bug#266: emacs 22.2 crash on mac os x

[emacs user]

To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org

Here is some information on an emacs crash that occurs very frequent
on Mac OSX when I use ViewMail.  I cannot provide a reproducible case,
and xbacktrace makes gdb stop working, but I have a traceback below
and I hope this is still useful.

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In GNU Emacs 22.2.1 (i386-apple-darwin9.2.2, Carbon Version 1.6.0)
 of 2008-05-13 on udp003018uds.weizmann.ac.il
Windowing system distributor `Apple Inc.', version 10.5.2
configured using `configure  '--enable-carbon-app''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: C
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: nil
  locale-coding-system: iso-8859-1
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: EShell

Minor modes in effect:
  encoded-kbd-mode: t
  delete-selection-mode: t
  display-time-mode: t
  auto-image-file-mode: t
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  unify-8859-on-encoding-mode: t
  utf-translate-cjk-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t
  abbrev-mode: t

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me@udp003018uds:/Users/me $ gdb 
/usr/local/emacs-22.2/mac/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs 
GNU gdb 6.3.50-20050815 (Apple version gdb-768) (Tue Oct  2 04:07:49 UTC 2007)
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This GDB was configured as "i386-apple-darwin"...Reading symbols for shared 
libraries ......... done

(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/local/emacs-22.2/mac/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs 
Reading symbols for shared libraries 
++++++++............................................................................
 done
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done
Reading symbols for shared libraries .... done

Program received signal EXC_BAD_ACCESS, Could not access memory.
Reason: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at address: 0xbf7fffe4
0x000da234 in mark_object (arg=379042948) at alloc.c:5454
5454    {
(gdb) backtrace
#0  0x000da234 in mark_object (arg=379042948) at alloc.c:5454
#1  0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379042756) at alloc.c:5701
#2  0x000da42a in mark_object (arg=377954509) at alloc.c:5826
#3  0x000da333 in mark_object (arg=14342985) at alloc.c:5713
#4  0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379043140) at alloc.c:5701
#5  0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379043076) at alloc.c:5701
#6  0x000da42a in mark_object (arg=377954381) at alloc.c:5826
#7  0x000da333 in mark_object (arg=14343057) at alloc.c:5713
#8  0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379043460) at alloc.c:5701
#9  0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379043396) at alloc.c:5701
#10 0x000da42a in mark_object (arg=377736101) at alloc.c:5826
#11 0x000da333 in mark_object (arg=14343129) at alloc.c:5713
#12 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379043780) at alloc.c:5701
#13 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379043716) at alloc.c:5701
#14 0x000da42a in mark_object (arg=377735701) at alloc.c:5826
#15 0x000da333 in mark_object (arg=14288433) at alloc.c:5713
#16 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379044100) at alloc.c:5701
#17 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379044036) at alloc.c:5701
#18 0x000da42a in mark_object (arg=377735533) at alloc.c:5826
#19 0x000da333 in mark_object (arg=14288505) at alloc.c:5713
#20 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379044452) at alloc.c:5701
#21 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379044388) at alloc.c:5701
#22 0x000da42a in mark_object (arg=377735333) at alloc.c:5826
#23 0x000da333 in mark_object (arg=14288577) at alloc.c:5713
#24 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379044772) at alloc.c:5701
#25 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379044708) at alloc.c:5701
#26 0x000da42a in mark_object (arg=377733773) at alloc.c:5826
#27 0x000da333 in mark_object (arg=14288649) at alloc.c:5713
#28 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379045092) at alloc.c:5701
#29 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379045028) at alloc.c:5701
#30 0x000da42a in mark_object (arg=377733645) at alloc.c:5826
#31 0x000da333 in mark_object (arg=14288721) at alloc.c:5713
#32 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379045412) at alloc.c:5701
#33 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379045348) at alloc.c:5701
#34 0x000da42a in mark_object (arg=377733413) at alloc.c:5826
#35 0x000da333 in mark_object (arg=14288793) at alloc.c:5713
#36 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379045732) at alloc.c:5701
#37 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379045668) at alloc.c:5701
#38 0x000da42a in mark_object (arg=377733173) at alloc.c:5826
#39 0x000da333 in mark_object (arg=14288865) at alloc.c:5713
#40 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379046084) at alloc.c:5701
#41 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379046020) at alloc.c:5701
#42 0x000da42a in mark_object (arg=377954013) at alloc.c:5826
#43 0x000da333 in mark_object (arg=14288937) at alloc.c:5713
#44 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379046404) at alloc.c:5701
#45 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379046340) at alloc.c:5701
#46 0x000da42a in mark_object (arg=377953869) at alloc.c:5826
#47 0x000da333 in mark_object (arg=14289009) at alloc.c:5713
#48 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379046724) at alloc.c:5701
#49 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379046660) at alloc.c:5701
#50 0x000da42a in mark_object (arg=377953765) at alloc.c:5826
#51 0x000da333 in mark_object (arg=14289081) at alloc.c:5713
...
#323 0x000da333 in mark_object (arg=14277673) at alloc.c:5713
#324 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379069172) at alloc.c:5701
#325 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379069108) at alloc.c:5701
Quit
(gdb) where
#0  0x000da234 in mark_object (arg=379042948) at alloc.c:5454
#1  0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379042756) at alloc.c:5701
#2  0x000da42a in mark_object (arg=377954509) at alloc.c:5826
#3  0x000da333 in mark_object (arg=14342985) at alloc.c:5713
#4  0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379043140) at alloc.c:5701
#5  0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379043076) at alloc.c:5701
#6  0x000da42a in mark_object (arg=377954381) at alloc.c:5826
#7  0x000da333 in mark_object (arg=14343057) at alloc.c:5713
#8  0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379043460) at alloc.c:5701
#9  0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379043396) at alloc.c:5701
#10 0x000da42a in mark_object (arg=377736101) at alloc.c:5826
#11 0x000da333 in mark_object (arg=14343129) at alloc.c:5713
#12 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379043780) at alloc.c:5701
#13 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379043716) at alloc.c:5701
#14 0x000da42a in mark_object (arg=377735701) at alloc.c:5826
...
#421 0x000da8e4 in mark_object (arg=379076964) at alloc.c:5701
#422 0x000da42a in mark_object (arg=377779165) at alloc.c:5826
#423 0x000da333 in mark_object (arg=14255953) at alloc.c:5713
Quit
(gdb) 

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xbacktrace doesn't work (no information printed, gdb hangs up), and
"bt full" gives this:

(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/local/emacs-22.2/mac/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs 
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done

Program received signal EXC_BAD_ACCESS, Could not access memory.
Reason: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at address: 0xbf7ffff4
0x000da234 in mark_object (arg=21220676) at alloc.c:5454
5454    {
(gdb) bt full
#0  0x000da234 in mark_object (arg=21220676) at alloc.c:5454
        obj = 21220676
        cdr_count = Cannot access memory at address 0xbf7ffff4

Lisp Backtrace:

(nothing printed beyond this point)


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