#696633 libgl1-mesa-dri - exit(1) as error handling, killing the window manager

Package:
libgl1-mesa-dri
Source:
mesa
Description:
free implementation of the OpenGL API -- DRI modules
Submitter:
Bastian Blank
Date:
2012-12-24 13:57:05 UTC
Severity:
important
#696633#5
Date:
2012-12-24 13:52:55 UTC
From:
To:
src/mesa/drivers/dri/intel/intel_batchbuffer.c:do_flush_locked uses
exit(1) as error handler. This breaks most current window managers
(gnome-shell, kwin) at arbitrary times and does not allow any cleanup of
the mess.

Bastian