[mod_python] Re: Upgrading expat for apache question

Graham Dumpleton graham.dumpleton at gmail.com
Mon Mar 22 21:48:46 EDT 2010


On 23 March 2010 05:20, wayne collier <Wayne.Collier at noaa.gov> wrote:
> Okay Graham.  I ran the "thread apply all bt" that dicuss in the link and
> got the following:

That looks to be showing where the process got interrupted when you
attached gdb from what I can tell as got nothing to do with your ldap
code.

If you are going to access running process. You need to configure
Apache to only start a single child process.

Once attached to the child process, go 'cont' in gdb and then trigger
the request which causes it to crash. This will interrupt the gdb
session again and then you can generate the stack trace using 'where'
for current thread, or 'thread apply all bt' if need be to dump stack
for all threads.

Is this what you posted the stack trace from after doing the request
and it crashing?

Graham

> (gdb) thread apply all bt
>
> Thread 1 (Thread 0x135700 (LWP 28732)):
> #0  0x001ef402 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
> #1  0x00c735bb in semop () from /lib/libc.so.6
> #2  0x0012420a in proc_mutex_sysv_acquire (mutex=0x134934)
>     at locks/unix/proc_mutex.c:226
> #3  0x00123242 in apr_proc_mutex_lock (mutex=0x9123098)
>     at locks/unix/proc_mutex.c:878
> ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
> #4  0x081ac7a0 in child_main (child_num_arg=<value optimized out>)
>     at prefork.c:205
> #5  0x081acb77 in make_child (s=0x909d9a8, slot=12) at prefork.c:746
> #6  0x081ad4d0 in ap_mpm_run (_pconf=0x90960a8, plog=0x90d41a0, s=0x909d9a8)
>     at prefork.c:881
> #7  0x08088945 in main (argc=151601312, argv=0x91d5338) at main.c:740
> (gdb)
>
>
> The line 740 and 741 of  main.c is as follows:
>
> 740      if (ap_mpm_run(pconf, plog, server_conf))
> 741            break;
>
> Here are the lines from prefolk.c:
>
> 881                make_child(ap_server_conf, free_slots[i]);
> 746        child_main(slot);
> 205    apr_status_t rv = apr_proc_mutex_lock(accept_mutex);
>
>
> Here are the lines from locks/unix/proc_mutex.c :
>
> 876  APR_DECLARE(apr_status_t) apr_proc_mutex_lock(apr_proc_mutex_t *mutex)
> 877  {
> 878      return mutex->meth->acquire(mutex);    #<=====line 878
> 879  }
>
>
> static apr_status_t proc_mutex_sysv_acquire(apr_proc_mutex_t *mutex)
> {
>     int rc;
>
>     do {
>         rc = semop(mutex->interproc->filedes, &proc_mutex_op_on, 1);
> #<=====line 226
>     } while (rc < 0 && errno == EINTR);
>     if (rc < 0) {
>         return errno;
>     }
>     mutex->curr_locked = 1;
>     return APR_SUCCESS;
> }
>
>
> Can you detect what might be an issue from?
>
> Wayne
>
> Graham Dumpleton wrote:
>
> On 19 March 2010 07:48, wayne collier <Wayne.Collier at noaa.gov> wrote:
>
>
> Graham -my understanding of RH apache  is  modules have to   explicitly
> loaded  in httpd.con file.  I check all the snippet  files  and  no  php
> shared object file is being loaded.  I noticed before that did not seem to
> have any mod_authz_ldap shared object loaded in my configuration file. Do I
> need to set things up like i am doing authorization and authentication thru
> apache?  Is possible that needs to be included?
>
> Also, I went thru some of the troubleshooting steps. I ran my web code to
> reproduce the seg fault and then gbc to attach the process id.  I got the
> following before getting really lost here. Any suggestions here would
> greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Wayne
>
> GBD WORK .....
>
> Detaching from program: /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11/bin/httpd, process 18421
> [root at mingus psp]# gdb /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11/bin/httpd 18421
> GNU gdb Fedora (6.8-37.el5)
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> and "show warranty" for details.
> This GDB was configured as "i386-redhat-linux-gnu"...
> Attaching to program: /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11/bin/httpd, process 18421
>
> warning: .dynamic section for "/usr/lib/libgssapi_krb5.so.2" is not at the
> expected address
>
> warning: difference appears to be caused by prelink, adjusting expectations
>
> warning: .dynamic section for "/usr/lib/libkrb5.so.3" is not at the expected
> address
>
> warning: difference appears to be caused by prelink, adjusting expectations
>
> warning: .dynamic section for "/lib/libcom_err.so.2" is not at the expected
> address
>
> warning: difference appears to be caused by prelink, adjusting expectations
>
> warning: .dynamic section for "/usr/lib/libk5crypto.so.3" is not at the
> expected address
>
> warning: difference appears to be caused by prelink, adjusting expectations
>
> warning: .dynamic section for "/lib/libresolv.so.2" is not at the expected
> address
>
> warning: difference appears to be caused by prelink, adjusting expectations
>
> warning: .dynamic section for "/usr/lib/libkrb5support.so.0" is not at the
> expected address
>
> warning: difference appears to be caused by prelink, adjusting expectations
>
> warning: .dynamic section for "/lib/libkeyutils.so.1" is not at the expected
> address
>
> warning: difference appears to be caused by prelink, adjusting expectations
>
> warning: .dynamic section for "/lib/libselinux.so.1" is not at the expected
> address
>
> warning: difference appears to be caused by prelink, adjusting expectations
>
> warning: .dynamic section for "/lib/libsepol.so.1" is not at the expected
> address
>
> warning: difference appears to be caused by prelink, adjusting expectations
>
> warning: .dynamic section for "/usr/lib/liblber-2.3.so.0" is not at the
> expected address
>
> warning: difference appears to be caused by prelink, adjusting expectations
> Reading symbols from /lib/libm.so.6...done.
> Loaded symbols for /lib/libm.so.6
> Reading symbols from /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11/lib/libaprutil-1.so.0...done.
> Loaded symbols for /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11/lib/libaprutil-1.so.0
> Reading symbols from /lib/libexpat.so.0...done.
> Loaded symbols for /lib/libexpat.so.0
> Reading symbols from /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11/lib/libapr-1.so.0...done.
> Loaded symbols for /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11/lib/libapr-1.so.0
> Reading symbols from /lib/libuuid.so.1...done.
> Loaded symbols for /lib/libuuid.so.1
> Reading symbols from /lib/librt.so.1...done.
> Loaded symbols for /lib/librt.so.1
> Reading symbols from /lib/libcrypt.so.1...done.
> Loaded symbols for /lib/libcrypt.so.1
> Reading symbols from /lib/libpthread.so.0...done.
> [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
> [New Thread 0x135700 (LWP 18421)]
> Loaded symbols for /lib/libpthread.so.0
> Reading symbols from /lib/libdl.so.2...done.
> Loaded symbols for /lib/libdl.so.2
> Reading symbols from /lib/libc.so.6...done.
> Loaded symbols for /lib/libc.so.6
> Reading symbols from /lib/ld-linux.so.2...done.
> Loaded symbols for /lib/ld-linux.so.2
> Reading symbols from /lib/libnss_files.so.2...done.
> Loaded symbols for /lib/libnss_files.so.2
>
>
> (gdb) print PyRun_SimpleString("import traceback; traceback.print_stact()")
>
> Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
> PyImport_AddModule (name=0x5596b3 "__main__") at Python/import.c:366
> 366             PyInterpreterState *interp = PyThreadState_GET()->interp;
> The program being debugged was signaled while in a function called from GDB.
> GDB remains in the frame where the signal was received.
> To change this behavior use "set unwindonsignal on"
> Evaluation of the expression containing the function (PyRun_SimpleString)
> will be abandoned.
> (gdb)
>
>
> I don't want a Python stack trace, I want a C stack trace as
> documented in that page I sent you to. Use:
>
>   (gdb) thread apply all bt
>
> Graham
>
>
>
> Graham Dumpleton wrote:
>
> On 13 March 2010 11:28, wayne collier <Wayne.Collier at noaa.gov> wrote:
>
>
> Okay I am running RH linux and I don't seem to have mod_ldap or
> mod_authnz_ldap shared objects loaded in my httpd.conf file.
>
>
> They may not be loaded from httpd.conf but from a configuration file
> snippet loaded into Apache. I don't know RH Apache configuration
> layout, but check all snippet files in subdirectories to the
> httpd.conf directory.
>
> The conflict may also be because you are loading mod_php.
>
> Ultimately you may have to use gdb to work out exactly where it
> crashes. Hopefully not too much symbol information has been stripped
> and gdb will be able to tell you from which library LDAP code that is
> crashing is coming from.
>
> Use first documented procedure for running Apache in single process
> under gdb in:
>
>
> http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/DebuggingTechniques#Debugging_Crashes_With_GDB
>
> This is for mod_wsgi, but same can be done for mod_python.
>
> Graham
>
>
>
> Also I ran ldd
> and got the following results:
>
>
>
>
> ldd /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11/bin/httpd
>
>
>     linux-gate.so.1 =>  (0x00157000)
>     libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0x00ce8000)
>     libaprutil-1.so.0 => /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11/lib/libaprutil-1.so.0
> (0x00315000)
>     libexpat.so.0 => /lib/libexpat.so.0 (0x00d70000)
>     libapr-1.so.0 => /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11/lib/libapr-1.so.0 (0x00844000)
>     libuuid.so.1 => /lib/libuuid.so.1 (0x002f2000)
>     librt.so.1 => /lib/librt.so.1 (0x00d65000)
>     libcrypt.so.1 => /lib/libcrypt.so.1 (0x07e07000)
>     libpthread.so.0 => /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x00d17000)
>     libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00d11000)
>     libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00ba0000)
>     /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x00b82000)
>
>
>
> ldd /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11/modules/mod_python.so
>
>
>     linux-gate.so.1 =>  (0x00aec000)
>     libpthread.so.0 => /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x00730000)
>     libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x0027f000)
>     libutil.so.1 => /lib/libutil.so.1 (0x00f70000)
>     libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0x009b1000)
>     libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00110000)
>     /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x00b82000)
>
> I don't seem to have anything with ldap listed. Am I on the right track.?
>
>
> Wayne
>
> Graham Dumpleton wrote:
>
> A segmentation fault can occur for other reasons. If it is happening
> when you use LDAP, it could be a conflict in versions of LDAP
> libraries being used by Apache or PHP and Python LDAP module.
>
> You should use the 'ldd' command to determine what LDAP shared library
> is used by mod_authnz_ldap and compare that to the LDAP library being
> used by the C extension module component of the Python module you are
> using to access LDAP. Similarly find any PHP extension modules which
> use LDAP and look at those.
>
> If mod_authnz_ldap is loaded into Apache and you don't need it, then
> don't load it and see if problem goes away. Also try not loading PHP
> if it is being loaded. Narrow down which is in conflict.
>
> As far as I remember, Apache itself doesn't link to LDAP library and
> even possible that mod_authnz_ldap uses an internal LDAP library
> rather than linking external library. All the same even use ldd on
> Apache binary itself to see which LDAP library may be linked.
>
> Graham
>
> On 10 March 2010 04:18, wayne collier <Wayne.Collier at noaa.gov> wrote:
>
>
> Okay I guess I will look else where. However, I keep getting segmentation
> faults when try an execute the ldap command
>
> t=l.simple_bind_s(dn,pw). It is only line of code that crashes. If the have
> the classic expat problem, would that mean I would get a segmentation
> fault problem from the start.  Also, ldap script works okay as a stand alone
> script. Thanks.
>
> Wayne
>
>
> Graham Dumpleton wrote:
>
> That is not your problem, quoting:
>
> http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/IssuesWithExpatLibrary
>
> which is more up to date in respect of this issue, even if the
> mod_wsgi variant of that document:
>
> """Note that this only applies to Python versions prior to Python 2.5.
> >From Python 2.5 onwards, the copy of the "expat" library bundled in
> with Python is name space prefixed, thereby avoid name clashes with an
> "expat" library which has previously been loaded."""
>
> You are using Python 2.6, so you cannot be affected by this problem.
>
> Graham
>
> On 9 March 2010 05:54, wayne collier <Wayne.Collier at noaa.gov> wrote:
>
>
> Hello all. I need some help solving the dreaded segmentation fault that has
> cropped several time on this board. I have read the link
> http://www.dscpl.com.au/wiki/ModPython/Articles/ExpatCausingApacheCrash and
> followed the step and have uncovered the following.
>
>
>
>
> ldd    /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11/bin/httpd | grep expat
>
>
>     libexpat.so.0 => /lib/libexpat.so.0 (0x00d70000)
>
>
>
> strings /lib/libexpat.so.0  | grep expat_
>
>
> expat_1.95.8
>
>
>
>   ps aux | grep http | head -3
>
>
> webuser  14986  0.0  2.1  54236 19048 ?        S    Mar04   0:01
> /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11/bin/httpd -d /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11 -f
> /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11/conf/httpd.conf
> webuser  14987  0.0  3.2 144128 29540 ?        S    Mar04   0:01
> /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11/bin/httpd -d /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11 -f
> /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11/conf/httpd.conf
> webuser  14998  0.0  3.2 144212 29660 ?        S    Mar04   0:01
> /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11/bin/httpd -d /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11 -f
> /usr/local/httpd-2.2.11/conf/httpd.conf
>
>
>
>   /usr/sbin/lsof -p 14986 | grep expat
>
>
> httpd   14986 webuser  mem    REG     3,5   572313  972637
> /opt/Python/lib/python2.6/lib-dynload/pyexpat.so
> httpd   14986 webuser  mem    REG     3,5   133120 1883791
> /lib/libexpat.so.0.5.0
>
> I am not sure why I get 2 shared libaries here.
>
>
>
>   strings  /lib/libexpat.so.0.5.0 | grep expat_
>
>
> expat_1.95.8
>
>
>
>
> strings /opt/Python/lib/python2.6/lib-dynload/pyexpat.so | grep expat_
>
>
> pyexpat.expat_CAPI 1.0
> expat_CAPI
> expat_2.0.0
>
>
>
>
> import pyexpat
> pyexpat.version_info
>
>
> (2, 0, 0)
>
>
> So it seems like I need get expat_1.95.8 apache is using up to expat_2.0.0.
> Can I simply try replacing the 1.95.8 library with 2.0.0. Or do I have
> recompile with Apache? If I do recompile I need to recompile apache with
> mod_python as well?
>
>
>
>
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