[7.8] Pixmap - a primitive has failed

One of our users is reporting frequent occurrences of the below on a 7.8-based version of our RTP’ed application, has anyone else run into issues with DoubleBufferingWindowDisplayPolicy that ultimately fails due to inability to allocate new pixmaps?

==2011/7/5==9:28:00==BEGIN RUNTIME DIAGNOSTIC DUMP

Note: this file stored in VisualWorks #source (UTF-8) encoding

Cause of Dump: Unhandled exception: a primitive has failed

Image Identification: 'Image created July 4, 2011  1:32:24 PM'

Smalltalk Version: 'VisualWorks®, 7.8 of March 30, 2011'

Object Memory versionId: #[70 47 70 128 78 0 0 0 70 47 70 128]

Class creating this dump: RuntimeFullDumper

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Active Process

Process named: 'Raven v9064'

Process priority: 50

Process identity hash: 5883

Context Stack:

[1]          HandleRegistry>>evaluateWithFullProtection:

[2]          HandleRegistry>>registerValueOf:

[3]          Pixmap class(OSHandle class)>>registerValueOf:

[4]          optimized [] in DisplaySurface>>handleValue:

[5]          BlockClosure>>ifCurtailed:

[6]          Pixmap(DisplaySurface)>>handleValue:

[7]          Pixmap class(UnmappableSurface class)>>extent:on:initialize:

[8]          Pixmap class(UnmappableSurface class)>>extent:on:

[9]          Pixmap class(UnmappableSurface class)>>extent:

[10]        DoubleBufferingWindowDisplayPolicy>>retainedMediumToRepair:

[11]        DoubleBufferingWindowDisplayPolicy>>displayDamageList:in:

[12]        ScheduledWindow>>displayDamageEvent:

[13]        ScheduledWindow>>checkForEvents

[14]        optimized [] in [] in WindowManager>>repairDamagesExcept:

[15]        OrderedCollection>>do:

[16]        optimized [] in WindowManager>>repairDamagesExcept:

[17]        BlockClosure>>on:do:

[18]        WindowManager>>repairDamagesExcept:

[19]        WindowManager>>repairDamages

[20]        WindowManager>>processNextEvent

[21]        optimized [] in [] in WindowManager>>newProcess

[22]        BlockClosure>>on:do:

[23]        optimized [] in WindowManager>>newProcess

[24]        BlockClosure>>on:do:

[25]        optimized [] in Process class>>forBlock:priority:

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Unhandled Exception:

                class: UnhandledException

                creator: UnhandledException

                errorString: Unhandled exception: a primitive has failed

                parameter: an Error

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Initial Context Stack Arguments:

[1] HandleRegistry>>evaluateWithFullProtection:

                Receiver: (id=16293) a HandleRegistry protected by a RecursionLock with (17->a Pixmap 18->a Mask 2...

                Arg1: (id=9749) BlockClosure [] in HandleRegistry>>registerValueOf:

[2] HandleRegistry>>registerValueOf:

                Receiver: (id=16293) a HandleRegistry protected by a RecursionLock with (17->a Pixmap 18->a Mask 2...

                Arg1: (id=3490) BlockClosure [] in [] in DisplaySurface>>handleValue:

[3] Pixmap class(OSHandle class)>>registerValueOf:

                Receiver: (id=1965) Pixmap

                Arg1: (id=3490) BlockClosure [] in [] in DisplaySurface>>handleValue:

[5] BlockClosure>>ifCurtailed:

                Receiver: (id=13615) BlockClosure [] in DisplaySurface>>handleValue:

                Arg1: (id=7356) BlockClosure [] in DisplaySurface>>handleValue:

[6] Pixmap(DisplaySurface)>>handleValue:

                Receiver: (id=1097) a Pixmap

                Arg1: (id=11222) BlockClosure [] in UnmappableSurface class>>extent:on:initialize:

[7] Pixmap class(UnmappableSurface class)>>extent:on:initialize:

                Receiver: (id=1965) Pixmap

                Arg1: (id=4963) 2048 @ 1152

                Arg2: (id=15088) a Screen

                Arg3: (id=3) true

[8] Pixmap class(UnmappableSurface class)>>extent:on:

                Receiver: (id=1965) Pixmap

                Arg1: (id=4963) 2048 @ 1152

                Arg2: (id=15088) a Screen

[9] Pixmap class(UnmappableSurface class)>>extent:

                Receiver: (id=1965) Pixmap

                Arg1: (id=4963) 2048 @ 1152

[10] DoubleBufferingWindowDisplayPolicy>>retainedMediumToRepair:

                Receiver: (id=8829) a DoubleBufferingWindowDisplayPolicy

                Arg1: (id=2570) a ScheduledWindow 39

[11] DoubleBufferingWindowDisplayPolicy>>displayDamageList:in:

                Receiver: (id=8829) a DoubleBufferingWindowDisplayPolicy

                Arg1: (id=12695) #(522 @ 170 corner: 542 @ 190 544 @ 170 corner: 721 @ 191 1736 @ 170 corner: ...

                Arg2: (id=2570) a ScheduledWindow 39

[12] ScheduledWindow>>displayDamageEvent:

                Receiver: (id=2570) a ScheduledWindow 39

                Arg1: (id=12695) #(522 @ 170 corner: 542 @ 190 544 @ 170 corner: 721 @ 191 1736 @ 170 corner: ...

[13] ScheduledWindow>>checkForEvents

                Receiver: (id=2570) a ScheduledWindow 39

[15] OrderedCollection>>do:

                Receiver: (id=6436) OrderedCollection (a ScheduledWindow 39)

                Arg1: (id=177) BlockClosure [] in [] in WindowManager>>repairDamagesExcept:

[17] BlockClosure>>on:do:

                Receiver: (id=10302) BlockClosure [] in WindowManager>>repairDamagesExcept:

                Arg1: (id=12339) ClosedWindowNotification

                Arg2: (id=4512) BlockClosure [] in WindowManager>>repairDamagesExcept:

[18] WindowManager>>repairDamagesExcept:

                Receiver: (id=4043) a WindowManager

                Arg1: (id=1) nil

[19] WindowManager>>repairDamages

                Receiver: (id=4043) a WindowManager

[20] WindowManager>>processNextEvent

                Receiver: (id=4043) a WindowManager

[22] BlockClosure>>on:do:

                Receiver: (id=14168) BlockClosure [] in [] in WindowManager>>newProcess

                Arg1: (id=3873) TerminateException

                Arg2: (id=7909) BlockClosure [] in [] in WindowManager>>newProcess

[24] BlockClosure>>on:do:

                Receiver: (id=1650) BlockClosure [] in WindowManager>>newProcess

                Arg1: (id=3873) TerminateException

                Arg2: (id=9271) BlockClosure [] in [] in Process class>>forBlock:priority:

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Quiescent Processes

Process named: 'IdleLoopProcess'

Process priority: 10

Process identity hash: 11775

Context Stack:

[1]          Semaphore>>wait

[2]          ObjectMemory class>>idleLoop

[3]          optimized [] in ObjectMemory class>>installIdleLoopProcess

[4]          BlockClosure>>on:do:

[5]          optimized [] in Process class>>forBlock:priority:

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Suspended Processes

Process named: 'TimerProcess'

Process priority: 100

Process identity hash: 5516

Context Stack:

[1]          Semaphore>>wait

[2]          optimized [] in ClassicTimerSupport class>>timingLoop

[3]          BlockClosure>>repeat

[4]          ClassicTimerSupport class>>timingLoop

[5]          optimized [] in ClassicTimerSupport class>>configureTimerSystem

[6]          BlockClosure>>on:do:

[7]          optimized [] in Process class>>forBlock:priority:

Process named: 'ForeignCallbackProcess'

Process priority: 85

Process identity hash: 15641

Context Stack:

[1]          Semaphore>>wait

[2]          optimized [] in CCallback class>>installForeignCallbackProcess

[3]          BlockClosure>>on:do:

[4]          optimized [] in Process class>>forBlock:priority:

Process named: 'InputStateIOProcess'

Process priority: 90

Process identity hash: 9382

Context Stack:

[1]          Semaphore>>wait

[2]          InputState>>run

[3]          optimized [] in InputState class>>install

[4]          BlockClosure>>on:do:

[5]          optimized [] in Process class>>forBlock:priority:

Process named: 'FinalizationProcess'

Process priority: 98

Process identity hash: 3123

Context Stack:

[1]          Semaphore>>wait

[2]          WeakArray class>>outerFinalizationLoop             

[3]          optimized [] in WeakArray class>>installFinalizationMechanism

[4]          BlockClosure>>on:do:

[5]          optimized [] in Process class>>forBlock:priority:

Process named: 'CallbackProcess'

Process priority: 89

Process identity hash: 13248

Context Stack:

[1]          Semaphore>>wait

[2]          optimized [] in [] in [] in CCallback class>>installCallbackProcess

[3]          BlockClosure>>on:do:

[4]          optimized [] in [] in CCallback class>>installCallbackProcess

[5]          BlockClosure>>on:do:

[6]          optimized [] in CCallback class>>installCallbackProcess

[7]          BlockClosure>>on:do:

[8]          optimized [] in Process class>>forBlock:priority:

Process named: 'ForeignCallbackProcess'

Process priority: 85

Process identity hash: 6989

Context Stack:

[1]          Semaphore>>wait

[2]          optimized [] in CCallback class>>installForeignCallbackProcess

[3]          BlockClosure>>on:do:

[4]          optimized [] in Process class>>forBlock:priority:

Process named: 'LowSpaceProcess'

Process priority: 95

Process identity hash: 730

Context Stack:

[1]          Semaphore>>wait

[2]          ObjectMemory class>>lowSpaceLoop

[3]          optimized [] in ObjectMemory class>>installLowSpaceProcess

[4]          BlockClosure>>on:do:

[5]          optimized [] in Process class>>forBlock:priority:

Process named: 'IdleLoopProcess'

Process priority: 10

Process identity hash: 11775

Context Stack:

[1]          Semaphore>>wait

[2]          ObjectMemory class>>idleLoop

[3]          optimized [] in ObjectMemory class>>installIdleLoopProcess

[4]          BlockClosure>>on:do:

[5]          optimized [] in Process class>>forBlock:priority:

Process named: 'ScavengeProcess'

Process priority: 90

Process identity hash: 10855

Context Stack:

[1]          Semaphore>>wait

[2]          optimized [] in ObjectMemory class>>installScavengeNotification

[3]          BlockClosure>>on:do:

[4]          optimized [] in Process class>>forBlock:priority:

Process named: 'TimerActionProcess'

Process priority: 70

Process identity hash: 4596

Context Stack:

[1]          Semaphore>>waitIfCurtailedSignal

[2]          SharedQueue>>next

[3]          ClassicTimerSupport class>>actionLoop

[4]          optimized [] in ClassicTimerSupport class>>configureTimerSystem

[5]          BlockClosure>>on:do:

[6]          optimized [] in Process class>>forBlock:priority:

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Transcript:

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External Database Connections (all instances):

                an ODBCConnection'( hdbc = 37A1A20 )

                                hash: 14721

                                state: #xactNo

                                username: nil

                                environment: nil

                an ODBCConnection( hdbc = 37A1A20 )

                                hash: 8462

                                state: #xactNo

                                username: nil

                                environment: '<emptied>'

External Database Sessions (all instances):

                an ODBCSession'( hstmt = 37A2A60 )

                                state: #prepared

                                connection hash: 8462

                                query: nil

                an ODBCSession( hstmt = 37A2A60 )

                                state: #prepared

                                connection hash: 8462

                                query: '<emptied>'

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Scheduled Windows:

                a ScheduledWindow 39 label: 'System - Raven v9064'

                                model class:  SuperModule

                                40 @ 36                displayContents: '<emptied>'

                                620 @ 199            displayContents: '<emptied>'

                                620 @ 231            displayContents: '<emptied>'

                                620 @ 263            displayContents: '<emptied>'

                                620 @ 295            displayContents: ''

                                620 @ 343            displayContents: '8/25/04 10:02:00 AM'

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