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Firefox crashes (Linux x64, JavaScript-related?)

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AdamJJones
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Since version 40 I've been experiencing apparently random crashes in Firefox, typically when opening a link in a new tab. I've rebuilt it with debug symbols and produced a couple of ~1.5GB core files. Backtraces from gdb as follows: 

Core was generated by `firefox'.
Program terminated with signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
#0  0x00007f21369475f9 in raise () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0
[Current thread is 1 (Thread 0x7f2136d12780 (LWP 28895))]
(gdb) bt
#0  0x00007f21369475f9 in raise () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0
#1  0x00007f21339083db in nsProfileLock::FatalSignalHandler(int, siginfo_t*, void*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#2  0x00007f2133bdcf41 in AsmJSFaultHandler(int, siginfo_t*, void*) ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#3  <signal handler called>
#4  0x00007f2133c76def in void js::TraceManuallyBarrieredEdge<js::jit::JitCode*>(JSTracer*, js::jit::JitCode**, char const*) ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#5  0x00007f2133f4f34b in js::jit::ICStub::trace(JSTracer*) ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#6  0x00007f2133e1fdbb in js::jit::BaselineScript::trace(JSTracer*) ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#7  0x00007f2133c765f9 in void js::TraceManuallyBarrieredEdge<JSScript*>(JSTracer*, JSScript**, char const*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#8  0x00007f213400e7f8 in fun_trace(JSTracer*, JSObject*) ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#9  0x00007f2133c5328b in js::GCMarker::drainMarkStack(js::SliceBudget&) ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#10 0x00007f21340262e3 in js::gc::GCRuntime::drainMarkStack(js::SliceBudget&, js::gcstats::Phase) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#11 0x00007f21340664d8 in js::gc::GCRuntime::incrementalCollectSlice(js::SliceBudget&, JS::gcreason::Reason) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#12 0x00007f2134067149 in js::gc::GCRuntime::gcCycle(bool, js::SliceBudget&, JS::gcreason::Reason) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#13 0x00007f21340673dd in js::gc::GCRuntime::collect(bool, js::SliceBudget, JS::gcreason::Reason) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#14 0x00007f213406871b in JS::NotifyDidPaint(JSRuntime*) ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#15 0x00007f2132523ee6 in nsXPConnect::NotifyDidPaint() ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#16 0x00007f213344e026 in nsRefreshDriver::Tick(long, mozilla::TimeStamp) ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#17 0x00007f213344f429 in mozilla::RefreshDriverTimer::Tick(long, mozilla::TimeStamp) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#18 0x00007f213344f55a in mozilla::VsyncRefreshDriverTimer::RefreshDriverVsyncObserver::TickRefreshDriver(mozilla::TimeStamp) ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#19 0x00007f213344e60a in nsRunnableMethodImpl<void (mozilla::VsyncRefreshDriverTimer::RefreshDriverVsyncObserver::*)(mozilla::TimeStamp), true, mozilla::TimeStamp>::Run() () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#20 0x00007f21320a6eef in nsThread::ProcessNextEvent(bool, bool*) ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#21 0x00007f21320c1c82 in NS_ProcessNextEvent(nsIThread*, bool) ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#22 0x00007f21322998d4 in mozilla::ipc::MessagePump::Run(base::MessagePump::Delegate*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#23 0x00007f213227b7ff in MessageLoop::Run() ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
#24 0x00007f213330fc6c in nsBaseAppShell::Run() ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#25 0x00007f21338d510f in nsAppStartup::Run() ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#26 0x00007f213390e2e0 in XREMain::XRE_mainRun() ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#27 0x00007f213390e5ce in XREMain::XRE_main(int, char**, nsXREAppData const*)
    () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#28 0x00007f213390e7f9 in XRE_main () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#29 0x0000000000405943 in do_main(int, char**, nsIFile*) ()
#30 0x0000000000405106 in main ()


Core was generated by `firefox'.
Program terminated with signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
#0  0x00007f4ac44405f9 in raise () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0
#1  0x00007f4ac14083db in nsProfileLock::FatalSignalHandler(int, siginfo_t*, void*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#2  0x00007f4ac16dcf41 in AsmJSFaultHandler(int, siginfo_t*, void*) ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#3  <signal handler called>
#4  0x00007f4ac34a49c0 in ?? ()
#5  0x00007f4ac1899260 in js::ConstraintTypeSet::sweep(JS::Zone*, js::AutoClearTypeInferenceStateOnOOM&) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#6  0x00007f4ac187d021 in JSScript::maybeSweepTypes(js::AutoClearTypeInferenceStateOnOOM*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#7  0x00007f4ac1b65e03 in js::gc::GCRuntime::sweepPhase(js::SliceBudget&) ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#8  0x00007f4ac1b66520 in js::gc::GCRuntime::incrementalCollectSlice(js::SliceBudget&, JS::gcreason::Reason) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#9  0x00007f4ac1b67149 in js::gc::GCRuntime::gcCycle(bool, js::SliceBudget&, JS::gcreason::Reason) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#10 0x00007f4ac1b673dd in js::gc::GCRuntime::collect(bool, js::SliceBudget, JS::gcreason::Reason) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#11 0x00007f4ac1b688ee in JS::IncrementalGCSlice(JSRuntime*, JS::gcreason::Reason, long) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#12 0x00007f4ac03b8520 in nsJSContext::GarbageCollectNow(JS::gcreason::Reason, nsJSContext::IsIncremental, nsJSContext::IsShrinking, long) ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#13 0x00007f4abfba84b6 in nsTimerImpl::Fire() ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#14 0x00007f4abfba87b3 in nsTimerEvent::Run() ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#15 0x00007f4abfba6eef in nsThread::ProcessNextEvent(bool, bool*) ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#16 0x00007f4abfbc1c82 in NS_ProcessNextEvent(nsIThread*, bool) ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#17 0x00007f4abfd998d4 in mozilla::ipc::MessagePump::Run(base::MessagePump::Delegate*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#18 0x00007f4abfd7b7ff in MessageLoop::Run() ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#19 0x00007f4ac0e0fc6c in nsBaseAppShell::Run() ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#20 0x00007f4ac13d510f in nsAppStartup::Run() ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#21 0x00007f4ac140e2e0 in XREMain::XRE_mainRun() ()
   from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#22 0x00007f4ac140e5ce in XREMain::XRE_main(int, char**, nsXREAppData const*)
    () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#23 0x00007f4ac140e7f9 in XRE_main () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
#24 0x0000000000405943 in do_main(int, char**, nsIFile*) ()
#25 0x0000000000405106 in main ()

I'm running Gentoo Linux x86-64 using gcc 4.9.3 (no crazy optimization flags). No real experience using gdb, but happy to try and extract any further information given a suitable incantation.

May be related to https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1174997

Since version 40 I've been experiencing apparently random crashes in Firefox, typically when opening a link in a new tab. I've rebuilt it with debug symbols and produced a couple of ~1.5GB core files. Backtraces from gdb as follows: <pre><nowiki>Core was generated by `firefox'. Program terminated with signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. #0 0x00007f21369475f9 in raise () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 [Current thread is 1 (Thread 0x7f2136d12780 (LWP 28895))] (gdb) bt #0 0x00007f21369475f9 in raise () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #1 0x00007f21339083db in nsProfileLock::FatalSignalHandler(int, siginfo_t*, void*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #2 0x00007f2133bdcf41 in AsmJSFaultHandler(int, siginfo_t*, void*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #3 <signal handler called> #4 0x00007f2133c76def in void js::TraceManuallyBarrieredEdge<js::jit::JitCode*>(JSTracer*, js::jit::JitCode**, char const*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #5 0x00007f2133f4f34b in js::jit::ICStub::trace(JSTracer*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #6 0x00007f2133e1fdbb in js::jit::BaselineScript::trace(JSTracer*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #7 0x00007f2133c765f9 in void js::TraceManuallyBarrieredEdge<JSScript*>(JSTracer*, JSScript**, char const*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #8 0x00007f213400e7f8 in fun_trace(JSTracer*, JSObject*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #9 0x00007f2133c5328b in js::GCMarker::drainMarkStack(js::SliceBudget&) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #10 0x00007f21340262e3 in js::gc::GCRuntime::drainMarkStack(js::SliceBudget&, js::gcstats::Phase) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #11 0x00007f21340664d8 in js::gc::GCRuntime::incrementalCollectSlice(js::SliceBudget&, JS::gcreason::Reason) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #12 0x00007f2134067149 in js::gc::GCRuntime::gcCycle(bool, js::SliceBudget&, JS::gcreason::Reason) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #13 0x00007f21340673dd in js::gc::GCRuntime::collect(bool, js::SliceBudget, JS::gcreason::Reason) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #14 0x00007f213406871b in JS::NotifyDidPaint(JSRuntime*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #15 0x00007f2132523ee6 in nsXPConnect::NotifyDidPaint() () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #16 0x00007f213344e026 in nsRefreshDriver::Tick(long, mozilla::TimeStamp) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #17 0x00007f213344f429 in mozilla::RefreshDriverTimer::Tick(long, mozilla::TimeStamp) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #18 0x00007f213344f55a in mozilla::VsyncRefreshDriverTimer::RefreshDriverVsyncObserver::TickRefreshDriver(mozilla::TimeStamp) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #19 0x00007f213344e60a in nsRunnableMethodImpl<void (mozilla::VsyncRefreshDriverTimer::RefreshDriverVsyncObserver::*)(mozilla::TimeStamp), true, mozilla::TimeStamp>::Run() () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #20 0x00007f21320a6eef in nsThread::ProcessNextEvent(bool, bool*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #21 0x00007f21320c1c82 in NS_ProcessNextEvent(nsIThread*, bool) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #22 0x00007f21322998d4 in mozilla::ipc::MessagePump::Run(base::MessagePump::Delegate*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #23 0x00007f213227b7ff in MessageLoop::Run() () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- #24 0x00007f213330fc6c in nsBaseAppShell::Run() () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #25 0x00007f21338d510f in nsAppStartup::Run() () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #26 0x00007f213390e2e0 in XREMain::XRE_mainRun() () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #27 0x00007f213390e5ce in XREMain::XRE_main(int, char**, nsXREAppData const*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #28 0x00007f213390e7f9 in XRE_main () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #29 0x0000000000405943 in do_main(int, char**, nsIFile*) () #30 0x0000000000405106 in main () Core was generated by `firefox'. Program terminated with signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. #0 0x00007f4ac44405f9 in raise () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #1 0x00007f4ac14083db in nsProfileLock::FatalSignalHandler(int, siginfo_t*, void*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #2 0x00007f4ac16dcf41 in AsmJSFaultHandler(int, siginfo_t*, void*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #3 <signal handler called> #4 0x00007f4ac34a49c0 in ?? () #5 0x00007f4ac1899260 in js::ConstraintTypeSet::sweep(JS::Zone*, js::AutoClearTypeInferenceStateOnOOM&) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #6 0x00007f4ac187d021 in JSScript::maybeSweepTypes(js::AutoClearTypeInferenceStateOnOOM*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #7 0x00007f4ac1b65e03 in js::gc::GCRuntime::sweepPhase(js::SliceBudget&) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #8 0x00007f4ac1b66520 in js::gc::GCRuntime::incrementalCollectSlice(js::SliceBudget&, JS::gcreason::Reason) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #9 0x00007f4ac1b67149 in js::gc::GCRuntime::gcCycle(bool, js::SliceBudget&, JS::gcreason::Reason) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #10 0x00007f4ac1b673dd in js::gc::GCRuntime::collect(bool, js::SliceBudget, JS::gcreason::Reason) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #11 0x00007f4ac1b688ee in JS::IncrementalGCSlice(JSRuntime*, JS::gcreason::Reason, long) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #12 0x00007f4ac03b8520 in nsJSContext::GarbageCollectNow(JS::gcreason::Reason, nsJSContext::IsIncremental, nsJSContext::IsShrinking, long) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #13 0x00007f4abfba84b6 in nsTimerImpl::Fire() () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #14 0x00007f4abfba87b3 in nsTimerEvent::Run() () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #15 0x00007f4abfba6eef in nsThread::ProcessNextEvent(bool, bool*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #16 0x00007f4abfbc1c82 in NS_ProcessNextEvent(nsIThread*, bool) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #17 0x00007f4abfd998d4 in mozilla::ipc::MessagePump::Run(base::MessagePump::Delegate*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #18 0x00007f4abfd7b7ff in MessageLoop::Run() () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #19 0x00007f4ac0e0fc6c in nsBaseAppShell::Run() () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #20 0x00007f4ac13d510f in nsAppStartup::Run() () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #21 0x00007f4ac140e2e0 in XREMain::XRE_mainRun() () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #22 0x00007f4ac140e5ce in XREMain::XRE_main(int, char**, nsXREAppData const*) () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #23 0x00007f4ac140e7f9 in XRE_main () from /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so #24 0x0000000000405943 in do_main(int, char**, nsIFile*) () #25 0x0000000000405106 in main () </nowiki></pre> I'm running Gentoo Linux x86-64 using gcc 4.9.3 (no crazy optimization flags). No real experience using gdb, but happy to try and extract any further information given a suitable incantation. May be related to https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1174997

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guigs
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It does not look like the previous latest version is stable either:

That is just on place the packages it for your operating system. Currently Firefox for Linux is packaged by one version.

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