EMACS_21_1_RC (2004-02-23): crash in mem_insert_fixup at alloc.c:2830

[Reiner Steib]

In GNU Emacs 21.3.2 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2004-02-23 on lumberjack
[ This is a CVS checkout with "-r EMACS_21_1_RC" on 2004-02-23 ]
configured using `configure  --prefix=/import/xtra/emacs/RC'
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: POSIX
  value of $LC_CTYPE: en_US.ISO_8859-1
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: POSIX
  locale-coding-system: iso-latin-1
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:

I ran Emacs under gdb from the ./src directory as described in
etc/DEBUG.  After some hours (mostly using Gnus), Emacs crashed.

Although I have read the section "Debugging problems which happen in
GC" in etc/DEBUG, I don't know what information I should provide now.
Can anyone instruct me?  I've attached the output of "backtrace" and
"xbacktrace" below.  I have the gdb session still running under
screen.  At the latest on 6th of April the PC will be shut down.

Bye, Reiner.

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(gdb) backtrace 
#0  0x0812114d in mem_insert_fixup (x=0x9057720) at alloc.c:2830
#1  0x081210a3 in mem_insert (start=0x90576d0, end=0x905771c, 
    type=MEM_TYPE_VECTOR) at alloc.c:2812
#2  0x0811f29c in lisp_malloc (nbytes=76, type=MEM_TYPE_VECTOR) at alloc.c:598
#3  0x08120728 in allocate_vectorlike (len=17, type=MEM_TYPE_VECTOR)
    at alloc.c:2230
#4  0x081207b2 in allocate_vector (nslots=17) at alloc.c:2254
#5  0x08120905 in Fmake_vector (length=17, init=405349804) at alloc.c:2350
#6  0x080a0c2b in Finternal_make_lisp_face (face=408960604, frame=149754216)
    at xfaces.c:3674
#7  0x080a12c7 in Finternal_set_lisp_face_attribute (face=408960604, 
    attr=405297948, value=405349804, frame=1223496040) at xfaces.c:3804
#8  0x08135b55 in Ffuncall (nargs=5, args=0xbfffc6a4) at eval.c:2670
#9  0x0816113b in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1498529724, vector=4, 
    maxdepth=-1073756512) at bytecode.c:716
#10 0x08135f9b in funcall_lambda (fun=1210329752, nargs=4, 
    arg_vector=0xbfffc7c4) at eval.c:2851
#11 0x081359cb in Ffuncall (nargs=5, args=0xbfffc7c0) at eval.c:2716
#12 0x0816113b in Fbyte_code (bytestr=941906220, vector=4, 
    maxdepth=-1073756224) at bytecode.c:716
#13 0x08135f9b in funcall_lambda (fun=1210341624, nargs=2, 
    arg_vector=0xbfffc8e4) at eval.c:2851
#14 0x081359cb in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbfffc8e0) at eval.c:2716
#15 0x0816113b in Fbyte_code (bytestr=941906368, vector=2, 
    maxdepth=-1073755936) at bytecode.c:716
#16 0x08135f9b in funcall_lambda (fun=1210341764, nargs=3, 
    arg_vector=0xbfffca04) at eval.c:2851
#17 0x081359cb in Ffuncall (nargs=4, args=0xbfffca00) at eval.c:2716
#18 0x0816113b in Fbyte_code (bytestr=408960604, vector=3, 
    maxdepth=-1073755648) at bytecode.c:716
#19 0x08135f9b in funcall_lambda (fun=1210346500, nargs=1, 
    arg_vector=0xbfffcb44) at eval.c:2851
#20 0x081359cb in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbfffcb40) at eval.c:2716
#21 0x08135778 in call1 (fn=405531164, arg1=1223496040) at eval.c:2456
#22 0x080ced0b in x_create_tip_frame (dpyinfo=0x84bfd60, parms=1498170996, 
    text=958910756) at xfns.c:10812
#23 0x080cf2d5 in Fx_show_tip (string=958910756, frame=1212234080, 
    parms=1498170996, timeout=10, dx=5, dy=268435446) at xfns.c:11007
#24 0x08135b1f in Ffuncall (nargs=7, args=0xbfffcd54) at eval.c:2692
#25 0x0816113b in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1498170996, vector=6, 
    maxdepth=-1073754800) at bytecode.c:716
#26 0x081350fb in Feval (form=135886304) at eval.c:2023
#27 0x08133d46 in Fcondition_case (args=405297516) at eval.c:1211
#28 0x08160236 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=944595572, vector=143, 
    maxdepth=-1073754176) at bytecode.c:898
#29 0x08135f9b in funcall_lambda (fun=1212335440, nargs=1, 
    arg_vector=0xbfffd0d4) at eval.c:2851
#30 0x081359cb in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbfffd0d0) at eval.c:2716
#31 0x0816113b in Fbyte_code (bytestr=944637468, vector=1, 
    maxdepth=-1073753904) at bytecode.c:716
#32 0x08135f9b in funcall_lambda (fun=1212773352, nargs=1, 
    arg_vector=0xbfffd2d8) at eval.c:2851
#33 0x081359cb in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbfffd2d4) at eval.c:2716
#34 0x08135527 in run_hook_with_args (nargs=2, args=0xbfffd2d4, 
    cond=until_success) at eval.c:2330
#35 0x08135455 in Frun_hook_with_args_until_success (nargs=2, args=0xbfffd2d4)
    at eval.c:2242
#36 0x08135bd5 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbfffd2d0) at eval.c:2640
#37 0x0816113b in Fbyte_code (bytestr=944595748, vector=2, 
    maxdepth=-1073753392) at bytecode.c:716
#38 0x08135f9b in funcall_lambda (fun=1213036520, nargs=1, 
    arg_vector=0xbfffd498) at eval.c:2851
#39 0x081359cb in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbfffd494) at eval.c:2716
#40 0x0813533a in Fapply (nargs=2, args=0xbfffd494) at eval.c:2118
#41 0x08135bd5 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbfffd490) at eval.c:2640
#42 0x0816113b in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1244834888, vector=2, 
    maxdepth=-1073752944) at bytecode.c:716
#43 0x081350fb in Feval (form=135886304) at eval.c:2023
#44 0x08133d46 in Fcondition_case (args=405297516) at eval.c:1211
#45 0x08160236 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1244834888, vector=143, 
    maxdepth=-1073752336) at bytecode.c:898
#46 0x08135f9b in funcall_lambda (fun=1210418348, nargs=1, 
    arg_vector=0xbfffd834) at eval.c:2851
#47 0x081359cb in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbfffd830) at eval.c:2716
#48 0x08135778 in call1 (fn=405351996, arg1=1244834888) at eval.c:2456
#49 0x080de6e1 in timer_check (do_it_now=1) at keyboard.c:4103
#50 0x080dd44e in readable_events (do_timers_now=167726368) at keyboard.c:3181
#51 0x080e06a9 in get_input_pending (addr=0x827dde4, do_timers_now=1)
    at keyboard.c:6072
#52 0x080e51e2 in detect_input_pending_run_timers (do_display=1)
    at keyboard.c:9485
#53 0x08164996 in wait_reading_process_input (time_limit=30, microsecs=0, 
    read_kbd=268435455, do_display=1) at process.c:2687
#54 0x08056fb7 in sit_for (sec=147922976, usec=0, reading=1, display=5503, 
    initial_display=0) at dispnew.c:6240
#55 0x080dcbdd in read_char (commandflag=1, nmaps=4, maps=0xbfffdcc0, 
    prev_event=405297516, used_mouse_menu=0xbfffdcf8) at keyboard.c:2518
#56 0x080e2d9d in read_key_sequence (keybuf=0xbfffde20, bufsize=30, 
    prompt=405297516, dont_downcase_last=0, can_return_switch_frame=1, 
    fix_current_buffer=1) at keyboard.c:8221
#57 0x080da4c7 in command_loop_1 () at keyboard.c:1451
#58 0x08133e5a in internal_condition_case (bfun=0x80da2e0 <command_loop_1>, 
    handlers=405393860, hfun=0x80d9ee0 <cmd_error>) at eval.c:1267
#59 0x080da18b in command_loop_2 () at keyboard.c:1245
#60 0x081339c2 in internal_catch (tag=0, func=0x80da170 <command_loop_2>, 
    arg=405297516) at eval.c:1030
#61 0x080da142 in command_loop () at keyboard.c:1224
#62 0x080d9c46 in recursive_edit_1 () at keyboard.c:950
#63 0x080d9d98 in Frecursive_edit () at keyboard.c:1006
#64 0x080d8650 in main (argc=5, argv=0xbfffe3f4, envp=0xbfffe40c)
    at emacs.c:1553
#65 0x403258ae in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6
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(gdb) xbacktrace 
0x81c8430 "internal-set-lisp-face-attribute"
0x8242a6c "set-face-attribute"
0x82458c0 "face-spec-reset-face"
0x823ee24 "face-spec-set"
0x81d5ee0 "face-set-after-frame-default"
0x81d67dc "x-show-tip"
0x81cde54 "byte-code"
0x848c6ac "tooltip-show"
0x848c3b4 "tooltip-help-tips"
0x81cbc14 "run-hook-with-args-until-success"
0x848c5a0 "tooltip-timeout"
0x81cbbc0 "apply"
0x81cde54 "byte-code"
0x81c88d4 "timer-event-handler"
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