Bug 21837 - critical error in Gtk FrameLoaderClient::frameLoaderDestroyed()
Summary: critical error in Gtk FrameLoaderClient::frameLoaderDestroyed()
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: WebKit
Classification: Unclassified
Component: WebKitGTK (show other bugs)
Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
Hardware: PC OS X 10.5
: P2 Normal
Assignee: Nobody
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on: 22491
Blocks:
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Reported: 2008-10-23 13:22 PDT by Jonathon Jongsma (jonner)
Modified: 2009-01-03 12:08 PST (History)
3 users (show)

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Attachments
add a ref in the constructor (1.22 KB, patch)
2008-10-23 14:06 PDT, Jonathon Jongsma (jonner)
alp: review-
Details | Formatted Diff | Diff
Fix leaks (9.14 KB, patch)
2008-10-24 23:48 PDT, Alp Toker
no flags Details | Formatted Diff | Diff
updated and cleaned up Alp's patch (6.08 KB, patch)
2008-11-24 03:06 PST, Jan Alonzo
no flags Details | Formatted Diff | Diff
Add unit test for this bug (2.33 KB, patch)
2008-11-25 12:09 PST, Holger Freyther
darin: review+
Details | Formatted Diff | Diff
Updated patch based on feedback from zecke (11.71 KB, patch)
2008-12-04 11:46 PST, Jan Alonzo
no flags Details | Formatted Diff | Diff
WIP Stop leaking (10.04 KB, patch)
2008-12-20 18:56 PST, Holger Freyther
no flags Details | Formatted Diff | Diff
Fix the reference counting (16.04 KB, patch)
2008-12-21 10:52 PST, Holger Freyther
darin: review+
Details | Formatted Diff | Diff

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Description Jonathon Jongsma (jonner) 2008-10-23 13:22:13 PDT
We're unreffing the m_frame object but never taking a ref on it.  Backtrace for the critical warning is as follows:

#0  0xb7f797f2 in _dl_sysinfo_int80 () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2
#1  0xb5731085 in raise () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#2  0xb5732a01 in abort () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#3  0xb58970ea in IA__g_logv (log_domain=0xb59414cb "GLib-GObject", 
    log_level=G_LOG_LEVEL_CRITICAL, 
    format=0xb58cc8e8 "%s: assertion `%s' failed", 
    args1=0xbfa60adc "*-\224µP \224µ@¼ø·l÷\t\b0s\211µx¦\224µ\230£!\b(\v¦¿\032¸\221µË\024\224µ&-\224µP \224µ")
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/glib/gmessages.c:497
#4  0xb5897129 in IA__g_log (log_domain=0xb59414cb "GLib-GObject", 
    log_level=G_LOG_LEVEL_CRITICAL, 
    format=0xb58cc8e8 "%s: assertion `%s' failed")
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/glib/gmessages.c:517
#5  0xb589738b in IA__g_return_if_fail_warning (
    log_domain=0xb59414cb "GLib-GObject", 
    pretty_function=0xb5942d2a "g_object_unref", 
    expression=0xb5942050 "object->ref_count > 0")
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/glib/gmessages.c:532
#6  0xb591b81a in IA__g_object_unref (_object=0x809f768)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/gobject/gobject.c:1742
#7  0xb63caf25 in WebKit::FrameLoaderClient::frameLoaderDestroyed (
    this=0x821a398) at WebKit/gtk/WebCoreSupport/FrameLoaderClientGtk.cpp:235
#8  0xb68dd4c8 in ~FrameLoader (this=0x821a724)
    at WebCore/loader/FrameLoader.cpp:282
#9  0xb699bbc0 in ~FramePrivate (this=0x821a700) at WebCore/page/Frame.cpp:1819
#10 0xb699c7a2 in ~Frame (this=0x821a420) at WebCore/page/Frame.cpp:176
#11 0xb63d343c in webkit_web_frame_finalize (object=0x809f768)
    at ./JavaScriptCore/wtf/RefCounted.h:96
#12 0xb591b8cb in IA__g_object_unref (_object=0x809f768)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/gobject/gobject.c:1793
#13 0xb63e0ec1 in webkit_web_view_finalize (object=0x808b150)
    at WebKit/gtk/webkit/webkitwebview.cpp:781
#14 0xb591b8cb in IA__g_object_unref (_object=0x808b150)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/gobject/gobject.c:1793
#15 0xb5c5231e in IA__gtk_object_destroy (object=0x808b150)
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkobject.c:403
#16 0xb5b4e21f in gtk_bin_forall (container=0x806d710, include_internals=0, 
    callback=0x6, callback_data=0x0)
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkbin.c:133
#17 0xb5c8e7b1 in gtk_scrolled_window_forall (container=0x806d710, 
    include_internals=0, callback=0xb5d58980 <IA__gtk_widget_destroy>, 
    callback_data=0x0)
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkscrolledwindow.c:1021
#18 0xb5b938a7 in IA__gtk_container_foreach (container=0x806d710, 
    callback=0xb5d58980 <IA__gtk_widget_destroy>, callback_data=0x0)
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkcontainer.c:1480
#19 0xb5b941d0 in gtk_container_destroy (object=0x806d710)
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkcontainer.c:1020
#20 0xb5c91208 in gtk_scrolled_window_destroy (object=0x806d710)
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkscrolledwindow.c:799
#21 0xb5926aef in IA__g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID (closure=0x80713a8, 
    return_value=0x0, n_param_values=1, param_values=0xbfa61164, 
    invocation_hint=0xbfa6106c, marshal_data=0xb5c91160)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/gobject/gmarshal.c:77
#22 0xb5918069 in g_type_class_meta_marshal (closure=0x80713a8, 
    return_value=0x0, n_param_values=1, param_values=0xbfa61164, 
    invocation_hint=0xbfa6106c, marshal_data=0x4c)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/gobject/gclosure.c:567
#23 0xb591981f in IA__g_closure_invoke (closure=0x80713a8, return_value=0x0, 
    n_param_values=1, param_values=0xbfa61164, invocation_hint=0xbfa6106c)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/gobject/gclosure.c:490
#24 0xb592e4c5 in signal_emit_unlocked_R (node=0x80713f0, detail=0, 
    instance=0x806d710, emission_return=0x0, instance_and_params=0xbfa61164)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/gobject/gsignal.c:2556
#25 0xb592fc0f in IA__g_signal_emit_valist (instance=0x5908, signal_id=7, 
    detail=0, 
    var_args=0xbfa6139c "\234\215åµ\234\215åµ\020×\006\bÈ\023¦¿!\207Õµ\020×\006\b\020×\006\b") at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/gobject/gsignal.c:2199
#26 0xb592ff59 in IA__g_signal_emit (instance=0x806d710, signal_id=7, detail=0)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/gobject/gsignal.c:2243
#27 0xb5c52611 in gtk_object_dispose (gobject=0x806d710)
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkobject.c:418
#28 0xb5d58721 in gtk_widget_dispose (object=0x806d710)
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkwidget.c:7854
#29 0xb591bd60 in IA__g_object_run_dispose (object=0x806d710)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/gobject/gobject.c:573
#30 0xb5c5231e in IA__gtk_object_destroy (object=0x806d710)
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkobject.c:403
#31 0xb5b4e21f in gtk_bin_forall (container=0x808d378, include_internals=0, 
    callback=0x6, callback_data=0x0)
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkbin.c:133
#32 0xb5b938a7 in IA__gtk_container_foreach (container=0x808d378, 
    callback=0xb5d58980 <IA__gtk_widget_destroy>, callback_data=0x0)
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkcontainer.c:1480
#33 0xb5b941d0 in gtk_container_destroy (object=0x808d378)
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkcontainer.c:1020
#34 0xb5d68c11 in gtk_window_destroy (object=0x808d378)
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkwindow.c:4190
#35 0xb5926aef in IA__g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID (closure=0x80713a8, 
    return_value=0x0, n_param_values=1, param_values=0xbfa617c4, 
    invocation_hint=0xbfa616cc, marshal_data=0xb5d68b90)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/gobject/gmarshal.c:77
#36 0xb5918069 in g_type_class_meta_marshal (closure=0x80713a8, 
    return_value=0x0, n_param_values=1, param_values=0xbfa617c4, 
    invocation_hint=0xbfa616cc, marshal_data=0x4c)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/gobject/gclosure.c:567
#37 0xb5919749 in IA__g_closure_invoke (closure=0x80713a8, return_value=0x0, 
    n_param_values=1, param_values=0xbfa617c4, invocation_hint=0xbfa616cc)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/gobject/gclosure.c:490
#38 0xb592e4c5 in signal_emit_unlocked_R (node=0x80713f0, detail=0, 
    instance=0x808d378, emission_return=0x0, instance_and_params=0xbfa617c4)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/gobject/gsignal.c:2556
#39 0xb592fc0f in IA__g_signal_emit_valist (instance=0x5908, signal_id=7, 
    detail=0, var_args=0xbfa619fc "º|Õµ\234\215åµxÓ\b\b(\032¦¿!\207ÕµxÓ\b\b")
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/gobject/gsignal.c:2199
#40 0xb592ff59 in IA__g_signal_emit (instance=0x808d378, signal_id=7, detail=0)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/gobject/gsignal.c:2243
#41 0xb5c52611 in gtk_object_dispose (gobject=0x808d378)
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkobject.c:418
#42 0xb5d58721 in gtk_widget_dispose (object=0x808d378)
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkwidget.c:7854
#43 0xb5d658b6 in gtk_window_dispose (object=0x808d378)
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkwindow.c:1969
#44 0xb591bd60 in IA__g_object_run_dispose (object=0x808d378)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/gobject/gobject.c:573
#45 0xb5c5231e in IA__gtk_object_destroy (object=0x808d378)
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkobject.c:403
#46 0xb5c2bfc7 in IA__gtk_main_do_event (event=0x809a2f0)
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkmain.c:1492
#47 0xb5aa3a9a in gdk_event_dispatch (source=0x806fd58, callback=0, 
    user_data=0x0) at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gdk/x11/gdkevents-x11.c:2351
#48 0xb588dcc6 in IA__g_main_context_dispatch (context=0x806fda0)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/glib/gmain.c:2012
#49 0xb5891083 in g_main_context_iterate (context=0x806fda0, block=1, 
    dispatch=1, self=0x807d838)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/glib/gmain.c:2645
#50 0xb5891467 in IA__g_main_loop_run (loop=0x8212e10)
    at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.6/glib/gmain.c:2853
#51 0xb5c2c264 in IA__gtk_main ()
    at /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.12.9/gtk/gtkmain.c:1163
#52 0x08049cfd in main (argc=Cannot access memory at address 0x6
) at WebKitTools/GtkLauncher/main.c:227
Comment 1 Jonathon Jongsma (jonner) 2008-10-23 14:06:32 PDT
Created attachment 24617 [details]
add a ref in the constructor
Comment 2 Jonathon Jongsma (jonner) 2008-10-23 14:49:44 PDT
Actually, this is really a case that's screaming out for a GRefPtr so we don't need to do all of this manual ref-counting...
Comment 3 Alp Toker 2008-10-23 21:37:06 PDT
Confirmed. This started happening after r37676 from bug #20403

We need to make sure this patch doesn't introduce leaks before landing it (need to check for circular references of WebKitWebFrames).
Comment 4 Alp Toker 2008-10-24 07:11:07 PDT
Comment on attachment 24617 [details]
add a ref in the constructor

Yeah, the fix is a bit more involved. I have a patch working, will post soon.
Comment 5 Alp Toker 2008-10-24 23:48:28 PDT
Created attachment 24671 [details]
Fix leaks

Turns that _all_ WebKitWebFrames and all WebCore::Frame's are being leaked, including other resources they keep alive.

This is a WIP patch that fixes all the Frame leaks. Full of debug comments and eeds testing, haven't tried DRT yet.
Comment 6 Jan Alonzo 2008-11-24 03:06:02 PST
Created attachment 25422 [details]
updated and cleaned up Alp's patch 

Updated alp's patch which fixes the frame leaks. We are still leaking CachedResources and WebCoreNodes (according to the debug-build stdout) but that will probably go to a separate patch. No crashes in DRT. No regression was added to what's already enabled in Gtk DRT.

This probably needs some work. But I would like to get feedback so I know what still needs to be done. 

Cheers.
Comment 7 Holger Freyther 2008-11-25 12:09:54 PST
Created attachment 25494 [details]
Add unit test for this bug

Add a unit test for this bug, also attempt to test that we are destructing the webframe. Instead of taking a real reference on the webkitwebframe we might need to take a weak ref but the api is not too nice...
Comment 8 Holger Freyther 2008-11-25 12:10:52 PST
Add the dependency on the unit test bug.
Comment 9 Holger Freyther 2008-11-25 12:29:23 PST
Comment on attachment 25422 [details]
updated and cleaned up Alp's patch 

> diff --git a/WebKit/gtk/ChangeLog b/WebKit/gtk/ChangeLog
> index 8d05ebc..50c8605 100644
> --- a/WebKit/gtk/ChangeLog
> +++ b/WebKit/gtk/ChangeLog
> @@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
> +2008-11-24  Jan Michael Alonzo  <jmalonzo@webkit.org>
> +
> +        Reviewed by NOBODY (OOPS!).
> +
> +        Original patch by Alp Toker. Updated by Jan Alonzo.
> +
> +        critical error in Gtk FrameLoaderClient::frameLoaderDestroyed()
> +        http://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21837


^^^ be a bit more verbose?

IIRC:
   WebCore::Frame and WebCore::FrameLoaderClient have the same lifetime. Initially we wanted to have WebKitWebFrame have the same lifetime as well otherwise you have to add plenty of NULL checks to WebKitWebFrame... Think of someone doing a g_object_ref on the WebKitWebFrame but the page the user navigated to was left, the WebCore::Frame destroyed....if WebCore::Frame is destroyed before the WebKitWebFrame we will have to add null checks to WebKitWebFrame. So what we have instead is something like a circular dependency and fail to break the circle. (or alternatively the lifetime of WebKitWebFrame should determine the ifetime of WebCore::Frame).



>  bool FrameLoaderClient::hasWebView() const
>  {
> -    notImplemented();
> -    return true;
> +    return getViewFromFrame(m_frame) != NULL;

No NULL in C++ code, this should never be false?




> diff --git a/WebKit/gtk/webkit/webkitwebframe.cpp b/WebKit/gtk/webkit/webkitwebframe.cpp
> index 6a4c4d5..3d8548f 100644
> --- a/WebKit/gtk/webkit/webkitwebframe.cpp
> +++ b/WebKit/gtk/webkit/webkitwebframe.cpp
> @@ -97,9 +97,11 @@ static void webkit_web_frame_finalize(GObject* object)
>      WebKitWebFrame* frame = WEBKIT_WEB_FRAME(object);
>      WebKitWebFramePrivate* priv = frame->priv;
>  
> -    priv->coreFrame->loader()->cancelAndClear();

FrameLoader is already gone?

>      priv->coreFrame = 0;
>  
> +    // priv->client will be deleted when the WebCore::Frame is actually
> +    // deleted, which may happen slightly later than WebFrame finalization.
> +

this is where the fun starts... A g_object_ref(frame) will keep the WebCore::Frame
alive as well?


>      g_free(priv->name);
>      g_free(priv->title);
>      g_free(priv->uri);
> @@ -239,7 +241,7 @@ WebKitWebFrame* webkit_web_frame_init_with_web_view(WebKitWebView* webView, HTML
>  
>      priv->webView = webView;
>      priv->client = new WebKit::FrameLoaderClient(frame);
> -    priv->coreFrame = Frame::create(viewPriv->corePage, element, priv->client).releaseRef();
> +    priv->coreFrame = Frame::create(viewPriv->corePage, element, priv->client);


okay, we start with refcount one and the above should be case?


>  
> -    webkit_web_view_stop_loading(WEBKIT_WEB_VIEW(object));
> +    if (Frame* mainFrame = priv->corePage->mainFrame())
> +        mainFrame->loader()->detachFromParent();

hmm... 




> +//    priv->children = 0;

NO!


> -    g_object_unref(priv->backForwardList);
> -    g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func(priv->webSettings, (gpointer)webkit_web_view_settings_notify, webView);
> +    g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func(priv->webSettings,
> +                                         (gpointer)webkit_web_view_settings_notify, webView);
>      g_object_unref(priv->webSettings);
> +    g_object_unref(priv->backForwardList);

unrelated changes? separate patch then?


>      g_object_unref(priv->webInspector);
> -    g_object_unref(priv->mainFrame);

I have to check this when I'm awake. But we should write something regarding the lifetime and ownership of the various components.


>      g_object_unref(priv->imContext);
>      gtk_target_list_unref(priv->copy_target_list);
>      gtk_target_list_unref(priv->paste_target_list);
> @@ -1513,7 +1516,11 @@ static void webkit_web_view_init(WebKitWebView* webView)
>  #endif
>  
>      GTK_WIDGET_SET_FLAGS(webView, GTK_CAN_FOCUS);
> -    priv->mainFrame = WEBKIT_WEB_FRAME(webkit_web_frame_new(webView));
> +
> +    // This unintuitively creates a new WebFrame and sets it as the main frame
> +    // of the WebView when the owner element argument is 0.
> +    webkit_web_frame_init_with_web_view(webView, 0);
> +
>      priv->lastPopupXPosition = priv->lastPopupYPosition = -1;
>      priv->editable = false;
>  
> @@ -1878,8 +1885,7 @@ WebKitWebFrame* webkit_web_view_get_main_frame(WebKitWebView* webView)
>  {
>      g_return_val_if_fail(WEBKIT_IS_WEB_VIEW(webView), NULL);
>  
> -    WebKitWebViewPrivate* priv = webView->priv;
> -    return priv->mainFrame;
> +    return kit(core(webView)->mainFrame());


this can only make sense if someone is calling get_main_frame from within the _finalize of the WebKitWebView? Do we want to support that?
Comment 10 Jan Alonzo 2008-12-03 03:45:28 PST
Comment on attachment 25494 [details]
Add unit test for this bug

> +static void test_webkit_web_frame_lifetime(void)
> +{
> +    WebKitWebView* webView;
> +    WebKitWebFrame* webFrame;
> +    g_test_bug("21837");
> +
> +    webView = WEBKIT_WEB_VIEW(webkit_web_view_new());
> +    g_object_ref_sink(webView);
> +    g_assert_cmpint(G_OBJECT(webView)->ref_count, ==, 1);
> +    webFrame = webkit_web_view_get_main_frame(webView);
> +    g_assert_cmpint(G_OBJECT(webFrame)->ref_count, ==, 1);
> +
> +    // Add dummy reference on the WebKitWebFrame to keep it alive
> +    g_object_ref(webFrame);
> +    g_assert_cmpint(G_OBJECT(webFrame)->ref_count, ==, 2);
> +
> +    // This crashed with the original version
> +    g_object_unref(webView);
> +
> +    // Make sure that the frame got deleted as well. We did this
> +    // by adding an extra ref on the WebKitWebFrame and we should
> +    // be the one holding the last reference.
> +    g_assert_cmpint(G_OBJECT(webFrame)->ref_count, ==, 1);
> +    g_object_unref(webFrame);
> +}

Do we really want to support having a webView (and Page) destroyed without destroying the mainFrame first?
Comment 11 Jan Alonzo 2008-12-03 04:17:09 PST
(In reply to comment #9)
> (From update of attachment 25422 [details] [review])
> IIRC:
>    WebCore::Frame and WebCore::FrameLoaderClient have the same lifetime.
> Initially we wanted to have WebKitWebFrame have the same lifetime as well
> otherwise you have to add plenty of NULL checks to WebKitWebFrame... Think of
> someone doing a g_object_ref on the WebKitWebFrame but the page the user
> navigated to was left, the WebCore::Frame destroyed....if WebCore::Frame is
> destroyed before the WebKitWebFrame we will have to add null checks to
> WebKitWebFrame. So what we have instead is something like a circular dependency
> and fail to break the circle. (or alternatively the lifetime of WebKitWebFrame
> should determine the ifetime of WebCore::Frame).

I agree that WebKitWebFrame should determine WebCore::Frame's lifetime, and FrameLoaderClient should determine WebKitWebFrame's lifetime? Should we follow Mac in this regard?

> > -    return true;
> > +    return getViewFromFrame(m_frame) != NULL;
> 
> No NULL in C++ code, this should never be false?

Ok. Yup. I'll add an assert to be safe.

> > +++ b/WebKit/gtk/webkit/webkitwebframe.cpp
> > @@ -97,9 +97,11 @@ static void webkit_web_frame_finalize(GObject* object)
> >      WebKitWebFrame* frame = WEBKIT_WEB_FRAME(object);
> >      WebKitWebFramePrivate* priv = frame->priv;
> >  
> > -    priv->coreFrame->loader()->cancelAndClear();
> 
> FrameLoader is already gone?

Not yet. I think the rationale was mac and qt are not doing it.

> 
> >      priv->coreFrame = 0;
> >  
> > +    // priv->client will be deleted when the WebCore::Frame is actually
> > +    // deleted, which may happen slightly later than WebFrame finalization.
> > +
> 
> this is where the fun starts... A g_object_ref(frame) will keep the
> WebCore::Frame
> alive as well?

See my previous comment (re: do we really want to support that behaviour?)

> >  
> > -    webkit_web_view_stop_loading(WEBKIT_WEB_VIEW(object));
> > +    if (Frame* mainFrame = priv->corePage->mainFrame())
> > +        mainFrame->loader()->detachFromParent();
> 
> hmm... 

I think detachFromParent is the right call here. Again, following Mac and Qt's impl.

> >      g_object_unref(priv->webInspector);
> > -    g_object_unref(priv->mainFrame);
> 
> I have to check this when I'm awake. But we should write something regarding
> the lifetime and ownership of the various components.

I'm fixing up the patch to have something like the ff:

1. WebKitWebFrame determines WebCore::Frame's lifetime.
2. FrameLoaderClient determines WebKitWebFrame's lifetime.
3. WebKitWebView triggers creation and destruction of the main frame but doesn't own it (FrameLoaderClient does).

Any comments/suggestion?

> >  
> > @@ -1878,8 +1885,7 @@ WebKitWebFrame* webkit_web_view_get_main_frame(WebKitWebView* webView)
> >  {
> >      g_return_val_if_fail(WEBKIT_IS_WEB_VIEW(webView), NULL);
> >  
> > -    WebKitWebViewPrivate* priv = webView->priv;
> > -    return priv->mainFrame;
> > +    return kit(core(webView)->mainFrame());
> 
> 
> this can only make sense if someone is calling get_main_frame from within the
> _finalize of the WebKitWebView? Do we want to support that?

What do you mean?

Thanks for the feedback. 
Comment 12 Jan Alonzo 2008-12-04 11:46:12 PST
Created attachment 25745 [details]
Updated patch based on feedback from zecke

Updated patch to address Holger's feedback.
Comment 13 Holger Freyther 2008-12-05 05:33:10 PST
(In reply to comment #11)
> (In reply to comment #9)

> 
> I agree that WebKitWebFrame should determine WebCore::Frame's lifetime, and
> FrameLoaderClient should determine WebKitWebFrame's lifetime? Should we follow
> Mac in this regard?

WebCore::Frame and FrameLoaderClient have the same lifetime. So with the above we end up with a circle... The question is what to do. And I start to believe the best way to deal with it, is to not have a circle.

We would end up with:
  WebKitWebView owns the Page. The Page ref's the WebKitWebFrame..
  WebKitWebFrame has a ref on the WebCore::Frame
  WebKitWebFrame has a pointer to the WebKitWebView and might be zero.
  WebKitWebPage has a pointer to the main frame, it will never be zero.

Truth:
  WebKitWebView has a WebCore::Frame... as the WebCore::Page is/should keep a ref on the main frame. This means the WebKitWebFrame mainFrame is always present.


This means:
  We will have to add null checks in WebKitWebFrame to see if the page/view is gone. Change the references accordingly...



Do you agree on this? If so we can go and start to look at the implementation..
Comment 14 Jan Alonzo 2008-12-06 18:22:03 PST
(In reply to comment #13)
> WebCore::Frame and FrameLoaderClient have the same lifetime. So with the above
> we end up with a circle... The question is what to do. And I start to believe
> the best way to deal with it, is to not have a circle.

<snip> 

> This means:
>   We will have to add null checks in WebKitWebFrame to see if the page/view is
> gone. Change the references accordingly...

Ok, gotcha. Agreed.

> Do you agree on this? If so we can go and start to look at the implementation..

I'll check the patch again and upload another one. If you have thoughts on implementation, please let me know.

Also, I think I'll incorporate your test case in my patch. Is that OK with you?

Comment 15 Jan Alonzo 2008-12-06 18:22:58 PST
Comment on attachment 25745 [details]
Updated patch based on feedback from zecke

Clearing review flag as this needs update
Comment 16 Darin Adler 2008-12-10 14:56:44 PST
Comment on attachment 25494 [details]
Add unit test for this bug

r=me
Comment 17 Holger Freyther 2008-12-20 18:56:09 PST
Created attachment 26178 [details]
WIP Stop leaking

Work In Progress. This is not crashing with the test case, according to valgrind we do not leak frame's.

The FrameLoaderClient will remove the ref of the WebKitWebFrame and trigger destruction...
Comment 18 Holger Freyther 2008-12-21 10:52:21 PST
Created attachment 26186 [details]
Fix the reference counting

Make the critical error go away. Please check that no frames are leaked.
Comment 19 Darin Adler 2009-01-02 10:57:27 PST
Comment on attachment 26186 [details]
Fix the reference counting

r=me
Comment 20 Holger Freyther 2009-01-03 12:08:16 PST
Landed in r39575. Let us see what is breaking.