[Bug 1898005] [NEW] gnome-shell crashed with SIGABRT in st_bin_destroy: assertion failed: (priv->child == NULL) called from DesktopManager::_destroyDesktopIcons() [desktopManager.js:234]

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[Impact]

Gnome Shell crashes at random times when the Desktop or home directory
is modified, and the desktop-icons extension tries to refresh.

https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/fcc5c581fc0a8c2f8f68314fa383690423a3dc02

[Test Case]

Open a nautilus (Files) window and tap Ctrl+H repeatedly. The shell
should not crash or freeze.

[Where problems could occur]

An extension with syntax errors may fail to load leaving the user with
reduced shell functionality. A more faulty extension might crash the
entire shell after loading, like this bug.

[Other Info]

See also bug 1898910

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Sorry, I missed what was happening when this crashed.  I'll try to catch
it next time.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: gnome-shell 3.38.0-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-18.19-generic 5.8.4
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-18-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu48
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Sep 30 08:38:45 2020
DisplayManager: gdm3
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-shell
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/gnome-shell
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.0-1ubuntu1
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
StacktraceTop:
 () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
 g_assertion_message_expr () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
 () at /usr/lib/gnome-shell/libst-1.0.so
 g_closure_invoke () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
 () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
Title: gnome-shell crashed with SIGABRT
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo
separator:

** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
     Assignee: Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
     Assignee: Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu Focal)
     Importance: Medium
     Assignee: Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
         Status: Fix Committed

** Affects: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (Ubuntu Focal)
     Importance: High
     Assignee: Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
         Status: In Progress

** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu Groovy)
     Importance: Medium
     Assignee: Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (Ubuntu Groovy)
     Importance: High
     Assignee: Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu Hirsute)
     Importance: Medium
     Assignee: Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (Ubuntu Hirsute)
     Importance: High
     Assignee: Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
         Status: Fix Released


** Tags: amd64 apport-crash bugpattern-needed fixed-in-3.36.9 fixed-in-3.38.2 fixed-in-gnome-shell-3.38.2 fixed-upstream groovy verification-done-groovy
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gnome-shell crashed with SIGABRT in st_bin_destroy: assertion failed: (priv->child == NULL) called from DesktopManager::_destroyDesktopIcons() [desktopManager.js:234]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1898005
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