Ethereal-dev: [Ethereal-dev] RE: [Ethereal-users] Segmentation Fault on v0.8.13-1 for Linux
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(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/local/bin/ethereal
Kernel filter, protocol ALL, raw packet socket
Kernel filter, protocol ALL, raw packet socket
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x40183569 in g_mem_chunk_destroy () from /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0
(gdb) bt
#0 0x40183569 in g_mem_chunk_destroy () from /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0
#1 0x80c5fb4 in close_cap_file (cf=0x816a880, w=0x81c8ab8) at file.c:213
#2 0x80c5e2d in open_cap_file (fname=0x81e7128 "/tmp/etherXXXXQkFcmN",
is_tempfile=1, cf=0x816a880) at file.c:136
#3 0x80c6466 in start_tail_cap_file (fname=0x81e7128
"/tmp/etherXXXXQkFcmN", is_tempfile=1, cf=0x816a880) at file.c:388
#4 0x80c4bca in do_capture (capfile_name=0x0) at capture.c:246
#5 0x80e7d9b in capture_prep_ok_cb (ok_bt=0x81e4e18, parent_w=0x81e3a40) at
capture_dlg.c:387
#6 0x400a8efd in gtk_marshal_NONE__NONE () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#7 0x400d65fd in gtk_handlers_run () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#8 0x400d5a42 in gtk_signal_real_emit () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#9 0x400d3b95 in gtk_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#10 0x400488c8 in gtk_button_clicked () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#11 0x40049eb8 in gtk_real_button_released () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#12 0x400a8efd in gtk_marshal_NONE__NONE () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#13 0x400d58fb in gtk_signal_real_emit () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#14 0x400d3b95 in gtk_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#15 0x40048808 in gtk_button_released () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#16 0x40049872 in gtk_button_button_release () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#17 0x400a8ac9 in gtk_marshal_BOOL__POINTER () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#18 0x400d5a7b in gtk_signal_real_emit () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#19 0x400d3b95 in gtk_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#20 0x40108a3c in gtk_widget_event () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#21 0x400a8a22 in gtk_propagate_event () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#22 0x400a7c7a in gtk_main_do_event () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#23 0x401524db in gdk_event_dispatch () from /usr/lib/libgdk-1.2.so.0
#24 0x40182186 in g_main_dispatch () from /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0
#25 0x40182751 in g_main_iterate () from /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0
#26 0x401828f1 in g_main_run () from /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0
#27 0x400a75b9 in gtk_main () from /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0
#28 0x80e0b56 in main (argc=1, argv=0xbffffb14) at main.c:1545
(gdb)
-----Original Message-----
From: Gilbert Ramirez [mailto:gram@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 11:25 AM
To: Wiley, Rob; ethereal-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Ethereal-users] Segmentation Fault on
v0.8.13-1 for Linux
On Wed, Nov 08, 2000 at 11:14:13AM -0500, Wiley, Rob wrote:
> When I run v.0.8.13-1 from Linux, it runs fine for the
first capture. If
> I choose to restart a new capture, without closing out
ethereal, I get a
> segmentation fault. I can restart ethereal and it runs
fine again, but
> the second attempt to capture dies.
>
> When I run it under GDB, here's the output.
>
> Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
> 0x40183569 in g_mem_chunk_destroy () from
/usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0
I can't replicate it on my system.
Can you type 'bt' in gdb to get a backtrace, and send us
that
output, too? g_mem_chunk_destroy() is called from many
places in
the Ethereal code, so we need more info. This should be sent
to
ethereal-dev instead of ethereal-users.
--gilbert
