programs segfault trying to dlopen libQtOpenGL

(gdb) r
Starting program: /home/me/Downloads/dltest /usr/lib/libQtOpenGL.so.4
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
opening /usr/lib/libQtOpenGL.so.4...
closing /usr/lib/libQtOpenGL.so.4...

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
QVariantAnimation::registerInterpolator (func=0, interpolationType=67)
    at animation/qvariantanimation.cpp:437
437 animation/qvariantanimation.cpp: No such file or directory.
        in animation/qvariantanimation.cpp
(gdb) bt
#0 QVariantAnimation::registerInterpolator (func=0, interpolationType=67)
    at animation/qvariantanimation.cpp:437
#1 0x00007ffff684cb4b in qUnregisterGuiGetInterpolator (this=<value optimized out>,
    __in_chrg=<value optimized out>) at animation/qguivariantanimation.cpp:82
#2 qUnregisterGuiGetInterpolator__dest_class__::~qUnregisterGuiGetInterpolator__dest_class__ (
    this=<value optimized out>, __in_chrg=<value optimized out>) at animation/qguivariantanimation.cpp:94
#3 0x00007ffff765fd3d in __cxa_finalize (d=0x7ffff7330e60) at cxa_finalize.c:56
#4 0x00007ffff6842246 in __do_global_dtors_aux () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#5 0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
(gdb)

Relevant code:
    QInterpolatorVector *interpolators = registeredInterpolators();
    if (int(interpolationType) >= interpolators->count())

GDB:
(gdb) p registeredInterpolators()
$1 = (QInterpolatorVector *) 0x0

Interestingly enough registeredInterpolators is supposed to be a global static:
Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(QInterpolatorVector, registeredInterpolators)

Random guess of the day: registeredInterpolators() gets shot dead before the call in question.

And so it is.
The global static pod gets destroyed before the unregister is called, hence the nil pointer. Why this happens is unknown to me, but supposedly it could be easily solved by checking the ptr before trying to access it.

Should be report to Qt I guess.

closing /usr/lib/libQtOpenGL.so.4...
Hardware watchpoint 2: this_registeredInterpolators

Old value = {pointer = {_q_value = 0x60e100}, destroyed = false}
New value = {pointer = {_q_value = 0x0}, destroyed = false}
QGlobalStaticDeleter<QVector<QVariant (*)(void const*, void const*, double)> >::~QGlobalStaticDeleter (
    this=0x7ffff6699b28, __in_chrg=<value optimized out>)
    at ../../include/QtCore/../../src/corelib/global/qglobal.h:1824
warning: Source file is more recent than executable.
1824 globalStatic.destroyed = true;
(gdb) bt
#0 QGlobalStaticDeleter<QVector<QVariant (*)(void const*, void const*, double)> >::~QGlobalStaticDeleter (
    this=0x7ffff6699b28, __in_chrg=<value optimized out>)
    at ../../include/QtCore/../../src/corelib/global/qglobal.h:1824
#1 0x00007ffff765fd3d in __cxa_finalize (d=0x7ffff6699700) at cxa_finalize.c:56
#2 0x00007ffff62639d6 in __do_global_dtors_aux () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#3 0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
(gdb) c
Continuing.
Hardware watchpoint 2: this_registeredInterpolators

Old value = {pointer = {_q_value = 0x0}, destroyed = false}
New value = {pointer = {_q_value = 0x0}, destroyed = true}
QGlobalStaticDeleter<QVector<QVariant (*)(void const*, void const*, double)> >::~QGlobalStaticDeleter (
    this=0x7ffff6699b28, __in_chrg=<value optimized out>)
    at ../../include/QtCore/../../src/corelib/global/qglobal.h:1825
1825 }
(gdb) c
Continuing.

Breakpoint 1, registeredInterpolators () at animation/qvariantanimation.cpp:401
401 Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(QInterpolatorVector, registeredInterpolators)
(gdb) c
Continuing.

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
QVariantAnimation::registerInterpolator (func=0, interpolationType=67)
    at animation/qvariantanimation.cpp:437
437 if (int(interpolationType) >= interpolators->count())
(gdb) bt
#0 QVariantAnimation::registerInterpolator (func=0, interpolationType=67)
    at animation/qvariantanimation.cpp:437
#1 0x00007ffff684cb4b in qUnregisterGuiGetInterpolator (this=<value optimized out>,
    __in_chrg=<value optimized out>) at animation/qguivariantanimation.cpp:82
#2 qUnregisterGuiGetInterpolator__dest_class__::~qUnregisterGuiGetInterpolator__dest_class__ (
    this=<value optimized out>, __in_chrg=<value optimized out>) at animation/qguivariantanimation.cpp:94
#3 0x00007ffff765fd3d in __cxa_finalize (d=0x7ffff7330e60) at cxa_finalize.c:56
#4 0x00007ffff6842246 in __do_global_dtors_aux () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#5 0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()

This is not an issue in Ubuntu generally speaking.
Please report a bug against Qt directly [1], my findings from above should supply sufficient information for them to handle the bug quickly enough.

Thanks.

[1] http://bugreports.qt.nokia.com/secure/Dashboard.jspa

More references that indicate this is infact an actual problem in Ubuntu:

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=635724
https://bugreports.qt.nokia.com//browse/QTBUG-16855
https://bugreports.qt.nokia.com//browse/QTBUG-13443
https://bugreports.qt.nokia.com//browse/QTBUG-7564

fixed upstream: http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/861333040c252fa0f53894b604f7cb768c085281

This bug was fixed in the package qt4-x11 - 4:4.7.4-0ubuntu1

---------------
qt4-x11 (4:4.7.4-0ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low

  * New upstream release (LP: #839557, #785318)
  * debian/patches/Add_support_for_QT_USE_DRAG_DISTANCE_env_var.patch,
    debian/patches/a11y_qt_and_qml_backport.diff,
    debian/patches/qtdebug_syslog.patch,
    debian/patches/kubuntu_12_fix_stack_protector.diff,
    debian/patches/kubuntu_28_xi2.1.patch:
    - adapt to new upstream version
  * Fix_GL_problems_on_stock_1.4_SGX_drivers.patch,
    Fixed_missing_text_when_using_static_text_items_in_GL_2_engine.patch,
    Prevent_recursion_when_creating_window_surface.patch,
    kubuntu_24_large_qtreeview.diff,
    kubuntu_27_dbus_signal_filter_passes_not_handled.diff:
    - removed, part of the upstream tarball now
  * debian/patches/kubuntu_15_appmenu.diff:
    - updated to take a version closer to the upstreamed 4.8 one. Is compatible
      with incoming appmenu-qt 0.2.2 (LP: #838115)
  * debian/libqt4-declarative.install:
    - libtcpserver.so has been renamed libqmldbg_tcp.so
  * debian/control, debian/libqt4-declarative-shaders.install:
    - add the new shaders package. Use the same suggests/recommends pattern
      than other declarative-* plugins
  * debian/patches/blacklist-diginotar-certs.diff:
    - add DigiNotar securty breach blacklist (LP: #837557)
 -- Didier Roche <email address hidden> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:33:52 +0200