[Bug 298139] Re: evince crashed with SIGSEGV in spectre_gs_send_page()

Rogério Theodoro de Brito rbrito at ime.usp.br
Wed Apr 14 15:53:51 BST 2010


So, would it be possible to have this segfault fixed in time for the
release?

It is a very important fix at least for those running big endian
machines (which includes powerpc and sparc). A different version of the
fix (but equally good) is already commited in upstream's repository for
some time, and also verified.

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libspectre/commit/?id=35aa9dfac2631de24a40d95d1469acb52f379249

If you want the least disruptive change, one that can be applied in a
wide range of releases, then the patch that I attached to this bug
should be the first choice.

Anyway, a reply is welcome, even if only to say "no, it won't be
accepted", so that I don't waste my time anymore. The technical
background of *why* the bug happens and how to fix it is at

https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libspectre/+bug/298139/comments/5


Thanks, Rogério Brito.

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evince crashed with SIGSEGV in spectre_gs_send_page()
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