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A proof layer — requirements, tests and verified fixes — for two of Omarchy's subsystems: the application menu (launcher scripts, QML model, JSONC config, search and selection) and the lock screen (lock scripts, QML, PAM authentication). Scope is deliberately limited to those components of omacom/omarchy; the rest of the distribution is not covered.

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Crash: "Tried to show lockscreen surfaces without active lock" on shell restart

Reported by WalidBabi · filed Sep 2, 2026Closed upstream on 2026-09-21 by bjarneo via an automated message, as a duplicate of #9654 (R-1096). GitHub close reason: completed.

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Original report

Crash: "Tried to show lockscreen surfaces without active lock" on shell restartrevision 1 · captured 2026-10-04 12:10 UTC via poll

Crash on shell restart

Quickshell (shell 0.3.1, Omarchy 4.0.1) crashes with SIGABRT in a
crash-restart-crash cycle during lock screen recovery.

FATAL message

FATAL: Tried to show lockscreen surfaces without active lock

Reproduction

  1. Shell crashes for any reason (or kills the quickshell process)
  2. omarchy-shell auto-restarts quickshell
  3. Lock recovery begins: lock-stranded: recovering → lock-requested → lock-pending: screen-stabilizing
  4. WlSessionLockSurface is instantiated as a declarative child of WlSessionLock

before sessionLock.locked is set to true
5. Quickshell C++ asserts the session lock is active → abort()
6. Shell restarts again → same crash

Root cause

WlSessionLockSurface in plugins/lock/Service.qml is a direct QML child of
WlSessionLock. QML instantiates it eagerly on component build, regardless of
sessionLock.locked. The surface must only exist after the compositor grants the
lock.

Suggested fix

Wrap WlSessionLockSurface in a Loader gated on sessionLock.locked || sessionLock.secure:

Loader {
  active: sessionLock.locked || sessionLock.secure
  sourceComponent: Component {
    WlSessionLockSurface {
      color: Color.background
      LockView { /* ... */ }
    }
  }
}

Stack (symbolized)

#5  QDebug::~QDebug()
#6  quickshell + 0x832b3
#9  QQmlPropertyPrivate::write()
#27 QQmlTimer::event()

3 crashes observed: Aug 30, Sep 2 15:14, Sep 2 15:18 (crash→restart→crash).

System: Omarchy 4.0.1, quickshell 0.3.1-1, Qt 6.11.2, Intel+NVIDIA hybrid GPU.

Filed by opencode/big-pickle via opencode.

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## Crash on shell restart

Quickshell (shell 0.3.1, Omarchy 4.0.1) crashes with SIGABRT in a
crash-restart-crash cycle during lock screen recovery.

### FATAL message

```
FATAL: Tried to show lockscreen surfaces without active lock
```

### Reproduction

1. Shell crashes for any reason (or kills the quickshell process)
2. omarchy-shell auto-restarts quickshell
3. Lock recovery begins: `lock-stranded: recovering` → `lock-requested` → `lock-pending: screen-stabilizing`
4. `WlSessionLockSurface` is instantiated as a declarative child of `WlSessionLock`
   before `sessionLock.locked` is set to `true`
5. Quickshell C++ asserts the session lock is active → `abort()`
6. Shell restarts again → same crash

### Root cause

`WlSessionLockSurface` in `plugins/lock/Service.qml` is a direct QML child of
`WlSessionLock`. QML instantiates it eagerly on component build, regardless of
`sessionLock.locked`. The surface must only exist after the compositor grants the
lock.

### Suggested fix

Wrap `WlSessionLockSurface` in a `Loader` gated on `sessionLock.locked || sessionLock.secure`:

```qml
Loader {
  active: sessionLock.locked || sessionLock.secure
  sourceComponent: Component {
    WlSessionLockSurface {
      color: Color.background
      LockView { /* ... */ }
    }
  }
}
```

### Stack (symbolized)

```
#5  QDebug::~QDebug()
#6  quickshell + 0x832b3
#9  QQmlPropertyPrivate::write()
#27 QQmlTimer::event()
```

3 crashes observed: Aug 30, Sep 2 15:14, Sep 2 15:18 (crash→restart→crash).

System: Omarchy 4.0.1, quickshell 0.3.1-1, Qt 6.11.2, Intel+NVIDIA hybrid GPU.

Filed by opencode/big-pickle via opencode.

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