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Bug 444121 - g_get_user_special_dir deadlocks
g_get_user_special_dir deadlocks
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: glib
Classification: Platform
Component: general
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal critical
: ---
Assigned To: gtkdev
gtkdev
Depends on:
Blocks: 444087
 
 
Reported: 2007-06-04 21:31 UTC by Christian Persch
Modified: 2007-06-05 17:35 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
patch (2.91 KB, patch)
2007-06-05 06:58 UTC, Matthias Clasen 		none Details | Review

Description Christian Persch 2007-06-04 21:31:42 UTC 



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#3
pthread_mutex_lock

    
                from
                /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0

    

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#4
pthread_mutex_lock

    
                from
                /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

    

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#5
IA__g_get_user_config_dir

    
                at gutils.c
                  line
                  2030

    

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#6
IA__g_get_user_special_dir

    
                at gutils.c
                  line
                  2224

    

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g_get_user_special_dir takes the g_utils_global lock, calls maybe_expire_user_special_dirs, which can call g_get_user_config_dir, which tries to re-lock the g_utils_global lock.






Comment 1


Matthias Clasen





          2007-06-05 06:58:12 UTC
        



Created attachment 89383 [details] [review]
patch

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Comment 2


Matthias Clasen





          2007-06-05 17:35:56 UTC
        



2007-06-05  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>

        * glib/gutils.c (g_get_user_special_dir): Don't deadlock
        when running with threads.  (#444121, Christian Persch)