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Date:      Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:51:23 +0100
From:      =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Johan_Str=F6m?= <johan@stromnet.org>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, users@httpd.apache.org, mod_python@modpython.org
Subject:   Re: Apache2, mod_python and nss_ldap: Coredump...
Message-ID:  <EE6B4C9A-8759-4646-A97F-72E946A2FF8D@stromnet.org>
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On 10 nov 2005, at 12.54, Johan Str=F6m wrote:

> On 10 nov 2005, at 00.25, Brian Fundakowski Feldman wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Nov 09, 2005 at 10:20:26AM +0100, Johan Str=F6m wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I got a new 6.0-STABLE box. Rebuilt kernel and world 2 hours ago
>>> (against RELENG_6), so it should be pretty new.
>>>
>>> Im trying to have apache 2.0.55, mod_python 3.1.4 and nss_ldap 239,
>>> all the latest from ports.
>>> The problem I have is this: If i have LoadModule python_module
>>> libexec/apache2/mod_python.so in my httpd.conf, and at the same time
>>> have either
>>> "group: files ldap" and/or "passwd: files ldap" in my nsswitch.conf,
>>> i get Segfaults. Example:
>>>
>>> root@elfi2:~$ apachectl configtest
>>> Syntax OK
>>> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
>>> root@elfi2:~$
>>>
>>> However, apache itself is running fine, even using mod_python.
>>> If i remove either the LoadModule or both the ldap-entrys in
>>> nsswitch, the segfaults dissappear. I've compiled httpd with debug
>>> symbols, and this is what I found with gdb (httpd -t is same as
>>> apachectl configtest):
>>> [...]
>>> (gdb) where
>>> #0  0x00000000 in ?? ()
>>> #1  0x28be6744 in ?? () from /usr/local/lib/nss_ldap.so.1
>>> #2  0x28bf2200 in ?? () from /usr/local/lib/nss_ldap.so.1
>>
>> Can you try making sure that nss_ldap gets built and linked with -g,
>> and is not stripped, so that all symbols and debug info are preserved
>> as well?  Looks to be atexit(3)-related, from here, but the symbols
>> should clear things up.
>
> Hi, thanks for the answer!
> I *think* i got the nss_ldap.so to not be strip'd, at least I cant =20
> find any call in the port Makefile or the sources makefile/=20
> configure stuff that would strip it. Same result as before, no new =20
> symbols.. Strange? I'm compiling with -g and -O0..
>
> However, I've noticed one thing, if I run gdb httpd and then run -=20
> t, I get this:
>
> root@elfi2:~$ gdb httpd
> GNU gdb 6.1.1 [FreeBSD]
> Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, =20
> and you are
> welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain =20
> conditions.
> Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
> There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty" for =20
> details.
> This GDB was configured as "i386-marcel-freebsd"...
> (gdb) run -t
> Starting program: /usr/local/sbin/httpd -t
> warning: Unable to get location for thread creation breakpoint: =20
> generic error
> [New LWP 100128]
> [New Thread 0x80fa000 (LWP 100128)]
> wWarning: DocumentRoot [/usr/local/nagios/share] does not exist
> Syntax OK
> [New LWP 100128]
>
> Program received signal SIGTRAP, Trace/breakpoint trap.
> [Switching to LWP 100128]
> 0x28bce277 in pthread_testcancel () from /usr/lib/libpthread.so.2
> (gdb) where
> #0  0x28bce277 in pthread_testcancel () from /usr/lib/libpthread.so.2
> Error accessing memory address 0x28bcd7a8: Bad address.
> (gdb)
>
>
> Thats the pthread_cancel thing I was talking about before...
> However, if I do run httpd -t and then check the dump with gdb =20
> httpd -c httpd.core, I get the same as first posted.
>
> Did the test over and over again, got the same pthread_cancel =20
> error, reading the same memory address, re-ran httpd -t a couple of =20=

> times and seems I only get these pthread_cancel calls...
>
> Is there any way to check if a lib is strip'd/got debug symbols or =20
> not?
>
> Thanks
> Johan

Okay, some news here then.. Thanks to David Adam I used file to =20
determine if it was striped or not, seems it was.. So now I've fixed =20
it, not striped anymore (the install command striped it, i missed =20
that)..
New debug output then:

(gdb) where
#0  0x00000000 in ?? ()
#1  0x28bd9730 in __do_global_dtors_aux () from /usr/local/lib/=20
nss_ldap.so.1
#2  0x28be2984 in _fini () from /usr/local/lib/nss_ldap.so.1
#3  0x280b5018 in tls_dtv_generation () from /libexec/ld-elf.so.1
#4  0x280b63d8 in ?? () from /libexec/ld-elf.so.1
#5  0xbfbfe628 in ?? ()
#6  0x2809d076 in elf_hash () from /libexec/ld-elf.so.1
#7  0x2809f958 in dlclose () from /libexec/ld-elf.so.1
#8  0x284b064c in _nsdbtaddsrc () from /lib/libc.so.6
#9  0x284b020f in endhostent () from /lib/libc.so.6
#10 0x284b06cc in _nsdbtaddsrc () from /lib/libc.so.6
#11 0x284cf35f in __cxa_finalize () from /lib/libc.so.6
#12 0x284cef9a in exit () from /lib/libc.so.6
#13 0x0806b746 in destroy_and_exit_process (process=3D0x80a4090, =20
process_exit_value=3D0) at main.c:216
#14 0x0806c0fe in main (argc=3D2, argv=3D0xbfbfe838) at main.c:565


(Also sent this to the other lists this thread is discussed in).

Johan




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