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GC crash (compact_small_strings)

From: Steven Augart
Subject: GC crash (compact_small_strings)
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:37:48 -0700 (PDT) 
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In GNU Emacs 21.4.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2005-04-26 on ucentric03_HD
configured using `configure  --with-x'
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: C
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  locale-coding-system: utf-8
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:

I've been running an Emacs 21.4 that I built myself on an x86 PC
running the Fedora Core variant of GNU/Linux.  In the course of
running a recursive Ediff, I seem to be repeatedly triggering a crash
with the following stack trace:

----begin trace
#2  0x080cdce4 in fatal_error_signal (sig=14734)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/emacs.c:354
#3  <signal handler called>
#4  compact_small_strings ()
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/alloc.c:1610
#5  0x0811372b in gc_sweep ()
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/alloc.c:4928
#6  0x081128b8 in Fgarbage_collect ()
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/alloc.c:4194
#7  0x081252b0 in Ffuncall (nargs=4, args=0xbfe6dd40)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2599
#8  0x0814c394 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=941798452, vector=3, 
    maxdepth=-1075389120)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/bytecode.c:716
#9  0x081254e9 in funcall_lambda (fun=1210233840, nargs=5, 
    arg_vector=0xbfe6de64)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2851
#10 0x081250ea in Ffuncall (nargs=6, args=0xbfe6de60)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2716
#11 0x0814c394 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=137121452, vector=5, 
    maxdepth=-1075388832)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/bytecode.c:716
#12 0x081254e9 in funcall_lambda (fun=1210234368, nargs=2, 
    arg_vector=0xbfe6df84)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2851
#13 0x081250ea in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbfe6df80)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2716
#14 0x0814c394 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=941799212, vector=2, 
    maxdepth=-1075388544)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/bytecode.c:716
#15 0x081254e9 in funcall_lambda (fun=1210234616, nargs=2, 
    arg_vector=0xbfe6e094)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2851
#16 0x081250ea in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbfe6e090)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2716
#17 0x0814c394 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=136772268, vector=2, 
    maxdepth=-1075388272)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/bytecode.c:716
#18 0x081254e9 in funcall_lambda (fun=1210253116, nargs=1, 
    arg_vector=0xbfe6e1d4)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2851
#19 0x081250ea in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbfe6e1d0)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2716
#20 0x08124eb0 in call1 (fn=-1742042636, arg1=-919783608)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2456
#21 0x080c5798 in x_create_tip_frame (dpyinfo=0x8f68920,
parms=1493283068, 
    text=958812084)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/xfns.c:10812
#22 0x080c5d3b in Fx_show_tip (string=958812084, frame=1224756896, 
    parms=1493283068, timeout=10, dx=5, dy=268435446)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/xfns.c:11007
#23 0x0812520e in Ffuncall (nargs=7, args=0xbfe6e3d4)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2675
#24 0x0814c394 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=137089556, vector=6, 
    maxdepth=-1075387440)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/bytecode.c:716
#25 0x081247ce in Feval (form=135796192)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2013
#26 0x0812359c in Fcondition_case (args=405207364)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:1211
#27 0x0814d36d in Fbyte_code (bytestr=943900260, vector=143, 
    maxdepth=-1075386816)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/bytecode.c:898
#28 0x081254e9 in funcall_lambda (fun=1212347216, nargs=1, 
    arg_vector=0xbfe6e754)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2851
#29 0x081250ea in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbfe6e750)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2716
#30 0x0814c394 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=943901292, vector=1, 
    maxdepth=-1075386544)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/bytecode.c:716
#31 0x081254e9 in funcall_lambda (fun=1212420752, nargs=1, 
    arg_vector=0xbfe6e958)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2851
#32 0x081250ea in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbfe6e954)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2716
#33 0x08124ccd in run_hook_with_args (nargs=2, args=0xbfe6e954, 
    cond=until_success)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2330
#34 0x08124bdb in Frun_hook_with_args_until_success (nargs=2,
args=0xbfe6e954)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2242
#35 0x08125290 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbfe6e950)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2640
#36 0x0814c394 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=943900436, vector=2, 
    maxdepth=-1075386032)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/bytecode.c:716
#37 0x081254e9 in funcall_lambda (fun=1212412096, nargs=1, 
    arg_vector=0xbfe6eb18)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2851
#38 0x081250ea in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbfe6eb14)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2716
#39 0x08124aa9 in Fapply (nargs=2, args=0xbfe6eb14)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2169
#40 0x08125290 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbfe6eb10)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2640
#41 0x0814c394 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=941889784, vector=2, 
    maxdepth=-1075385584)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/bytecode.c:716
#42 0x081247ce in Feval (form=135796192)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2013
#43 0x0812359c in Fcondition_case (args=405207364)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:1211
#44 0x0814d36d in Fbyte_code (bytestr=138601988, vector=143, 
    maxdepth=-1075384976)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/bytecode.c:898
#45 0x081254e9 in funcall_lambda (fun=1210324964, nargs=1, 
    arg_vector=0xbfe6eeb4)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2851
#46 0x081250ea in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbfe6eeb0)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2716
#47 0x08124eb0 in call1 (fn=-1742221804, arg1=-920505880)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:2456
#48 0x080d438c in timer_check (do_it_now=1)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/keyboard.c:4103
#49 0x080d32a5 in readable_events (do_timers_now=1766596640)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/keyboard.c:3181
#50 0x080d6081 in get_input_pending (addr=0x8267e04, do_timers_now=1)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/keyboard.c:6060
#51 0x080da987 in detect_input_pending_run_timers (do_display=1)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/keyboard.c:9473
#52 0x08150ad5 in wait_reading_process_input (time_limit=30, microsecs=0,

    read_kbd=268435455, do_display=1)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/process.c:2687
#53 0x0805680c in sit_for (sec=30, usec=0, reading=1, display=1, 
    initial_display=0)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/dispnew.c:6240
#54 0x080d2928 in read_char (commandflag=1, nmaps=2, maps=0xbfe6f340, 
    prev_event=405207364, used_mouse_menu=0xbfe6f378)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/keyboard.c:2518
#55 0x080d8601 in read_key_sequence (keybuf=0xbfe6f4a0, bufsize=30, 
    prompt=405207364, dont_downcase_last=0, can_return_switch_frame=1, 
    fix_current_buffer=1)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/keyboard.c:8209
#56 0x080d0584 in command_loop_1 ()
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/keyboard.c:1451
#57 0x08123696 in internal_condition_case (bfun=0x80d039c
<command_loop_1>, 
    handlers=405303708, hfun=0x80cffc0 <cmd_error>)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:1267
#58 0x080d0272 in command_loop_2 ()
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/keyboard.c:1245
#59 0x08123251 in internal_catch (tag=208, func=0x80d0254
<command_loop_2>, 
    arg=405207364) at
/home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/eval.c:1030
#60 0x080d0228 in command_loop ()
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/keyboard.c:1224
#61 0x080cfd90 in recursive_edit_1 ()
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/keyboard.c:950
#62 0x080cfeac in Frecursive_edit ()
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/keyboard.c:1006
#63 0x080ce969 in main (argc=2, argv=0xbfe6faa4, envp=0xbfe6fab0)
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/emacs.c:1547
-----end trace

When I go back to the same spot to run "Ediff" again, I get the crash
again.  Similar crashes were happening to me under Emacs 21.3, as well
(although the build of Emacs I was running did not have enough
debugging symbols for me to be able to look at the source code and
confirm that it was crashing in the same place), so I build Emacs 21.4
from scratch in the hope that I could at least send some useful
debugging info.

I expect that I could easily re-trigger the bug if I'd be able to grab
additional helpful information from doing so.

Here's some more info from my interaction with GDB:

----- begin GDB interactin
(gdb) up
#4  compact_small_strings ()
    at /home/saugart/Downloads/Emacs/emacs-21.4/src/alloc.c:1610
1610                nbytes = GC_STRING_BYTES (from->string);
(gdb) list
1605                  && GC_STRING_BYTES (from->string) != SDATA_NBYTES
(from))
1606                abort ();
1607    #endif /* GC_CHECK_STRING_BYTES */
1608              
1609              if (from->string)
1610                nbytes = GC_STRING_BYTES (from->string);
1611              else
1612                nbytes = SDATA_NBYTES (from);
1613              
1614              nbytes = SDATA_SIZE (nbytes);
(gdb) print from
$1 = (struct sdata *) 0x93210cc
(gdb) print from->string
$2 = (struct Lisp_String *) 0x694c2020
(gdb) print from->string->size_byte
Cannot access memory at address 0x694c2024
(gdb) print from->string->size
Cannot access memory at address 0x694c2020
(gdb) print end
$3 = (struct sdata *) 0x9322654
(gdb) print b
$4 = (struct sblock *) 0x9320668
(gdb) print b->first_data
$5 = {string = 0x0, u = {data = "\031", nbytes = 25}}
(gdb) print &b->first_data
$6 = (struct sdata *) 0x9320670
(gdb) 

----- end GDB interaction

I have defined GC_CHECK_STRING_BYTES in lisp.h and am recompiling
Emacs.  If someone wants to take this bug on, please let me know, and
I'll be glad to help work on it however I can.

Thanks for your work on Emacs.

--Steven Augart


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