libretro / libretro/RetroArch

Toggle Menu in-game from controller then select resume crashes Retroarch

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Description

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  • Only RetroArch bugs should be filed here. Not core bugs or game bugs
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Description

When I toggle the retroarch quick menu from Hotkey+Select, if I try to resume content it hard crashes RetroArch and game content freezes.

Expected behavior

RetroArch should be able to resume game Content and not freeze.

Actual behavior

RetroArch does a hard crash and you cannot exit the game content.

Steps to reproduce the bug
  1. Use these relevant config settings in retroarch.cfg:
# This is the ps3 controller select button.
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "0"
# This is the ps3 controller start button.
input_exit_emulator_btn = "3"
# ps3 controller home button.
input_menu_toggle_btn = "16"
  1. Start game.
  2. Press Select + Home (to get into retroarch quick menu).
  3. Select the Resume Content option and it should hard crash.
Bisect Results
Version/Commit
  • RetroArch: 1.9.4
Environment information

EmuElec version: 4.2

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the crash in RetroArch 1.9.4 with the provided retroarch.cfg controller mappings and the Select + Home sequence. Trace the quick-menu Resume Content path; done means content resumes without crashing or freezing and the emulator remains controllable.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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