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bug#29370: bug#29347: 27.0.50; C-g doesn't quit minibuffer


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: bug#29370: bug#29347: 27.0.50; C-g doesn't quit minibuffer
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 18:17:58 +0200

> From: Mike Gerwitz <mtg@gnu.org>
> Cc: rms@gnu.org,  29347@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 15:26:36 -0500
> 
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 20:36:38 +0200, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> >> I can reproduce it simply with `emacs -Q -nsl -nw' (it must be a TTY;
> >> GUI emacs does not suffer from this bug): quickly press `C-f C-f C-g'.
> >
> > Do you mean "C-x C-f C-g"?
> 
> I'm sorry, I meant `C-x C-f C-x C-f C-g` (attempt a recursive
> minibuffer).  I was in a rush typing the original message.

I think I fixed the problem which caused Emacs to hang in this
particular scenario, but I'm not sure Richard is seeing the same
problem.  The change I installed on the emacs-26 branch is below;
Richard, please try applying it, and see if your problems go away.

diff --git a/src/thread.c b/src/thread.c
index c03cdda..1ded8f5 100644
--- a/src/thread.c
+++ b/src/thread.c
@@ -97,7 +97,12 @@ post_acquire_global_lock (struct thread_state *self)
 static void
 acquire_global_lock (struct thread_state *self)
 {
-  sys_mutex_lock (&global_lock);
+  /* If some Lisp was interrupted by C-g while inside pselect, the
+     signal handler could have called maybe_reacquire_global_lock, in
+     which case we are already holding the lock and shouldn't try
+     taking it again, or else we will hang forever.  */
+  if (!(self && self->not_holding_lock))
+    sys_mutex_lock (&global_lock);
   post_acquire_global_lock (self);
 }
 





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