(stderr, "JS Component Loader: %s %s:%d\n"  
            "                     %s\n",  
            JSREPORT_IS_WARNING(rep->flags) ? "WARNING" : "ERROR",                           
rep->filename, rep->lineno,  
            message ? message : "<no message>");  
#endif  
  
basically rep->filename is null, so fprintf dies. debug can't assume anything  
now, can it?  
  
So, I just patched this hole,went on and exited with code 1 without core dump.  
No windows, nothing. I think the error (JS Component Loader: ERROR) has  
already happened by this time, so that's the error we should be looking at. 
Can anybody tell me why I am getting that error and what it means? Thanks. 

Comment 3

[Sunil]

I am doing this with a new /.mozilla directory everytime, so no leftovers 
here. 

Comment 4

[Sunil]

more debug info for someone who knows what's going on: 
---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
root@unknown /usr/lib/MozillaFirefox  
$ \rm -rf /.mozilla 
 
root@unknown /usr/lib/MozillaFirefox  
$ ./firefox-bin  
File descriptors set to 512 
Type Manifest File: /usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/components/xpti.dat 
nsNativeComponentLoader: autoregistering begins. 
nsNativeComponentLoader: autoregistering succeeded 
nNCL: registering deferred (0) 
WARNING: NS_ENSURE_TRUE(NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) failed, file nsINIParser.cpp, line 
51 
No Persistent Registry Found. 
WARNING: NS_ENSURE_TRUE(NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) failed, file nsINIParser.cpp, line 
51 
Type Manifest File: /.mozilla/firefox/zieyjc7h.default/xpti.dat 
nsNativeComponentLoader: autoregistering begins. 
*** Registering nsTestDynamicModule components (all right -- a generic 
module!) 
*** Registering MyService components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsSampleModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering xpcomObsoleteModule components (all right -- a generic 
module!) 
*** Registering xpconnect components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering xpconnect_test components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsUConvModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsUCvMathModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsI18nModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsJarModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsCJVMManagerModule components (all right -- a generic 
module!) 
*** Registering necko_core_and_primary_protocols components (all right -- a 
generic module!) 
*** Registering necko_secondary_protocols components (all right -- a generic 
module!) 
*** Registering nsPrefModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsSecurityManagerModule components (all right -- a generic 
module!) 
*** Registering nsRDFModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsParserModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsGfxPSModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsGfxXprintModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsGfxGTKModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsImageLib2Module components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsPluginModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsWidgetGtk2Module components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering XRemoteClientModule components (all right -- a generic 
module!) 
*** Registering nsLayoutModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsMorkModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering docshell_provider components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering embedcomponents components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering Browser_Embedding_Module components (all right -- a generic 
module!) 
*** Registering nsEditorModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsTransactionManagerModule components (all right -- a generic 
module!) 
*** Registering nsComposerModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering appshell components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsChromeModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsAccessibilityModule components (all right -- a generic 
module!) 
*** Registering mozgnome components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering BOOT components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering NSS components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering PKI components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsFileViewModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsFindComponent components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering XRemoteServiceModule components (all right -- a generic 
module!) 
*** Registering application components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsToolkitCompsModule components (all right -- a generic 
module!) 
*** Registering nsSoftwareUpdate components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsCookieModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsXMLExtrasModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsAutoConfigModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsSystemPrefModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering TransformiixModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsUniversalCharDetModule components (all right -- a generic 
module!) 
*** Registering WSPProxyTestModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsWebServicesModule components (all right -- a generic 
module!) 
*** Registering nsInspectorModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsGnomeVFSModule components (all right -- a generic module!) 
*** Registering nsNegotiateAuthModule components (all right -- a generic 
module!) 
*** Registering nsBrowserCompsModule components (all right -- a generic 
module!) 
nsNativeComponentLoader: autoregistering succeeded 
WARNING: NS_ENSURE_TRUE(NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) failed, file nsINIParser.cpp, line 
51 
JS Component Loader: ERROR no file:0 
                     uncaught exception: [Exception... "Component returned 
failure code: 0xc4b20460 [nsIXPCComponents.ID]"  nsresult: "0xc4b20460 
(<unknown>)"  location: "JS frame :: 
file:///usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/components/nsSample.js :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 
92"  data: no] 
nNCL: registering deferred (0) 
WARNING: NS_ENSURE_TRUE(NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) failed, file nsINIParser.cpp, line 
51 
nsNativeComponentLoader: autoregistering begins. 
nsNativeComponentLoader: autoregistering succeeded 
nNCL: registering deferred (0) 
 
(firefox-bin:939335): Gdk-WARNING **: gdk_property_get(): length value has 
wrapped in calculation (did you pass G_MAXLONG?) 
GFX: dpi=96 t2p=0.0666667 p2t=15 depth=16 
++WEBSHELL == 1 
WARNING: NS_ENSURE_TRUE(NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) failed, file 
nsPermissionManager.cpp, line 623 
++DOMWINDOW == 1 
WARNING: NS_ENSURE_TRUE(em) failed, file nsAppRunner.cpp, line 1830 
###!!! ASSERTION: Failed to create nsICloseAllWindows impl.: 'closer', file 
nsAppShellService.cpp, line 1477 
Break: at file nsAppShellService.cpp, line 1477 
###!!! ASSERTION: Can't veto change!: 'Error', file nsXREDirProvider.cpp, line 
462 
Break: at file nsXREDirProvider.cpp, line 462 
nsPluginHostImpl::Observe "xpcom-shutdown" 
WARNING: nsExceptionService ignoring thread destruction after shutdown, file 
nsExceptionService.cpp, line 191 
nsPluginHostImpl dtor 
--WEBSHELL == 0 
###!!! ASSERTION: module CanUnload failed: 'NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)', file 
mozJSComponentLoader.cpp, line 430 
Break: at file mozJSComponentLoader.cpp, line 430 
###!!! ASSERTION: module CanUnload failed: 'NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)', file 
mozJSComponentLoader.cpp, line 430 
Break: at file mozJSComponentLoader.cpp, line 430 
###!!! ASSERTION: module CanUnload failed: 'NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)', file 
mozJSComponentLoader.cpp, line 430 
Break: at file mozJSComponentLoader.cpp, line 430 
###!!! ASSERTION: module CanUnload failed: 'NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)', file 
mozJSComponentLoader.cpp, line 430 
Break: at file mozJSComponentLoader.cpp, line 430 
###!!! ASSERTION: module CanUnload failed: 'NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)', file 
mozJSComponentLoader.cpp, line 430 
Break: at file mozJSComponentLoader.cpp, line 430 
###!!! ASSERTION: module CanUnload failed: 'NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)', file 
mozJSComponentLoader.cpp, line 430 
Break: at file mozJSComponentLoader.cpp, line 430 
###!!! ASSERTION: module CanUnload failed: 'NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)', file 
mozJSComponentLoader.cpp, line 430 
Break: at file mozJSComponentLoader.cpp, line 430 
###!!! ASSERTION: module CanUnload failed: 'NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)', file 
mozJSComponentLoader.cpp, line 430 
Break: at file mozJSComponentLoader.cpp, line 430 
###!!! ASSERTION: Main thread being held past XPCOM shutdown.: 'cnt == 0', 
file nsThread.cpp, line 439 
Break: at file nsThread.cpp, line 439 
nsStringStats 
 => mAllocCount: 5022 
 => mReallocCount: 1490 
 => mFreeCount: 5020 
 => mShareCount: 6969 
 => mAdoptCount: 2690 
 => mAdoptFreeCount: 2689 
 
root@unknown /usr/lib/MozillaFirefox  
$  

Comment 5

[timeless]

Attachment: oops

Comment 6

[Mike Shaver (:shaver emeritus)]

So why is the filename NULL?  I don't see how that can happen unless
NS_GetURLSpecFromFile fails, though I now see that I don't actually check that
return value...

Comment 7

[timeless]

i dunno. if this was xpconnect and not spidermonkey, i know that caps has a
tendency to veto access to filename properties on exception objects :), but that
doesn't apply here.

does it relate to the fact that the script is barely running at this point?
#8  0xc552cf2b in js_ReportUncaughtException
#9  0xc550f614 in JS_ExecuteScript

Comment 8

[Sunil]

I find it interesting that the problem doesn't happen if I compile with gcc. BUT
I need to compile with studio because none of the plugins work with gcc compiled
firefox (and I have no control over those). I minimally need java and flash plugins.

Comment 9

[Mike Shaver (:shaver emeritus)]

Vetoing access to filename properties doesn't affect the contents of the error
report struct.  If there's a bug here it sounds like it's more likely to be in
propagation of filename/lineno from no-longer-active scripts to error reporters,
via exception objects.  What's the exception that's not being caught?

Comment 10

[Ginn Chen]

Is it still a problem?

I never built Firefox with gcc on Solaris.
I know Firefox built with gcc works fine on Nexenta OS (based on OpenSolaris)

Comment 11

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

Sunil the reporter writes "I don't use solaris anymore".

Comment 12

[Ginn Chen]

If anyone want to fix it,

First, you need to fix DSO_LDOPTS in configure,
this option works for me, I'm not sure if it is correct,
DSO_LDOPTS = -G -shared -Wl,-z -Wl,muldefs

Then, you need to write a .s file for gcc Solaris x86 in
xpcom/reflect/xptcall/src/md/unix
I'm not sure whether the gcc Solaris sparc one can work well.

Third, we don't know yet.

Comment 13

[Ginn Chen]

(In reply to comment #12)
> Then, you need to write a .s file for gcc Solaris x86 in
> xpcom/reflect/xptcall/src/md/unix
> I'm not sure whether the gcc Solaris sparc one can work well.

ignore this, the gcc x86 version is in the cpp file.
It should work.

Comment 14

[Ginn Chen]

I thought I miss understood the description half year ago.
Sunil is building Firefox with SS10.

SS11 works for me.

BTW:
If you really want to compile Firefox with gcc and Sun ld, you need fix
 MOZ_FIX_LINK_PATHS to -R $(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin