[Fwd: Re: [mod_python] psp.PSP(req, string='hello world') causessegfault]

Graham Dumpleton grahamd at dscpl.com.au
Tue Apr 26 20:24:25 EDT 2005


It may not be your platform, but a problem in the C code part of PSP
modules after all. On Mac OSX, after making the Python changes you
give, it doesn't crash, but do get this warning in the logs.

[Wed Apr 27 10:21:14 2005] [notice] Apache/2.0.51 (Unix) mod_python/3.1.3 Python/2.3 configured -- resuming normal operations
*** malloc[595]: Deallocation of a pointer not malloced: 0x528050; This could be a double free(), or free() called with the middle of an allocated block; Try setting environment variable MallocHelp to see tools to help debug
*** malloc[595]: error for object 0x5102c0: Double free
[Wed Apr 27 10:21:16 2005] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] PythonHandler _handler: Traceback (most recent call last):
[Wed Apr 27 10:21:16 2005] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] PythonHandler _handler:   File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py", line 308, in HandlerDispatch\n    result = object(req)
[Wed Apr 27 10:21:16 2005] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] PythonHandler _handler:   File "/Users/grahamd/Sites/psp_crash/_handler.py", line 6, in handler\n    content_file.run()
[Wed Apr 27 10:21:16 2005] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] PythonHandler _handler:   File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/psp.py", line 190, in run\n    if "session" in code.co_names:
[Wed Apr 27 10:21:16 2005] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] PythonHandler _handler: AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'co_names' 

I haven't looked at the Python traceback bit yet, but the fact that malloc
is complaining suggests that some sort of memory manipulation is
wrong.

Graham


dharana wrote ..
> There where more typos. I think I've fixed them. I am now trying to 
> reproduce it in another machine. I'm starting to believe it must a 
> problem with my server setup what is causing the segfaults.
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [mod_python] psp.PSP(req, string='hello world') causes segfault
> Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 00:49:08 +0200
> From: dharana <dharana at dharana.net>
> To: dharana <dharana at dharana.net>
> CC: Graham Dumpleton <grahamd at dscpl.com.au>,  mod_python list 
> <mod_python at modpython.org>,  python-dev at httpd.apache.org
> References: <426EB09B.60804 at dharana.net> 
> <cd668e4f1acb033939973727c751beb6 at dscpl.com.au> 
> <426EB7C7.4030307 at dharana.net> 
> <9f4387af79e092bc1b49d90c29633edc at dscpl.com.au> 
> <426EC2D1.7080401 at dharana.net>
> 
> There where 3 typos in psp.py. I could only fix them by temporarily
> commenting out the _psp.parsestring call. I leave to you the C side :)
> 
> I've included the patch file with the typos fixed. Hope it helps. I'm
> also forwarding to python-dev because I believe I've crossed the line again.
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --- /usr/src/mod_python-3.1.4/lib/python/mod_python/psp.py      Sat Jan
> 29 22:25:29 2005
> +++ /usr/local/hosting/lib/python2.4/site-packages/mod_python/psp.py
> Wed Apr 27 00:43:06 2005
> @@ -111,12 +111,12 @@
>               self.load_from_file()
>           else:
> 
> -            cached = strcache.get(string)
> +            cached = mem_scache.get(string)
>               if cached:
>                   self.code = cached
>               else:
>                   self.code = _psp.parsestring(string)
> -                strcache.store(string)
> +                mem_scache.store(string, self.code)
> 
>       def cache_get(self, filename, mtime):
> 
> @@ -358,8 +358,8 @@
> 
>       def get(self, key):
>           if self.cache.has_key(key):
> -            hist, val = self.cache[key]
> -            self.cache[key] = (hits+1, code)
> +            hits, val = self.cache[key]
> +            self.cache[key] = (hits+1, val)
>               return val
>           else:
>               return None
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> -- 
> dharana


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