23.0.50; 23.0.50: x_set_frame_parameters() failure on macosx

[William Xu]

This failure happens quite often and at random. When it happens, the
emacs window won't response at all. I can only kill it and restart.

This is the backtrace in gdb: 

---------------------------------8<------------------------------------- 
Program received signal EXC_BAD_ACCESS, Could not access memory.

Reason: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at address: 0x000000480x000176f4 in
x_set_frame_parameters (f=0x869c7a0, alist=145413011) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/frame.c:30593059                  if
(NATNUMP (param_index) 
(gdb) bt
#0  0x000176f4 in x_set_frame_parameters (f=0x869c7a0, alist=145413011) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/frame.c:3059
#1  0x000199e8 in x_default_parameter (f=0x869c7a0, alist=58879289,
prop=58879497, deflt=145413011, xprop=0x74 <Address 0x74 out of bounds>,
xclass=0x74 <Address 0x74 out of bounds>, type=6601581) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/frame.c:4001
#2  0x00168344 in Fx_show_tip (string=15233309, frame=1669824, parms=15233453,
timeout=80, dx=40, dy=160) at /Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/macfns.c:3927
#3  0x000fa960 in Ffuncall (nargs=56, args=0xbfffbfa4) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:3055
#4  0x0012cc1c in Fbyte_code (bytestr=116, vector=-1073758304, maxdepth=56) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/bytecode.c:679
#5  0x000f9b4c in Feval (form=2917064) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:2373
#6  0x000fcb64 in internal_lisp_condition_case (var=58780825,
bodyform=2428741, handlers=2428885) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:1437
#7  0x0012d610 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=116, vector=-1073757008, maxdepth=24) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/bytecode.c:869
#8  0x000fa34c in funcall_lambda (fun=2428612, nargs=2, arg_vector=0xbfffc694)
at /Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:3223
#9  0x000faa5c in Ffuncall (nargs=56, args=0x39783c9) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:3093
#10 0x0012cc1c in Fbyte_code (bytestr=116, vector=-1073756528, maxdepth=24) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/bytecode.c:679
#11 0x000fa34c in funcall_lambda (fun=2430124, nargs=1, arg_vector=0xbfffc978)
at /Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:3223
#12 0x000faa5c in Ffuncall (nargs=56, args=0x39781b9) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:3093
#13 0x000fc2d0 in run_hook_with_args (nargs=2, args=0xbfffc974,
cond=until_success) at /Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:2695
#14 0x000fa798 in Ffuncall (nargs=56, args=0x3814ac9) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:3017
#15 0x0012cc1c in Fbyte_code (bytestr=116, vector=-1073755792, maxdepth=24) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/bytecode.c:679
#16 0x000fa34c in funcall_lambda (fun=2428404, nargs=1, arg_vector=0xbfffcc58)
at /Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:3223
#17 0x000faa5c in Ffuncall (nargs=56, args=0x3978399) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:3093
#18 0x000fc4f0 in Fapply (nargs=2, args=0xbfffcc54) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:2469
#19 0x000fa798 in Ffuncall (nargs=56, args=0x3814a81) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:3017
#20 0x0012cc1c in Fbyte_code (bytestr=116, vector=-1073755056, maxdepth=32) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/bytecode.c:679
#21 0x000f9b4c in Feval (form=2917064) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:2373
#22 0x000fcb64 in internal_lisp_condition_case (var=58721289,
bodyform=2259885, handlers=2259957) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:1437
#23 0x0012d610 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=116, vector=-1073753776, maxdepth=40) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/bytecode.c:869
#24 0x000fa34c in funcall_lambda (fun=2259716, nargs=1, arg_vector=0xbfffd33c)
at /Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:3223
#25 0x000faa5c in Ffuncall (nargs=56, args=0x380bb11) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:3093
#26 0x000fbfe0 in call1 (fn=56, arg1=58879289) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:2817
#27 0x00086d0c in timer_check (do_it_now=58879289) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/keyboard.c:4691
#28 0x00086db0 in readable_events (flags=1) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/keyboard.c:3706
#29 0x0008d558 in get_input_pending (addr=0x2ffc00, flags=1) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/keyboard.c:6898
#30 0x0008d73c in detect_input_pending_run_timers (do_display=1) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/keyboard.c:10536
#31 0x00135c20 in wait_reading_process_output (time_limit=30, microsecs=0,
read_kbd=884850, do_display=1, wait_for_cell=58721289, wait_proc=0x0,
just_wait_proc=0) at /Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/process.c:4702
#32 0x00011768 in sit_for (timeout=3143508, reading=1, do_display=1) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/dispnew.c:6610
#33 0x00090f7c in read_char (commandflag=1, nmaps=5, maps=0xbfffdfa0,
prev_event=58721289, used_mouse_menu=0xbfffe018, end_time=0x0) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/keyboard.c:2990
#34 0x00092600 in read_key_sequence (keybuf=0xbfffe118, bufsize=30,
prompt=58721289, dont_downcase_last=2899444, can_return_switch_frame=2899444,
fix_current_buffer=2899444) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/keyboard.c:9382
#35 0x000941f0 in command_loop_1 () at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/keyboard.c:1689
#36 0x000f82b8 in internal_condition_case (bfun=0x93de0 <command_loop_1>,
handlers=58780825, hfun=0x8bce0 <cmd_error>) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:1494
#37 0x00085360 in command_loop_2 () at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/keyboard.c:1403
#38 0x000f8140 in internal_catch (tag=56, func=0x85320 <command_loop_2>,
arg=58721289) at /Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/eval.c:1229
#39 0x00085020 in command_loop () at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/keyboard.c:1382
#40 0x00085144 in recursive_edit_1 () at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/keyboard.c:991
#41 0x000852d8 in Frecursive_edit () at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/keyboard.c:1053
#42 0x00084c48 in main (argc=800, argv=0xbfffec54) at
/Users/william/repo/cvs/emacs/src/emacs.c:1778
(gdb)
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