[Paraview] Segmentation Fault when using the vtkPVDReader

Bogdan Daqui Herrera bdaqui at simscale.de
Mon Oct 27 06:56:08 EDT 2014


Hi Burlen,

Yes, it is a stand-alone C++ application, which makes use of VTK and Paraview as libraries, linking against them and calling functionality to interpret the data.
I am not setting up any pipeline (as of now). Is this from the TestExodusTime or TestTemporalFractal examples. I will try adding this.

Currently I need to read and traverse the dataset without adding any filters or processing the data. I it still needed to create a pipeline in this case?

Kind regards,
Bogdan

On 10/24/2014 06:14 PM, Burlen Loring wrote:
> Hi Bogdan,
> 
> You are writing a stand alone C++ app right? Are you setting up to run the composite data pipeline as in the following example?
> 
> 100   vtkCompositeDataPipeline* cexec=vtkCompositeDataPipeline::New();
> 101   vtkAlgorithm::SetDefaultExecutivePrototype(cexec);
> 102   cexec->Delete();
> 
> Burlen
> 
> On 10/23/2014 06:37 PM, Sebastien Jourdain wrote:
>> Thanks Bogdan,
>>
>> that's not helping me but someone else might have some idea.
>>
>> Seb
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Bogdan Daqui Herrera <bdaqui at simscale.de <mailto:bdaqui at simscale.de>> wrote:
>>
>>     Certainly. I should mention, I am using a pre-compiled version of Paraview 4.1 bundled with Salome (Ubuntu package).
>>
>>     Here it is (using pReader->SetForceOutputTypeToMultiBlock(1)):
>>     ERROR: In /misc/dn47/SALOME/PRODUCTS/7x/opt/Ubuntu.13.10.64/7.4.0/tmp/ParaView-4.1.0_SRC/ParaViewCore/VTKExtensions/Default/vtkXMLCollectionReader.cxx,
>>     line 316
>>     vtkPVDReader (0x6559e0): Error creating "vtkXMLMultiBlockDataReader" using vtkPVInstantiator.
>>
>>     Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
>>     0x00007ffff65c4270 in vtkXMLCollectionReader::ReadXMLDataImpl() ()
>>        from /opt/salomeUbuntu_740/ParaView-4.1.0/lib/paraview-4.1/libvtkPVVTKExtensionsDefault-pv4.1.so.1
>>     #0  0x00007ffff65c4270 in vtkXMLCollectionReader::ReadXMLDataImpl() ()
>>        from /opt/salome_740/ParaView-4.1.0/lib/paraview-4.1/libvtkPVVTKExtensionsDefault-pv4.1.so.1
>>     #1  0x00007ffff68cc128 in vtkXMLReader::RequestData(vtkInformation*, vtkInformationVector**, vtkInformationVector*) () from
>>     /opt/salome_740/ParaView-4.1.0/lib/paraview-4.1/libvtkIOXML-pv4.1.so.1
>>     #2  0x00007ffff68cd35d in vtkXMLReader::ProcessRequest(vtkInformation*, vtkInformationVector**, vtkInformationVector*) () from
>>     /opt/salome_740/ParaView-4.1.0/lib/paraview-4.1/libvtkIOXML-pv4.1.so.1
>>     #3  0x00007ffff7b97fd0 in vtkExecutive::CallAlgorithm(vtkInformation*, int, vtkInformationVector**, vtkInformationVector*) ()
>>        from /opt/salome_740/ParaView-4.1.0/lib/paraview-4.1/libvtkCommonExecutionModel-pv4.1.so.1
>>     #4  0x00007ffff7b93447 in vtkDemandDrivenPipeline::ExecuteData(vtkInformation*, vtkInformationVector**, vtkInformationVector*) ()
>>        from /opt/salome_740/ParaView-4.1.0/lib/paraview-4.1/libvtkCommonExecutionModel-pv4.1.so.1
>>     #5  0x00007ffff7b91181 in vtkCompositeDataPipeline::ExecuteData(vtkInformation*, vtkInformationVector**, vtkInformationVector*) ()
>>        from /opt/salome_740/ParaView-4.1.0/lib/paraview-4.1/libvtkCommonExecutionModel-pv4.1.so.1
>>     #6  0x00007ffff7b95bb1 in vtkDemandDrivenPipeline::ProcessRequest(vtkInformation*, vtkInformationVector**, vtkInformationVector*) ()
>>        from /opt/salome_740/ParaView-4.1.0/lib/paraview-4.1/libvtkCommonExecutionModel-pv4.1.so.1
>>     #7  0x00007ffff7ba8c21 in vtkStreamingDemandDrivenPipeline::ProcessRequest(vtkInformation*, vtkInformationVector**, vtkInformationVector*) ()
>>        from /opt/salome_740/ParaView-4.1.0/lib/paraview-4.1/libvtkCommonExecutionModel-pv4.1.so.1
>>     #8  0x00007ffff7b9486d in vtkDemandDrivenPipeline::UpdateData(int) ()
>>        from /opt/salome_740/ParaView-4.1.0/lib/paraview-4.1/libvtkCommonExecutionModel-pv4.1.so.1
>>     #9  0x00007ffff7ba9765 in vtkStreamingDemandDrivenPipeline::Update(int) ()
>>        from /opt/salome_740/ParaView-4.1.0/lib/paraview-4.1/libvtkCommonExecutionModel-pv4.1.so.1
>>     #10 0x0000000000414fbf in testing::TestingIO::read (this=0x652b30, fileName=..., pMultiBlockDataSet=...)
>>         at /home/.../someProject/src/testing.cpp:85
>>
>>
>>     Please let me know if you need something additional
>>     On 10/23/2014 07:51 PM, Sebastien Jourdain wrote:
>>     > If you provide the stack trace, that may be helpful.
>>     >
>>     > Seb
>>     >
>>     > On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Bogdan Daqui Herrera <bdaqui at simscale.de <mailto:bdaqui at simscale.de> <mailto:bdaqui at simscale.de
>>     <mailto:bdaqui at simscale.de>>> wrote:
>>     >
>>     >     Hi Seb,
>>     >
>>     >     Thanks for the quick reply. Yes the project is managed with CMake. I have not however been able to find the relevant posts by Marcus (in the users
>>     list). Is
>>     >     that in the users or developers mailing list?
>>     >
>>     >     It does sound like it could be a problem with some initialization, as you can see below.
>>     >
>>     >     One short update, it looks like setting ForceMultiBlockDataSet Output with:
>>     >     pReader->SetForceOutputTypeToMultiBlock(1);
>>     >     leads to the segmentation fault at Update() (The deepcopy is never reached). With or without setting the previous line, the error
>>     >     vtkPVDReader (0x1cb49e0): Error creating "vtkXMLMultiBlockDataReader" using vtkPVInstantiator.
>>     >
>>     >     The code looks like this now:
>>     >             vtkSmartPointer < vtkPVDReader > pReader = vtkSmartPointer < vtkPVDReader >::New();
>>     >             pReader->SetFileName("/some/file.pvd");
>>     >             pReader->Update(); (where the error is triggered)
>>     >
>>     >     Kind Regards,
>>     >     Bogdan
>>     >
>>     >     On 10/23/2014 04:47 PM, Sebastien Jourdain wrote:
>>     >     > Hi Bogdan,
>>     >     >
>>     >     > here are some issue in your code:
>>     >     >
>>     >     > vtkSmartPointer <vtkPVDReader> pReader = vtkPVDReader::New(); // <== Memory LEAK
>>     >     > // Should be either
>>     >     > // vtkNew<vtkPVDReader> pReader;
>>     >     > // vtkSmartPointer<vtkPVDReader> pReader = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPVDReader>::New()
>>     >     >
>>     >     > Then here on a "NULL" object you try to call a method.
>>     >     >
>>     >     > vtkMultiBlockDataSet* pMultiBlockDataSet->DeepCopy(vtkMultiBlockDataSet::SafeDownCast(pReader->GetOutputDataObject(0)));
>>     >     >
>>     >     > Should be something like that:
>>     >     >
>>     >     > vtkNew< vtkMultiBlockDataSet > pMultiBlockDataSet;
>>     >     > pMultiBlockDataSet->DeepCopy(vtkMultiBlockDataSet::SafeDownCast(pReader->GetOutputDataObject(0)));
>>     >     >
>>     >     > Then you might have some other issue where pReader output being empty/null, but for that I don't know.
>>     >     >
>>     >     > Are you managing your project with CMake? Did you include the necessary file with the proper dependency declaration. This seems to be related to
>>     the factory not
>>     >     > being properly initialized. You can search the mailing list, Marcus did answer several questions about that.
>>     >     >
>>     >     > Seb
>>     >     >
>>     >     >
>>     >     >
>>     >     > On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 7:26 AM, Bogdan Daqui Herrera <bdaqui at simscale.de <mailto:bdaqui at simscale.de> <mailto:bdaqui at simscale.de
>>     <mailto:bdaqui at simscale.de>> <mailto:bdaqui at simscale.de <mailto:bdaqui at simscale.de>
>>     >     <mailto:bdaqui at simscale.de <mailto:bdaqui at simscale.de>>>> wrote:
>>     >     >
>>     >     >     Hello all,
>>     >     >
>>     >     >     I am attempting to write some code in c++ which uses the vtkPVDReader from the paraview library to read a series of vtm files. However I am
>>     >     encountering some
>>     >     >     problems and I am not sure whether there is something I am missing or whether this could be a bug.
>>     >     >
>>     >     >     I am trying to use the reader in the following manner:
>>     >     >     My Code:
>>     >     >             vtkSmartPointer <vtkPVDReader> pReader = vtkPVDReader::New();
>>     >     >             pReader->SetForceOutputTypeToMultiBlock(1);
>>     >     >             pReader->SetFileName("/some/fileName.pvd");
>>     >     >             pReader->Update();
>>     >     >             vtkMultiBlockDataSet* pMultiBlockDataSet->DeepCopy(vtkMultiBlockDataSet::SafeDownCast(pReader->GetOutputDataObject(0)));
>>     >     >
>>     >     >     Error:
>>     >     >             The error occurs at Update() with the following result:
>>     >     >             ERROR: In /misc/dn47/SALOME/PRODUCTS/7x/opt/Ubuntu.13.10.64/7.4.0/tmp/ParaView-4.1.0_SRC/ParaViewCore/VTKExtensions/Default
>>     >     >             /vtkXMLCollectionReader.cxx, line 316
>>     >     >             vtkPVDReader (0x224d9e0): Error creating "vtkXMLMultiBlockDataReader" using vtkPVInstantiator.
>>     >     >             Segmentation fault
>>     >     >
>>     >     >     Possible error Source
>>     >     >     The code concerning line 316 from vtkXMLCollectionReader.cxx is:
>>     >     >
>>     >     >           // Use the instantiator to create the reader.
>>     >     >           vtkObject* o = vtkPVInstantiator::CreateInstance(rname);
>>     >     >           vtkXMLReader* reader = vtkXMLReader::SafeDownCast(o);
>>     >     >           this->Internal->Readers[index] = reader;
>>     >     >           if(reader)
>>     >     >             {
>>     >     >             reader->Delete();
>>     >     >             }
>>     >     >           else
>>     >     >             {
>>     >     >             // The class was not registered with the instantiator.
>>     >     >             vtkErrorMacro("Error creating \"" << rname
>>     >     >                           << "\" using vtkPVInstantiator.");
>>     >     >             if(o)
>>     >     >               {
>>     >     >               o->Delete();
>>     >     >               }
>>     >     >             }
>>     >     >           }
>>     >     >
>>     >     >     I have isolated the following lines and tested them independently:
>>     >     >           vtkObject* o = vtkPVInstantiator::CreateInstance(rname);
>>     >     >           vtkXMLReader* reader = vtkXMLReader::SafeDownCast(o);
>>     >     >
>>     >     >     The pointer "vtkObject* o" is NULL regardless of the class name I pass to instantiate, and I can imagine something like that happening in the
>>     library,
>>     >     too and
>>     >     >     causing the segmentation fault, when calling a SafeDownCast(o) (which is NULL).
>>     >     >
>>     >     >
>>     >     >     Any suggestions on how to deal with this problem or if you would be so kind to point me to an example for an alternative solution (Could be
>>     >     vtkFileSeriesReader,
>>     >     >     but this fails, as well in my case) would be appreciated.
>>     >     >
>>     >     >     Kind Regards,
>>     >     >     Bogdan
>>     >     >
>>     >     >     P.S.: Using the PVDReader from python code works flawlessly, which is also quite confusing, as to why it would fail in the C++ code.
>>     >     >
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