Bug#456531: libc6: strerror_r() not thread-safe

2007-12-16 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
Subject: libc6: strerror_r() not thread-safe Package: libc6 Version: 2.7-4 Severity: important Hello, strerror_r() crashes pseudo-randomly when multiple threads invoke it simultaneously. It appears the problem never occurs when using the C/POSIX locale, and seems to be gettext-related.

Bug#456531: libc6: strerror_r() not thread-safe

2007-12-16 Thread Pierre Habouzit
tag 456531 + unreproducible thanks On Sun, Dec 16, 2007 at 01:39:46PM +, Rémi Denis-Courmont wrote: Subject: libc6: strerror_r() not thread-safe Package: libc6 Version: 2.7-4 Severity: important Hello, strerror_r() crashes pseudo-randomly when multiple threads invoke it

Bug#456531: libc6: strerror_r() not thread-safe

2007-12-16 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
Le Sunday 16 December 2007 17:55:18 Pierre Habouzit, vous avez écrit : like said, I'd like to have: * your libc6 version ; 2.7-4 * your libc6-i686 version ; 2.7-4 It also happens with libc6-i686 purged, in any case, so that's not that: #0 0xb7e31e21 in strcmp () from /lib/libc.so.6

Bug#456531: libc6: strerror_r() not thread-safe

2007-12-16 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
Le Sunday 16 December 2007 21:49:10 Pierre Habouzit, vous avez écrit : what is your kernel version ? I would be surprised it matters but … I started with a self-built vanilla 2.6.23.8, and now using 2.6.22-3-686 from Sid running on a HyperThread single CPU host. Both of them crash. I haven't