Hi,
Whilst developing a multithreaded PERL application using the
SOAP::Lite and threads modules, I encountered memory allocation errors
such as the following resulting in PERL aborting:
*** glibc detected *** corrupted double-linked list:
0x0000002a99400098 ***
*** glibc detected *** double free or corruption (fasttop):
0x0000002af33af880 ***
*** glibc detected *** free(): invalid pointer: 0x0000002aa0e494d0
***
I've been able to reproduce the problem on a number of architectures
running different versions of PERL:
* PERL 5.8.6
* PERL 5.8.8
* PERL 5.10.0
* x86_64 and i686 architectures
* Intel P4 with HyperThreading ('dual' core)
* Dual Socket, Dual Core AMD Opteron 280 (quad core)
Most recently my testing has been on PERL 5.8.8, using LWP 5.808 and
threads 1.69.
I've been able to reduce the problem to a simple test case that
doesn't use SOAP::Lite but only LWP, so SOAP::Lite is off the hook!
The resultant 30-line script that causes the failure can be downloaded
from http://www.olliecook.net/glibc-perl-threads-LWP.pl
It results in output such as:
# ./glibc-perl-threads-LWP.pl
Demonstration of glibc error using LWP version 5.808 and PERL 5.8.8
*** glibc detected *** double free or corruption (fasttop):
0x0000002ac1bbda40 ***
Aborted
Is there any further debugging I can do myself in order to determine
whether the cause of the problem is in PERL itself or either of the
LWP or threads modules?
Furthermore, if there's any further information I can provide that
would help please don't hesitate to ask.
Thanks,
Ollie
--->8--->8--->8 perl -V output --->8--->8--->8
# perl -V
Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 8 subversion 8) configuration:
Platform:
osname=linux, osvers=2.6.9-42.0.3.elsmp, archname=x86_64-linux-
thread-multi
uname='linux builder6.centos.org 2.6.9-42.0.3.elsmp #1 smp fri oct
6 06:28:26 cdt 2006 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 gnulinux '
config_args='-des -Doptimize=-O2 -g -pipe -m64 -Dversion=5.8.8 -
Dmyhostname=localhost [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Dcc=gcc -Dcf_by=Red
Hat, Inc. -Dinstallprefix=/usr -Dprefix=/usr -Dlibpth=/usr/local/
lib64 /lib64 /usr/lib64 -Dprivlib=/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 -Dsitelib=/usr/
lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 -Dvendorlib=/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8
-Darchlib=/usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi -Dsitearch=/
usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi -
Dvendorarch=/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-
multi -Darchname=x86_64-linux -Dvendorprefix=/usr -Dsiteprefix=/usr -
Duseshrplib -Dusethreads -Duseithreads -Duselargefiles -Dd_dosuid -
Dd_semctl_semun -Di_db -Ui_ndbm -Di_gdbm -Di_shadow -Di_syslog -
Dman3ext=3pm -Duseperlio -Dinstallusrbinperl=n -Ubincompat5005 -
Uversiononly -Dpager=/usr/bin/less -isr -Dd_gethostent_r_proto -
Ud_endhostent_r_proto -Ud_sethostent_r_proto -Ud_endprotoent_r_proto -
Ud_setprotoent_r_proto -Ud_endservent_r_proto -Ud_setservent_r_proto -
Dinc_version_list=5.8.7 5.8.6 5.8.5 5.8.4 5.8.3 -Dscriptdir=/usr/bin'
hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
usethreads=define use5005threads=undef useithreads=define
usemultiplicity=define
useperlio=define d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef
use64bitint=define use64bitall=define uselongdouble=undef
usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
Compiler:
cc='gcc', ccflags ='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -fno-strict-
aliasing -pipe -Wdeclaration-after-statement -I/usr/local/include -
D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I/usr/include/gdbm',
optimize='-O2 -g -pipe -m64',
cppflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -
Wdeclaration-after-statement -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include/gdbm'
ccversion='', gccversion='3.4.6 20060404 (Red Hat 3.4.6-8)',
gccosandvers=''
intsize=4, longsize=8, ptrsize=8, doublesize=8, byteorder=12345678
d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define,
longdblsize=16
ivtype='long', ivsize=8, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t',
lseeksize=8
alignbytes=8, prototype=define
Linker and Libraries:
ld='gcc', ldflags =''
libpth=/usr/local/lib64 /lib64 /usr/lib64
libs=-lresolv -lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -
lc
perllibs=-lresolv -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc
libc=, so=so, useshrplib=true, libperl=libperl.so
gnulibc_version='2.3.4'
Dynamic Linking:
dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-Wl,-E -
Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/CORE'
cccdlflags='-fPIC', lddlflags='-shared'
Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT
PERL_MALLOC_WRAP USE_64_BIT_ALL USE_64_BIT_INT
USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_FILES USE_PERLIO
USE_REENTRANT_API
Built under linux
Compiled at Nov 5 2007 14:18:42
@INC:
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.6/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.4/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.3/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.4
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.3
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.7/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.4/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.3/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.4
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.3
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl
/usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8
.
# uname -a
Linux xyz 2.6.9-67.0.7.ELsmp #1 SMP Sat Mar 15 06:33:45 EDT 2008
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
