From 5617dd0c81a5a35a0beef3aa12e736a48f3abcd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "A. Wilcox" Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 08:45:25 +0000 Subject: user/gamin: fix deadlock on at least arm64 --- user/gamin/deadlock.patch | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+) create mode 100644 user/gamin/deadlock.patch (limited to 'user/gamin/deadlock.patch') diff --git a/user/gamin/deadlock.patch b/user/gamin/deadlock.patch new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8bc6e40bf --- /dev/null +++ b/user/gamin/deadlock.patch @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +From f9c67a13af33f389429e4e760f2023a23a9ac19f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 +From: Anssi Hannula +Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 00:23:55 +0200 +Subject: [PATCH 4/4] fix possible server deadlock in ih_sub_cancel + +ih_sub_foreach() calls ih_sub_cancel() while inotify_lock is locked. +However, ih_sub_cancel() locks it again, and locking GMutex recursively +causes undefined behaviour. + +Fix that by removing locking from ih_sub_cancel() as ih_sub_foreach() +is its only user. Also make the function static so that it won't +accidentally get used by other files without locking (inotify-helper.h +is an internal server header). + +This should fix the intermittent deadlocks I've been experiencing +causing KDE applications to no longer start, and probably also +http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=542361 +--- + server/inotify-helper.c | 7 ++----- + server/inotify-helper.h | 1 - + 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) + +diff --git a/server/inotify-helper.c b/server/inotify-helper.c +index d77203e..0789fa4 100644 +--- a/server/inotify-helper.c ++++ b/server/inotify-helper.c +@@ -123,13 +123,11 @@ ih_sub_add (ih_sub_t * sub) + + /** + * Cancels a subscription which was being monitored. ++ * inotify_lock must be held when calling. + */ +-gboolean ++static gboolean + ih_sub_cancel (ih_sub_t * sub) + { +- G_LOCK(inotify_lock); +- +- + if (!sub->cancelled) + { + IH_W("cancelling %s\n", sub->pathname); +@@ -140,7 +138,6 @@ ih_sub_cancel (ih_sub_t * sub) + sub_list = g_list_remove (sub_list, sub); + } + +- G_UNLOCK(inotify_lock); + return TRUE; + } + +diff --git a/server/inotify-helper.h b/server/inotify-helper.h +index 5d3b6d0..d36b5fd 100644 +--- a/server/inotify-helper.h ++++ b/server/inotify-helper.h +@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ gboolean ih_startup (event_callback_t ecb, + found_callback_t fcb); + gboolean ih_running (void); + gboolean ih_sub_add (ih_sub_t *sub); +-gboolean ih_sub_cancel (ih_sub_t *sub); + + /* Return FALSE from 'f' if the subscription should be cancelled */ + void ih_sub_foreach (void *callerdata, gboolean (*f)(ih_sub_t *sub, void *callerdata)); +-- +2.5.0 + -- cgit v1.2.3-60-g2f50