MATLAB crashes with only two lines in crash dump stack trace

Hello!

I am trying to get MATLAB to run on a High-performance computing system (Slurm, if that matters) but MATLAB crashes when trying to start the process. I am using the -batch option, and I am trying to start a parallel pool within the process, if any of that matters.

I had been having some other issues with the parallel pool initialization, and I followed some instructions that said to delete the ~/.matlab/R2020a folder, as some files were corrupted in there and the post said that MATLAB would automatically regenerate this folder, so it may be possible this error originates from this change, but I am not at all sure.

I am rather new to debugging these types of problems in MATLAB, so I am having a hard time understanding the crash dump, as there are only the two lines in the stack trace, and I'm not sure what "unknown-module" could be referring to... I would assume it is my script, but I do not know what part of the script would be causing the crash...

Any suggestions for how to read these types of files or for what might be causing this problem?

Here's the crash dump:

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Segmentation violation detected at Mon Aug 30 17:15:09 2021 -0400

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Configuration:

Crash Decoding : Disabled - No sandbox or build area path

Crash Mode : continue (default)

Default Encoding : UTF-8

Deployed : false

GNU C Library : 2.28 stable

Java Version : Java 1.8.0_202-b08 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode

MATLAB Architecture : glnxa64

MATLAB Entitlement ID : 3089667

MATLAB Root : /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a

MATLAB Version : 9.8.0.1323502 (R2020a)

Operating System : Linux 4.18.0-305.10.2.el8_4.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Jul 12 04:43:18 EDT 2021 x86_64

Process ID : 556305

Processor ID : x86 Family 143 Model 49 Stepping 0, AuthenticAMD

Session Key : 011c6558-e359-4281-a1e9-6a0cbe6e9cb9

Static TLS mitigation : Disabled: Unnecessary

Window System : No active display

Fault Count: 1

Abnormal termination:

Segmentation violation

Register State (from fault):

RAX = 0000000003ddd6b8 RBX = 0000146f05999000

RCX = 0000000000000003 RDX = 0000146f05998da0

RSP = 0000146f03ff97f8 RBP = 0000146f03ff98f0

RSI = 00000000ffffffff RDI = 0000146f03ff9880

R8 = 0000146efcc77968 R9 = 0000000000000002

R10 = 0000146f03ff9594 R11 = 0000146f03ff9580

R12 = 0000146f05999000 R13 = 0000146f03ff9880

R14 = 0000146f03ff99c0 R15 = 0000146efcc77968

RIP = 0000146f10d3a142 EFL = 0000000000010207

CS = 0033 FS = 0000 GS = 0000

Stack Trace (from fault):

[ 0] 0x0000146f10d3a142 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+04653378

[ 1] 0x0000146e616d0000 <unknown-module>+00000000

Thanks so much!

[Michael Hess]

I just realized that I am actually getting different crash stack traces for each process I try to run...

Here is another dump I get, but there are more if they might be more helpful in tracking this problem down.

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Segmentation violation detected at Mon Aug 30 17:15:55 2021 -0400

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Configuration:

Crash Decoding : Disabled - No sandbox or build area path

Crash Mode : continue (default)

Default Encoding : UTF-8

Deployed : false

GNU C Library : 2.28 stable

Graphics Driver : Unknown software

Graphics card 1 : 0x1a03 ( 0x1a03 ) 0x2000 Version 0.0.0.0 (0-0-0)

Java Version : Java 1.8.0_202-b08 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode

MATLAB Architecture : glnxa64

MATLAB Entitlement ID : 3089667

MATLAB Root : /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a

MATLAB Version : 9.8.0.1323502 (R2020a)

OpenGL : software

Operating System : Linux 4.18.0-305.10.2.el8_4.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Jul 12 04:43:18 EDT 2021 x86_64

Process ID : 556499

Processor ID : x86 Family 143 Model 49 Stepping 0, AuthenticAMD

Session Key : 6dc44b51-3439-4c96-8bd2-b2e3ae7d67c1

Static TLS mitigation : Disabled: Unnecessary

Window System : No active display

Fault Count: 1

Abnormal termination:

Segmentation violation

Register State (from fault):

RAX = 0000150a74dcf4c8 RBX = 0000150a74dcf480

RCX = 00000000f53c8748 RDX = 0000150a656842bd

RSP = 0000150a83ff5a68 RBP = 0000150a83ff5ac8

RSI = 000000000b1f12f8 RDI = 00000000f53c8688

R8 = 0000000000000000 R9 = 0000000000000001

R10 = 0000150a89c2ac60 R11 = 0000150a659aec80

R12 = 0000000000000000 R13 = 0000150a83ff5a80

R14 = 0000150a83ff5ae0 R15 = 0000150a8599c800

RIP = 0000150a659aec8f EFL = 0000000000010a03

CS = 0033 FS = 0000 GS = 0000

Stack Trace (from fault):

[ 0] 0x0000150a659aec8f <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 1] 0x0000150a656842bd <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 2] 0x0000150a65c455a4 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 3] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 4] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 5] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 6] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 7] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 8] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 9] 0x0000150a6567c7a7 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 10] 0x0000150a892d539b /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06849435

[ 11] 0x0000150a895e6da5 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+10067365

[ 12] 0x0000150a895e8cd7 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+10075351

[ 13] 0x0000150a8934a58b /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+07329163 JVM_NewInstanceFromConstructor+00000123

[ 14] 0x0000150a65694087 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 15] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 16] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 17] 0x0000150a65684114 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 18] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 19] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 20] 0x0000150a656842bd <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 21] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 22] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 23] 0x0000150a656842bd <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 24] 0x0000150a6567c7a7 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 25] 0x0000150a892d539b /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06849435

[ 26] 0x0000150a895e6da5 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+10067365

[ 27] 0x0000150a895e8cd7 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+10075351

[ 28] 0x0000150a8934a58b /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+07329163 JVM_NewInstanceFromConstructor+00000123

[ 29] 0x0000150a65694087 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 30] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 31] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 32] 0x0000150a65684114 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 33] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 34] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 35] 0x0000150a656842bd <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 36] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 37] 0x0000150a656842bd <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 38] 0x0000150a656842bd <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 39] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 40] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 41] 0x0000150a6567c7a7 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 42] 0x0000150a892d539b /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06849435

[ 43] 0x0000150a895e6da5 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+10067365

[ 44] 0x0000150a895e86e6 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+10073830

[ 45] 0x0000150a8934a3e2 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+07328738 JVM_InvokeMethod+00000258

[ 46] 0x0000150a65694087 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 47] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 48] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 49] 0x0000150a65684114 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 50] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 51] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 52] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 53] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 54] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 55] 0x0000150a65684040 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 56] 0x0000150a656842bd <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 57] 0x0000150a656842bd <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 58] 0x0000150a656842bd <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 59] 0x0000150a6567c7a7 <unknown-module>+00000000

[ 60] 0x0000150a892d539b /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06849435

[ 61] 0x0000150a893198cf /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+07129295

[ 62] 0x0000150a89319b88 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+07129992

[ 63] 0x0000150a9014c559 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/jmi/../../../../bin/glnxa64/libmwjmi.so+01176921

[ 64] 0x0000150a9019de2b /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/jmi/../../../../bin/glnxa64/libmwjmi.so+01510955

[ 65] 0x0000150a8a7acb2c /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcos_impl.so+05593900

[ 66] 0x0000150a8a7a7ffa /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcos_impl.so+05574650

[ 67] 0x0000150a97d90cb6 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_dispatcher.so+00576694 _ZN18Mfh_MATLAB_fn_impl19dispatch_with_reuseEiPP11mxArray_tagiS2_+00000278

[ 68] 0x0000150a959e077e /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+11405182

[ 69] 0x0000150a959e49c6 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+11422150

[ 70] 0x0000150a959e03c5 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+11404229

[ 71] 0x0000150a959eb582 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+11449730

[ 72] 0x0000150a958b6098 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+10182808

[ 73] 0x0000150a959b5033 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+11227187

[ 74] 0x0000150a95923474 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+10630260

[ 75] 0x0000150a9594a9ad /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+10791341

[ 76] 0x0000150a9545e667 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+05629543

[ 77] 0x0000150a954608f4 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+05638388

[ 78] 0x0000150a9545d5cd /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+05625293

[ 79] 0x0000150a954551b1 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+05591473

[ 80] 0x0000150a954553e9 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+05592041

[ 81] 0x0000150a9545cdd6 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+05623254

[ 82] 0x0000150a9545ced6 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+05623510

[ 83] 0x0000150a9559658d /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+06907277

[ 84] 0x0000150a95599d05 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+06921477

[ 85] 0x0000150a957c0c61 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+09178209

[ 86] 0x0000150a958a1227 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+10097191

[ 87] 0x0000150a958a1475 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+10097781

[ 88] 0x0000150a97e130ef /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_dispatcher.so+01110255 _ZN8Mfh_file20dispatch_file_commonEMS_FviPP11mxArray_tagiS2_EiS2_iS2_+00000207

[ 89] 0x0000150a97e152a3 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_dispatcher.so+01118883 _ZN8Mfh_file19dispatch_with_reuseEiPP11mxArray_tagiS2_+00000323

[ 90] 0x0000150a959e077e /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+11405182

[ 91] 0x0000150a9576bcb6 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+08830134

[ 92] 0x0000150a9576be2c /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+08830508

[ 93] 0x0000150a9580bf7b /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+09486203

[ 94] 0x0000150a9580d028 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+09490472

[ 95] 0x0000150a97c1c1f0 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_interpreter.so+01335792 _Z44inCallFcnWithTrapInDesiredWSAndPublishEventsiPP11mxArray_tagiS1_PKcbP15inWorkSpace_tag+00000080

[ 96] 0x0000150a9c1def15 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00737045 _ZN3iqm15BaseFEvalPlugin7executeEP15inWorkSpace_tag+00001253

[ 97] 0x0000150a97f523a9 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00951209

[ 98] 0x0000150a9c1e4d46 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00761158 _ZN3iqm26DelegateToAnotherIqmPlugin7executeEP15inWorkSpace_tag+00000022

[ 99] 0x0000150a9018b9ba /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/matlab_startup_plugins/jmi/../../../../bin/glnxa64/libmwjmi.so+01436090

[100] 0x0000150a9c1ce690 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00669328

[101] 0x0000150a9c1b41e8 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00561640

[102] 0x0000150a9784b78b /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00321419

[103] 0x0000150a9784c2d4 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00324308

[104] 0x0000150a97854136 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00356662

[105] 0x0000150a97854489 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00357513

[106] 0x0000150a97854a08 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00358920 _Z8mnParserv+00000344

[107] 0x0000150a97f54ee3 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00962275

[108] 0x0000150ab42e367b /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwmvm.so+03217019 _ZN14cmddistributor15PackagedTaskIIP10invokeFuncIN7mwboost8functionIFvvEEEEENS2_10shared_ptrINS2_13unique_futureIDTclfp_EEEEEERKT_+00000059

[109] 0x0000150ab42e3768 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwmvm.so+03217256 _ZNSt17_Function_handlerIFN7mwboost3anyEvEZN14cmddistributor15PackagedTaskIIP10createFuncINS0_8functionIFvvEEEEESt8functionIS2_ET_EUlvE_E9_M_invokeERKSt9_Any_data+00000024

[110] 0x0000150a9c1ed35c /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00795484 _ZN7mwboost6detail8function21function_obj_invoker0ISt8functionIFNS_3anyEvEES4_E6invokeERNS1_15function_bufferE+00000028

[111] 0x0000150a9c1ed017 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00794647 _ZN3iqm18PackagedTaskPlugin7executeEP15inWorkSpace_tag+00000439

[112] 0x0000150a97f52a05 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00952837

[113] 0x0000150a9c1ce690 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00669328

[114] 0x0000150a9c1b2199 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00553369

[115] 0x0000150a9c1b2ddb /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00556507

[116] 0x0000150a97f37018 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00839704

[117] 0x0000150a97f37632 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00841266

[118] 0x0000150a97f37ea4 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00843428

[119] 0x0000150ab2635a02 /geode2/soft/hps/rhel8/matlab/2020a/bin/glnxa64/libmwboost_thread.so.1.70.0+00064002

[120] 0x0000150ab395214a /lib64/libpthread.so.0+00033098

[121] 0x0000150ab30e9dc3 /lib64/libc.so.6+01035715 clone+00000067

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

Your quickest path to success is to read the FAQ and do what it says:

https://matlab.fandom.com/wiki/FAQ#After_installation.2C_MATLAB_crashes_or_gives_an_error_message_when_I_try_to_run_MATLAB.

Trust me on that. If you wait on Answers you may wait days or probably never even get an answer that solves it.

Also, if you were presented with a screen when it crashed, or when you restarted MATLAB to send the crash report into Mathworks, do so. An actual live person will read it and give you a response.

If not, feel free to call them.

Answer 2

[Raymond Norris]

This post isn't getting stack traces, but it might point you in the right direction: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/1440039-how-to-prevent-parpool-error#answer_773734?s_tid=prof_contriblnk