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I've defined a node style which contains a path picture consisting into an inner node:

cross/.style={circle, minimum size=1cm,
    draw=black!70, fill=white,
    path picture={%
        \node[cross out, draw, ultra thick, red, minimum size=5mm]{};}}

This style can be used inside a node: 

\node[cross] {};

and can be used inside a \matrix: 

\matrix[fill=black!20, xshift=2cm] (b) {%
     \node[cross]{}; & \node[cross]{};\\ 
     \node[cross]{}; & \node[cross]{};\\};

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but it fails when used inside a matrix of nodes with nodes=cross.

! TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [grouping levels=255].
\pgfutil@g@addto@macro #1#2->\begingroup 
                                         \pgfutil@toks@ \expandafter {#1#2}\...
l.15 ...odes={cross}, nodes in empty cells] (c) {&
                                                   \\ & \\};
!  ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!

Could you explain me what's wrong?

Note: I've read Nodes and matrix of nodes but I think it describes another kind of problem.

The complete code is:

\documentclass[tikz, border=2mm]{standalone}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes.misc, positioning, matrix}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[
    cross/.style={circle, minimum size=1cm,
        draw=black!70, fill=white,
        path picture={\node[cross out, draw, ultra thick, red, minimum size=5mm] {};}},
    ]

    % This works
    \node[cross] (a) {};

    %This works
    \matrix[fill=black!20, xshift=2cm] (b) {\node[cross]{}; & \node[cross]{};\\ \node[cross]{}; & \node[cross]{};\\};

    %This is wrong
    %\matrix[fill=black!20, xshift=6cm, matrix of nodes, nodes={cross}, nodes in empty cells] (c) {& \\ & \\};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
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  • It is nodes={cross}: In path picture it will apply it again. So it causes infinite recursion of nodes. better add no cross or anything that can clean up nodes in path picture – Symbol 1 Mar 22 '17 at 21:41
  • @Symbol1 Thank you, I've never had thought about a recursion problem. – Ignasi Mar 23 '17 at 08:01

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path picture={\node[every node/.style=,cross out, draw, ultra thick, red, minimum size=5mm] {};}},

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