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Bug #2395

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pkgsrc's intl library segfaults when locking a thread (i386 only)

Added by marino over 11 years ago. Updated about 11 years ago.

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
Category:
-
Target version:
-
Start date:
07/17/2012
Due date:
% Done:

0%

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Description

  1. DOES NOT AFFECT X86_64, THIS IS I386 ONLY ####

How it was found:
pkgsrc security/libpreludedb wouldn't build, crashed during configuration.
Cause of crash was conftest involving libprelude-config, a program built from security/libprelude.

The program is attached. It could be built with the following flags:
cc -o conftest -O2 -g -I/usr/pkg/include -z relro -z now \
-L/usr/pkg/lib -Wl,-R/usr/pkg/lib -lprelude -lgnutls -lgcrypt -lgpg-error conftest.c

Upon execution, it will segfault with libgcrypt which calls libgpg-error.
libgpg-error, when built with Native Language Support, will invoke bindtextdomain() from libintl (from pkgsrc devel/gettext-lib)
It should be bindtextdomain("libgpg-error", "/usr/pkg/share/locale").
That invocation from gpg-error's init function segfaults when locking a thread.

The backtrace is as follows:

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
init_static (thread=0x0, rwlock=0x284da28c)
at /usr/src/lib/libthread_xu/thread/thr_rwlock.c:117
117 THR_LOCK_ACQUIRE(thread, &_rwlock_static_lock);
#0 init_static (thread=0x0, rwlock=0x284da28c)
at /usr/src/lib/libthread_xu/thread/thr_rwlock.c:117
#1 0x284c7612 in rwlock_wrlock_common (rwlock=<optimized out>,
abstime=<optimized out>)
at /usr/src/lib/libthread_xu/thread/thr_rwlock.c:363
#2 0x284c76dc in _pthread_rwlock_wrlock (rwlock=0x284da28c)
at /usr/src/lib/libthread_xu/thread/thr_rwlock.c:403
#3 0x284d3652 in set_binding_values (domainname=0x282e9bd6 "libgpg-error",
dirnamep=0x284da28c, codesetp=0x0) at ./bindtextdom.c:94
#4 0x284d3a48 in libintl_bindtextdomain (
domainname=0x282e9bd6 "libgpg-error",
dirname=0x282e9bc0 "/usr/pkg/share/locale") at ./bindtextdom.c:323
#5 0x282e974a in real_init () at init.c:68
#6 gpg_err_init () at init.c:104
#7 0x282e9b8b in __do_global_ctors_aux () from /usr/pkg/lib/libgpg-error.so.0
#8 0x282e956d in _init () from /usr/pkg/lib/libgpg-error.so.0
#9 0x28060288 in ?? () from /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.2
#10 0x28054be8 in _rtld_call_init () at /usr/src/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c:738
#11 0x080485f0 in _start1 (cleanup=0x28056894 <rtld_exit>, argc=1,
argv=0xbfbff850) at /usr/src/lib/csu/i386/crt1_c.c:71
#12 0x08048598 in _start () at /usr/src/lib/csu/i386/crt1_s.S:46

The problem is problem with pthread library given libintl works on x86_64 and probably every platform supported by pkgsrc.


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conftest.c (3.2 KB) conftest.c marino, 07/17/2012 09:59 AM
Actions #1

Updated by marino over 11 years ago

To repeat this test, you'd have to use a version of gpg-error with NLS support.
Reverse or disable this patch removing NLS from i386-dragonfly if using gpg-error from trunk:
http://pkgsrc.se/files.php?messageId=20120717160110.AF7D2175DD@cvs.netbsd.org

Actions #2

Updated by marino about 11 years ago

i believe this is also breaking gconf (though glib2 g_logv) on both pkgsrc and dports.
This really needs to be investigated.

Actions #3

Updated by profmakx about 11 years ago

I actually get this segfault on x86_64 (in a XEN vm, but I don't think that this is relevant). Discovered it because bitlbee segfaults on startup before even reaching main(), I can also reproduce the problem using the provided conftest.c

Changing the threading lib to libc_r makes it work.

Actions #4

Updated by marino about 11 years ago

That's interesting that it also happens on x86-64. I've been meaning to make a better test case for this, and I kind of forgot about it. Thanks for reminding me. I think we should try to track this down before version 3.4 is released.

Actions #5

Updated by profmakx about 11 years ago

It seems that this is connected to gcc 4.4 vs gcc 4.7:

  • using gcc 4.4 for everything (kernel, world, the testcase) does not show the segfault
  • using gcc 4.4 or gcc 4.7 for the testcase and gcc 4.7 for kernel and world does show the segfault
  • using gcc 4.4 or gcc 4.7 for the testcase and gcc 4.4 for kernel and world does not show the segfault

(everything tested with the default threading lib obviously)

Actions #6

Updated by profmakx about 11 years ago

What happens is that the constructor of libpthread is not called early enough on program startup. I have implemented a quick hack that makes the segfault go away, but I want to explore more closely the interactions between gcc 4.4 and 4.7 and the segfault and find a better fix. Simon suggested to initialise libpthread during libc initialisation.

Actions #7

Updated by profmakx about 11 years ago

I have made a patch which I am currently testing on a few systems, because it touches libc and libthread_xu. Patch will be pushed soon.

Actions #8

Updated by profmakx about 11 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Resolved

Fix has been committed to master and MFC'd to DragonFly_RELEASE_3_2

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