529482 - Firefox 3.6b2 Crash [@ LoadPlatformDirectory(nsIFile*, nsCOMArray<nsIFile>&) ]

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 525725

(Core :: XUL, defect)

Description

[chris hofmann]

this signature is about #8 in the new crash list at

http://people.mozilla.com/~chofmann/crash-data/new-crashes/new-in-3.6b2-from-35x+36b1.html

this crash seems to have increased in volume with the release of firefox 3.6b2


2   total crashes for LoadPlatformDirectory on 20091101-crashdata.csv
5   total crashes for LoadPlatformDirectory on 20091102-crashdata.csv
0   total crashes for LoadPlatformDirectory on 20091103-crashdata.csv
0   total crashes for LoadPlatformDirectory on 20091104-crashdata.csv
6   total crashes for LoadPlatformDirectory on 20091105-crashdata.csv
2   total crashes for LoadPlatformDirectory on 20091106-crashdata.csv
2   total crashes for LoadPlatformDirectory on 20091107-crashdata.csv
1   total crashes for LoadPlatformDirectory on 20091108-crashdata.csv
0   total crashes for LoadPlatformDirectory on 20091109-crashdata.csv
1   total crashes for LoadPlatformDirectory on 20091110-crashdata.csv
12   total crashes for LoadPlatformDirectory on 20091111-crashdata.csv
9   total crashes for LoadPlatformDirectory on 20091112-crashdata.csv
6   total crashes for LoadPlatformDirectory on 20091113-crashdata.csv
6   total crashes for LoadPlatformDirectory on 20091114-crashdata.csv
5   total crashes for LoadPlatformDirectory on 20091115-crashdata.csv
2   total crashes for LoadPlatformDirectory on 20091116-crashdata.csv

stack looks like

http://crash-stats.mozilla.com/report/index/35a5464e-82e5-4776-8808-63a412091111

Frame  	Module  	Signature [Expand]  	Source
0 	libxul.so 	LoadPlatformDirectory 	toolkit/xre/nsXREDirProvider.cpp:417
1 	libxul.so 	nsXREDirProvider::LoadBundleDirectories 	toolkit/xre/nsXREDirProvider.cpp:564
2 	libxul.so 	nsXREDirProvider::GetFilesInternal 	toolkit/xre/nsXREDirProvider.cpp:663
3 	libxul.so 	nsXREDirProvider::GetFiles 	toolkit/xre/nsXREDirProvider.cpp:508
4 	libxul.so 	FindProviderFile 	xpcom/io/nsDirectoryService.cpp:588
5 	libxul.so 	nsSupportsArray::EnumerateBackwards 	xpcom/ds/nsSupportsArray.cpp:639
6 	libxul.so 	nsDirectoryService::Get 	xpcom/io/nsDirectoryService.cpp:646
7 	libxul.so 	xptiInterfaceInfoManager::BuildFileSearchPath 	xpcom/reflect/xptinfo/src/xptiInterfaceInfoManager.cpp:216
8 	libxul.so 	xptiInterfaceInfoManager::GetInterfaceInfoManagerNoAddRef 	xpcom/reflect/xptinfo/src/xptiInterfaceInfoManager.cpp:65
9 	libxul.so 	NS_InitXPCOM3_P 	xpcom/build/nsXPComInit.cpp:693
10 	libxul.so 	ScopedXPCOMStartup::Initialize 	toolkit/xre/nsAppRunner.cpp:1090
11 	libxul.so 	XRE_main 	toolkit/xre/nsAppRunner.cpp:1245
12 	firefox-bin 	main 	browser/app/nsBrowserApp.cpp:158
13 	libc-2.10.1.so 	libc-2.10.1.so@0x16b55 	
14 	libc-2.10.1.so 	libc-2.10.1.so@0x16b55 	
15 	ld-2.10.1.so 	ld-2.10.1.so@0xff3 	
16 	ld-2.10.1.so 	ld-2.10.1.so@0xd325 	
17 	ld-2.10.1.so 	ld-2.10.1.so@0x827 	
18 	libc-2.10.1.so 	libc-2.10.1.so@0x1ff3 	
19 	ld-2.10.1.so 	ld-2.10.1.so@0x12fbf 	
20 	libc-2.10.1.so 	libc-2.10.1.so@0x16a7a 	
21 	ld-2.10.1.so 	ld-2.10.1.so@0xff3

comments look like

LoadPlatformDirectory(nsIFile*, nsCOMArray<nsIFile>&)
	http://crash-stats.mozilla.com/report/index/35a5464e-82e5-4776-8808-63a412091111
	I just started 3.6b2 on ubuntu karmic, but it crashed with the --help parameter
	\N
	Firefox 3.6b2 Linux 0.0.0 Linux 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:04:26 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
	 
20091112-crashdata.csv

LoadPlatformDirectory
	http://crash-stats.mozilla.com/report/index/139693f5-64a5-4431-9ad6-28f7e2091112
	"Ran firefox.exe with an argument of ""-?"""
	
	Firefox 3.6b2 Windows NT 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1
	 525725
20091113-crashdata.csv

LoadPlatformDirectory
	http://crash-stats.mozilla.com/report/index/d04a1000-8b70-4703-ae7e-c620e2091113
	invoking firefox.exe with --help crashes.
	
	Firefox 3.6b2 Windows NT 6.1.7600
	 525725

LoadPlatformDirectory(nsIFile*, nsCOMArray<nsIFile>&)
	http://crash-stats.mozilla.com/report/index/099536b6-bb06-44d5-81a6-b77c32091113
	just ran /opt/firefox/firefox --help
	\N
	Firefox 3.6b2 Linux 0.0.0 Linux 2.6.31.5-127.fc12.i686 #1 SMP Sat Nov 7 21:41:45 EST 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
	 
20091114-crashdata.csv

LoadPlatformDirectory
	http://crash-stats.mozilla.com/report/index/ead1da79-c3a6-4f58-a4a8-f6f592091114
	Starting firefox.exe with command line parameter -?
	
	Firefox 3.6b2 Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
	 525725

Comment 1

[chris hofmann]

might want to block on this until we know more, and possibly has a reproducible test case.

Comment 2

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

I suspect this is a dupe of bug 525725

Comment 4

[Firefox Bug Husbandry Bot]

Moving to Core:XUL per https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1455336