running i3-msg restart and using the restart keybind afterwards leads to crash of i3

[mdnghtman]

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[x] Bug
[ ] Feature Request
[ ] Documentation Request
[ ] Other (Please describe in detail)

Current Behavior

i3 crashes.

Expected Behavior

i3 shouldn't crash. Bug doesn't arise with i3 4.16.1.

Reproduction Instructions

Add "i3-msg restart" into i3 config or initiate it manually inside a terminal. Then use the keybinding to restart i3.

Environment

Binary i3 version: 4.17 (04.08.2019) © 2009 Michael Stapelberg and contributors
Running i3 version: 4.17 (04.08.2019) (pid 14188) abort…)
Loaded i3 config: /home/midnight/.config/i3/config (Last modified: Mo 12 Aug 2019 23:51:04 CEST, 6520 seconds ago)

The i3 binary you just called: /usr/bin/i3
The i3 binary you are running: i3

Logfile URL: https://logs.i3wm.org/logs/5638105096781824.bz2

- Linux Distribution & Version: Arch Linux
- Are you using a compositor (e.g., xcompmgr or compton): compton (definitely unrelated though)

[i3bot]

I don’t see a link to logs.i3wm.org. Did you follow https://i3wm.org/docs/debugging.html? (In case you actually provided a link to a logfile, please ignore me.)

[3ach]

Seems like this is probably a duplicate of my issue #3764 but mine only occurs when I am using my displaylink dock.

[3ach]

We think it might be something to do with multiple monitors!

[robclancy]

I have been getting crashes recently. I use multiple monitors.