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diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.threads/vfork-multi-thread.c b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.threads/vfork-multi-thread.c new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..7e38f8a9939 --- /dev/null +++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.threads/vfork-multi-thread.c @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +/* This testcase is part of GDB, the GNU debugger. + + Copyright 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + + This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify + it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by + the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or + (at your option) any later version. + + This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + GNU General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ + +#include <assert.h> +#include <pthread.h> +#include <unistd.h> +#include <sys/wait.h> + +static volatile int release_vfork = 0; +static volatile int release_main = 0; + +static void * +vforker (void *arg) +{ + while (!release_vfork) + usleep (1); + + pid_t pid = vfork (); + if (pid == 0) + { + /* A vfork child is not supposed to mess with the state of the program, + but it is helpful for the purpose of this test. */ + release_main = 1; + _exit(7); + } + + int stat; + int ret = waitpid (pid, &stat, 0); + assert (ret == pid); + assert (WIFEXITED (stat)); + assert (WEXITSTATUS (stat) == 7); + + return NULL; +} + +static void +should_break_here (void) +{} + +int +main (void) +{ + + pthread_t thread; + int ret = pthread_create (&thread, NULL, vforker, NULL); + assert (ret == 0); + + /* We break here first, while the thread is stuck on `!release_fork`. */ + release_vfork = 1; + + /* We set a breakpoint on should_break_here. + + We then set "release_fork" from the debugger and continue. The main + thread hangs on `!release_main` while the non-main thread vforks. During + the window of time where the two processes have a shared address space + (after vfork, before _exit), GDB removes the breakpoints from the address + space. During that window, only the vfork-ing thread (the non-main + thread) is frozen by the kernel. The main thread is free to execute. The + child process sets `release_main`, releasing the main thread. A buggy GDB + would let the main thread execute during that window, leading to the + breakpoint on should_break_here being missed. A fixed GDB does not resume + the threads of the vforking process other than the vforking thread. When + the vfork child exits, the fixed GDB resumes the main thread, after + breakpoints are reinserted, so the breakpoint is not missed. */ + + while (!release_main) + usleep (1); + + should_break_here (); + + pthread_join (thread, NULL); + + return 6; +} |