Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:14:00 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 287665] libc/rpc: clnt_vc_create: Do not hold a global mutex during connect Message-ID: <bug-287665-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=287665 Bug ID: 287665 Summary: libc/rpc: clnt_vc_create: Do not hold a global mutex during connect Product: Base System Version: CURRENT Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: bin Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: pfg@FreeBSD.org Created attachment 261417 --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=261417&action=edit Don't hold a mutex when connecting A multi-threaded application, connecting to multiple rpc servers, may dead lock if the connect call stalls on a non responsive server. That's why the kind linux tirpc guys have these two changes in their system (under a 3 clause BSD license, since the code is derived from FreeBSD): http://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/libtirpc.git;a=commit;h=644b861b01a0b53a9b920e50f68e4f1252000bbd http://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/libtirpc.git;a=commit;h=45ceae856f314f7367695e81e835ba4b306cd335 I sort of put them together in a patch but its untested. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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