* [PATCH -perfbook] Prevent inkscape from interacting with desktop manager
@ 2023-10-20 9:29 Akira Yokosawa
2023-10-20 17:37 ` Paul E. McKenney
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Akira Yokosawa @ 2023-10-20 9:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Paul E. McKenney; +Cc: perfbook, Akira Yokosawa
Crashes of command-line Inkscape happens when it exits too soon
before it can be properly removed from window manager's list of
applications it is aware of.
Glib 2.75.3 has removed GSlice allocator [1], which was permissive
about UAF issues.
Question is, "why is the command-line Inkscape registered in
such a list in the first place?"
There is mention of an option named "--without-gui" in Inkscape's
wiki page on "Using the Command Line" [2]:
The --without-gui option has been removed. Most parameters
trigger Inkscape to run without GUI by default now. Instead
enable GUI mode specifically using --with-gui if needed.
However, current Inkscape does *initialize* itself as a GUI
application regardless of the need of GUI.
Alternatively, Inkscape can be forced to run isolated from window/
desktop managers with bogus strings set to a couple of env variables.
After some tries and errors, these two env variables turned out
to be essential here:
- XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
- DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
Update Makefile and set bogus strings to them, which sounds a little
rough but should be better than ignoring error codes, after reverting
commits:
- c2f9a99366b3 ("Ignore error of unstable Inkscape")
- a01629a5f734 ("Make sure all PDF conversions are complete")
This change resolves crashes of Inkscape observed under Fedora 38,
Fedora 39 beta, Ubuntu 23.04, and openSUSE tumbleweed.
[1]: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/1079
[2]: https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Using_the_Command_Line
Signed-off-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com>
---
Makefile | 14 ++++----------
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3875c52b..424a166c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ INKSCAPE := $(shell $(WHICH) inkscape 2>/dev/null)
ifdef INKSCAPE
INKSCAPE_ONE := $(shell inkscape --version 2>/dev/null | grep -c "Inkscape 1")
endif
-IGNORE_INKSCAPE_ERROR ?= 1
LATEXPAND := $(shell $(WHICH) latexpand 2>/dev/null)
QPDF := $(shell $(WHICH) qpdf 2>/dev/null)
@@ -267,10 +266,6 @@ endif
autodate.tex: $(LATEXSOURCES) $(BIBSOURCES) $(LST_SOURCES) \
$(PDFTARGETS_OF_EPS) $(PDFTARGETS_OF_SVG) $(FCVSNIPPETS) $(FCVSNIPPETS_VIA_LTMS) \
$(GITREFSTAGS) utilities/autodate.sh
-ifneq ($(IGNORE_INKSCAPE_ERROR),0)
- # Make sure all SVG --> PDF conversions are complete
- $(MAKE) -j1 figs
-endif
sh utilities/autodate.sh
perfbook_flat.tex: autodate.tex
@@ -455,6 +450,9 @@ else
include epstopdf-rule.mk
endif
+# bogus settings for preventing Inkscape from interacting with desktop manager
+ISOLATE_INKSCAPE ?= XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=na DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=na
+
$(PDFTARGETS_OF_SVG): $(FIXSVGFONTS)
$(PDFTARGETS_OF_SVG): %.pdf: %.svg
@echo "$< --> $(suffix $@)"
@@ -488,11 +486,7 @@ endif
ifeq ($(INKSCAPE_ONE),0)
@inkscape --export-pdf=$@ $<i > /dev/null 2>&1
else
- ifneq ($(IGNORE_INKSCAPE_ERROR),0)
- -@inkscape -o $@ $<i > /dev/null 2>&1
- else
- @inkscape -o $@ $<i > /dev/null 2>&1
- endif
+ @$(ISOLATE_INKSCAPE) inkscape -o $@ $<i > /dev/null 2>&1
endif
@rm -f $<i
ifeq ($(chkpagegroup),on)
base-commit: 0ecdabe67aae15f616e4a6ffeda8c4f76ff385ae
--
2.34.1
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* Re: [PATCH -perfbook] Prevent inkscape from interacting with desktop manager
2023-10-20 9:29 [PATCH -perfbook] Prevent inkscape from interacting with desktop manager Akira Yokosawa
@ 2023-10-20 17:37 ` Paul E. McKenney
2023-10-23 14:41 ` Akira Yokosawa
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Paul E. McKenney @ 2023-10-20 17:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Akira Yokosawa; +Cc: perfbook
On Fri, Oct 20, 2023 at 06:29:32PM +0900, Akira Yokosawa wrote:
> Crashes of command-line Inkscape happens when it exits too soon
> before it can be properly removed from window manager's list of
> applications it is aware of.
> Glib 2.75.3 has removed GSlice allocator [1], which was permissive
> about UAF issues.
>
> Question is, "why is the command-line Inkscape registered in
> such a list in the first place?"
>
> There is mention of an option named "--without-gui" in Inkscape's
> wiki page on "Using the Command Line" [2]:
>
> The --without-gui option has been removed. Most parameters
> trigger Inkscape to run without GUI by default now. Instead
> enable GUI mode specifically using --with-gui if needed.
>
> However, current Inkscape does *initialize* itself as a GUI
> application regardless of the need of GUI.
>
> Alternatively, Inkscape can be forced to run isolated from window/
> desktop managers with bogus strings set to a couple of env variables.
>
> After some tries and errors, these two env variables turned out
> to be essential here:
>
> - XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
> - DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
>
> Update Makefile and set bogus strings to them, which sounds a little
> rough but should be better than ignoring error codes, after reverting
> commits:
>
> - c2f9a99366b3 ("Ignore error of unstable Inkscape")
> - a01629a5f734 ("Make sure all PDF conversions are complete")
>
> This change resolves crashes of Inkscape observed under Fedora 38,
> Fedora 39 beta, Ubuntu 23.04, and openSUSE tumbleweed.
>
> [1]: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/1079
> [2]: https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Using_the_Command_Line
>
> Signed-off-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com>
This issue is a bit annoying, isn't it? Thank you for persisting
with it! I have queued and pushed this patch.
Thanx, Paul
> ---
> Makefile | 14 ++++----------
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index 3875c52b..424a166c 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ INKSCAPE := $(shell $(WHICH) inkscape 2>/dev/null)
> ifdef INKSCAPE
> INKSCAPE_ONE := $(shell inkscape --version 2>/dev/null | grep -c "Inkscape 1")
> endif
> -IGNORE_INKSCAPE_ERROR ?= 1
> LATEXPAND := $(shell $(WHICH) latexpand 2>/dev/null)
> QPDF := $(shell $(WHICH) qpdf 2>/dev/null)
>
> @@ -267,10 +266,6 @@ endif
> autodate.tex: $(LATEXSOURCES) $(BIBSOURCES) $(LST_SOURCES) \
> $(PDFTARGETS_OF_EPS) $(PDFTARGETS_OF_SVG) $(FCVSNIPPETS) $(FCVSNIPPETS_VIA_LTMS) \
> $(GITREFSTAGS) utilities/autodate.sh
> -ifneq ($(IGNORE_INKSCAPE_ERROR),0)
> - # Make sure all SVG --> PDF conversions are complete
> - $(MAKE) -j1 figs
> -endif
> sh utilities/autodate.sh
>
> perfbook_flat.tex: autodate.tex
> @@ -455,6 +450,9 @@ else
> include epstopdf-rule.mk
> endif
>
> +# bogus settings for preventing Inkscape from interacting with desktop manager
> +ISOLATE_INKSCAPE ?= XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=na DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=na
> +
> $(PDFTARGETS_OF_SVG): $(FIXSVGFONTS)
> $(PDFTARGETS_OF_SVG): %.pdf: %.svg
> @echo "$< --> $(suffix $@)"
> @@ -488,11 +486,7 @@ endif
> ifeq ($(INKSCAPE_ONE),0)
> @inkscape --export-pdf=$@ $<i > /dev/null 2>&1
> else
> - ifneq ($(IGNORE_INKSCAPE_ERROR),0)
> - -@inkscape -o $@ $<i > /dev/null 2>&1
> - else
> - @inkscape -o $@ $<i > /dev/null 2>&1
> - endif
> + @$(ISOLATE_INKSCAPE) inkscape -o $@ $<i > /dev/null 2>&1
> endif
> @rm -f $<i
> ifeq ($(chkpagegroup),on)
>
> base-commit: 0ecdabe67aae15f616e4a6ffeda8c4f76ff385ae
> --
> 2.34.1
>
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* Re: [PATCH -perfbook] Prevent inkscape from interacting with desktop manager
2023-10-20 17:37 ` Paul E. McKenney
@ 2023-10-23 14:41 ` Akira Yokosawa
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Akira Yokosawa @ 2023-10-23 14:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: paulmck; +Cc: perfbook, Akira Yokosawa
On 2023/10/21 2:37, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 20, 2023 at 06:29:32PM +0900, Akira Yokosawa wrote:
>> Crashes of command-line Inkscape happens when it exits too soon
>> before it can be properly removed from window manager's list of
>> applications it is aware of.
>> Glib 2.75.3 has removed GSlice allocator [1], which was permissive
>> about UAF issues.
>>
>> Question is, "why is the command-line Inkscape registered in
>> such a list in the first place?"
>>
>> There is mention of an option named "--without-gui" in Inkscape's
>> wiki page on "Using the Command Line" [2]:
>>
>> The --without-gui option has been removed. Most parameters
>> trigger Inkscape to run without GUI by default now. Instead
>> enable GUI mode specifically using --with-gui if needed.
>>
>> However, current Inkscape does *initialize* itself as a GUI
>> application regardless of the need of GUI.
>>
>> Alternatively, Inkscape can be forced to run isolated from window/
>> desktop managers with bogus strings set to a couple of env variables.
>>
>> After some tries and errors, these two env variables turned out
>> to be essential here:
>>
>> - XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
>> - DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
>>
>> Update Makefile and set bogus strings to them, which sounds a little
>> rough but should be better than ignoring error codes, after reverting
>> commits:
>>
>> - c2f9a99366b3 ("Ignore error of unstable Inkscape")
>> - a01629a5f734 ("Make sure all PDF conversions are complete")
>>
>> This change resolves crashes of Inkscape observed under Fedora 38,
>> Fedora 39 beta, Ubuntu 23.04, and openSUSE tumbleweed.
>>
>> [1]: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/1079
>> [2]: https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Using_the_Command_Line
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com>
>
> This issue is a bit annoying, isn't it?
Yea.
And it looks like debian's GNOME maintainers are eager enough and have
backported upstream GTK+3's fix mentioned in Inkscape's issue #4117 [3]
into its libgtk-3-0-3.24.38-5 [4].
In the fixes listed in [4], you see:
- d/p/GtkApplicationImplDBus-Cancel-DBus-method-calls-on-shutdo.patch
Fix a use-after-free crash during application quit, particularly
affecting Inkscape command-line export with GLib >= 2.76, by
cancelling processing of pending D-Bus calls (Closes: #1051220)
Ubuntu 23.10's libgtk-3-0-3.24.38-5ubuntu1 also has the fix.
This explains why debian testing and Ubuntu 23.10 is free of this
crashing issue.
Other affected distro users need to wait some more, I guess ...
[3]: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/4177#note_1464888693
[4]: https://tracker.debian.org/news/1461984/accepted-gtk30-32438-5-source-into-unstable/
Thanks, Akira
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