FS#8217 - Patch for xorg-server makes the X server crash with EXA+Compiz

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Damjan Georgievski (damjan) - Thursday, 04 October 2007, 23:32 GMT
Last edited by Alexander Baldeck (kth5) - Saturday, 13 October 2007, 20:03 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Testing
Status Closed
Assigned To Alexander Baldeck (kth5)
Architecture i686
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2007.08.1
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

I'm using the testing/xorg-server 1.4-3 and testing/xf86-video-intel 2.1.1-2 .

If I enable EXA acceleration in xorg.conf, and then try to start Compiz the X server crashes. I've surfed the web and found the same bug reported in Ubuntu (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/126425). The people there have found that the problem is a "120_fedora_disable_offscreen_pixmaps.diff" patch applied to the xorg-server.

It seems to me (by looking at http://archlinux.org/packages/12963/) that the same patch is applied in Arch too (xorg-x11-server-1.1.1-offscreen-pixmaps.patch).

I'd say to remove that patch since it's obviously a wrong one. Also the patch is not needed at all if you put >>>Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"<<< in xorg.conf.

Steps to reproduce:
Add
Option "AccelMethod" "exa"
in Section "Device" in xorg.conf, restart X (ctrl-alt-bacspace), try to start compiz.
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Closed by  Alexander Baldeck (kth5)
Saturday, 13 October 2007, 20:03 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Damjan Georgievski (damjan) - Thursday, 04 October 2007, 23:35 GMT
Additionally I've confirmed that the same bug is present in the stable xorg-server-1.2.0-5 with the radeon driver from extra/xf86-video-ati-6.6.3-3
Comment by Damjan Georgievski (damjan) - Saturday, 13 October 2007, 20:01 GMT
xorg-server-1.4-4 from testing/ seems to solve this problem.

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