- Currently, tty::pcon_start flag is cleared before transfer_input()
in master::write(), however, the code in setup_pseudoconsole()
waits for transfer_input() using tty::pcon_start. This possibly
causes the race issue. The patch fixes this potential issue.
---
winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
index cba25ee84..3ed84709e 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
@@ -3215,7 +3215,8 @@ fhandler_pty_slave::setup_pseudoconsole ()
get_ttyp ()->pcon_start_pid = myself->pid;
WriteFile (get_output_handle (), "\033[6n", 4, &n, NULL);
ReleaseMutex (input_mutex);
- while (get_ttyp ()->pcon_start)
+ while (get_ttyp ()->pcon_start_pid)
+ /* wait for completion of transfer_input() in master::write(). */
Sleep (1);
}
/* Attach to the pseudo console which already exits. */
--
2.35.1
