From: | Andres Freund <andres(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> |
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To: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Cc: | Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Hannu Krosing <hannu(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> |
Subject: | Re: plperl sigfpe reset can crash the server |
Date: | 2012-08-24 21:40:45 |
Message-ID: | 201208242340.45744.andres@2ndquadrant.com |
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On Friday, August 24, 2012 05:09:18 PM Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> On 08/24/2012 10:58 AM, Andres Freund wrote:
> > On Friday, August 24, 2012 04:53:36 PM Tom Lane wrote:
> >> Andres Freund <andres(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:
> >>> ./pod/perl581delta.pod:
> >>> At startup Perl blocks the SIGFPE signal away since there isn't much
> >>> Perl can do about it. Previously this blocking was in effect also for
> >>> programs executed from within Perl. Now Perl restores the original
> >>> SIGFPE handling routine, whatever it was, before running external
> >>> programs.
> >>
> >> So there's a gap in the "restore" logic someplace.
> >
> > Well, the logic is not triggering at all in pg's case. Its just used if
> > perl is exec()ing something...
> >
> >>> perl.h also has some tidbits: ...
> >>> That doesn't sound very well reasoned and especially not very well
> >>> tested to me.
> >>
> >> Time to file a Perl bug?
> >
> > Anybody more involved in the perl community volunteering?
>
> Just run perlbug and let us know the bug number.
https://rt.perl.org/rt3/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=114574
Andres
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