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Re: STC for libapr1 failure


On Feb 14 13:43, David Rothenberger wrote:
> On 2/14/2012 10:24 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> > On Feb 14 09:58, David Rothenberger wrote:
> >> On 2/14/2012 6:45 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> >>> On Feb 14 15:02, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> >>>> On Feb 14 00:00, David Rothenberger wrote:
> >>>>> The libapr1 test cases are failing again for flock locks. This same
> >>>>> test case failed with 1.7.9 with a fatal error[1], but that was
> >>>>> corrected. The test is no longer encountering the fatal error, but
> >>>>> it is producing the wrong result.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks for the testcase.  I think I found the issue.  An event handle
> >>>> was closed in the wrong place, outside of the important mutex lock for
> >>>> the lock object.  I applied the patch to CVS.  Your testcase now appears
> >>>> to run fine for me.  Can you try your entire testsuite again and see
> >>>> if there's another failure lurking?
> >>>
> >>> I uploaded a snapshot for testing.
> >>
> >> Thanks. The snapshot fixes the flock test case, but now the fcntl test
> >> case is failing.
> > 
> > *Sob*.  How so?  Does it hang or does it allow multiple concurrent
> > exclusive locks as the flock case?
> 
> Sorry, I should have said. It hangs.
> 
> >> I'll try to send an STC for that case, but I suspect the one from last
> >> year will have the problem.
> > 
> > Please send it anyway.
> 
> It's attached. If you run it with an argument (any argument), each child
> will print its loop count and you can see what happens. If it doesn't
> hang for you, try increasing MAX_ITER or CHILDREN at the top.

Did I mention that I hate synchronization problems?  Anyway, I think I
found the problem.  I applied a patch which fixes the problem for me
and, surprise!, the flock test still runs fine, too.  I've just uploaded
a new snapshot.  Please give it a try.


Thanks,
Corinna

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