[erlang-questions] Destructor called twice on NIF resource

Erik Axling axling@REDACTED
Tue Feb 8 00:54:27 CET 2011


Hello!

I've been creating NIFs for a C-library and when I'm starting to run EUnit
tests on them it fails with a seg fault. It seems that the destructor for a
resource is called twice which leads to the error as the pointer has already
been freed.  I do not unserdtand why this happens though

If I run the code myself in a shell it doesn't fail but then I am not
executing it inside of functions which, I guess, gets another behaviour for
the GC.  But if I compile the eunit test suite file and run the individual
functions myself it also fails but with a different seg fault this time:

fann_nif.c: https://gist.github.com/815506
fannerl_test.erl: https://gist.github.com/815543

First fault:
$ ./rebar eunit
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Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/erlang/erts-5.8.1/bin/erlexec...done.
(gdb) r
Starting program: /usr/local/lib/erlang/erts-5.8.1/bin/erlexec +B -boot
start_clean -noshell -noshell -noinput -run escript start -extra ./rebar
eunit
process 3188 is executing new program:
/usr/local/lib/erlang/erts-5.8.1/bin/beam.smp
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread 0xb7d03b70 (LWP 3191)]
[New Thread 0xb7ffdb70 (LWP 3192)]
[New Thread 0xb7502b70 (LWP 3193)]
[New Thread 0xb7ff4b70 (LWP 3194)]
[New Thread 0xb6d01b70 (LWP 3195)]
[New Thread 0xb6500b70 (LWP 3196)]
==> fannerl (eunit)
test/fannerl_tests.erl:8: exiting create_test
Destroy the fann pointer
test/fannerl_tests.erl:13: exiting get_mse_test
test/fannerl_tests.erl:19: before last get
test/fannerl_tests.erl:21: after last get
testing to see if we get here
Destroy the fann pointer
Destroy the fann pointer
*** glibc detected *** /usr/local/lib/erlang/erts-5.8.1/bin/beam.smp:
free(): invalid pointer: 0x082da1d0 ***
======= Backtrace: =========
/lib/libc.so.6(+0x6c501)[0x225501]
/lib/libc.so.6(+0x6dd70)[0x226d70]
/lib/libc.so.6(cfree+0x6d)[0x229e5d]
/usr/local/lib/libfann.so.2(fann_destroy+0x43)[0x493343]
/home/dude/projects/fannerl/.eunit/../priv/fannerl_nif.so(+0x27cd)[0x4857cd]
/usr/local/lib/erlang/erts-5.8.1/bin/beam.smp[0x814397a]
======= Memory map: ========
00110000-0012c000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8920592    /lib/ld-2.12.1.so
0012c000-0012d000 r--p 0001b000 08:01 8920592    /lib/ld-2.12.1.so
0012d000-0012e000 rw-p 0001c000 08:01 8920592    /lib/ld-2.12.1.so
0012e000-0012f000 r-xp 00000000 00:00 0          [vdso]
0012f000-00131000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8920620    /lib/libutil-2.12.1.so
00131000-00132000 r--p 00001000 08:01 8920620    /lib/libutil-2.12.1.so
00132000-00133000 rw-p 00002000 08:01 8920620    /lib/libutil-2.12.1.so
00133000-00135000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8920604    /lib/libdl-2.12.1.so
00135000-00136000 r--p 00001000 08:01 8920604    /lib/libdl-2.12.1.so
00136000-00137000 rw-p 00002000 08:01 8920604    /lib/libdl-2.12.1.so
00137000-0015b000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8920605    /lib/libm-2.12.1.so
0015b000-0015c000 r--p 00023000 08:01 8920605    /lib/libm-2.12.1.so
0015c000-0015d000 rw-p 00024000 08:01 8920605    /lib/libm-2.12.1.so
0015d000-00193000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8912994    /lib/libncurses.so.5.7
00193000-00195000 r--p 00035000 08:01 8912994    /lib/libncurses.so.5.7
00195000-00196000 rw-p 00037000 08:01 8912994    /lib/libncurses.so.5.7
00196000-001ab000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8920615    /lib/libpthread-2.12.1.so
001ab000-001ac000 ---p 00015000 08:01 8920615    /lib/libpthread-2.12.1.so
001ac000-001ad000 r--p 00015000 08:01 8920615    /lib/libpthread-2.12.1.so
001ad000-001ae000 rw-p 00016000 08:01 8920615    /lib/libpthread-2.12.1.so
001ae000-001b0000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
001b0000-001b7000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8920617    /lib/librt-2.12.1.so
001b7000-001b8000 r--p 00006000 08:01 8920617    /lib/librt-2.12.1.so
001b8000-001b9000 rw-p 00007000 08:01 8920617    /lib/librt-2.12.1.so
001b9000-00310000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8920601    /lib/libc-2.12.1.so
00310000-00312000 r--p 00157000 08:01 8920601    /lib/libc-2.12.1.so
00312000-00313000 rw-p 00159000 08:01 8920601    /lib/libc-2.12.1.so
00313000-00316000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
00316000-0031d000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4987538
 /usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/crypto-2.0.1/priv/lib/crypto.so
0031d000-0031e000 r--p 00006000 08:01 4987538
 /usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/crypto-2.0.1/priv/lib/crypto.so
0031e000-0031f000 rw-p 00007000 08:01 4987538
 /usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/crypto-2.0.1/priv/lib/crypto.so
0031f000-00454000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8913384    /lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.8
00454000-0045c000 r--p 00134000 08:01 8913384    /lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.8
0045c000-0046b000 rw-p 0013c000 08:01 8913384    /lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.8
0046b000-0046e000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
0046e000-00481000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8913090    /lib/libz.so.1.2.3.4
00481000-00482000 r--p 00012000 08:01 8913090    /lib/libz.so.1.2.3.4
00482000-00483000 rw-p 00013000 08:01 8913090    /lib/libz.so.1.2.3.4
00483000-0048b000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 6034321
 /home/dude/projects/fannerl/priv/fannerl_nif.so
0048b000-0048c000 r--p 00007000 08:01 6034321
 /home/dude/projects/fannerl/priv/fannerl_nif.so
0048c000-0048d000 rw-p 00008000 08:01 6034321
 /home/dude/projects/fannerl/priv/fannerl_nif.so
0048d000-0049d000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 3814722
 /usr/local/lib/libfann.so.2.0.1
0049d000-0049e000 r--p 0000f000 08:01 3814722
 /usr/local/lib/libfann.so.2.0.1
0049e000-0049f000 rw-p 00010000 08:01 3814722
 /usr/local/lib/libfann.so.2.0.1
0049f000-004b9000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 8912975    /lib/libgcc_s.so.1
004b9000-004ba000 r--p 00019000 08:01 8912975    /lib/libgcc_s.so.1
004ba000-004bb000 rw-p 0001a000 08:01 8912975    /lib/libgcc_s.so.1
08048000-081d3000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 3809922
 /usr/local/lib/erlang/erts-5.8.1/bin/beam.smp
081d3000-081d4000 r--p 0018a000 08:01 3809922
 /usr/local/lib/erlang/erts-5.8.1/bin/beam.smp
081d4000-08201000 rw-p 0018b000 08:01 3809922
 /usr/local/lib/erlang/erts-5.8.1/bin/beam.smp
08201000-082e2000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0          [heap]
b5700000-b5708000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
b5708000-b5800000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0
b588a000-b5d00000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
b5d00000-b5d01000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0
b5d01000-b6501000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
b6501000-b6502000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0
b6502000-b6d02000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
b6d02000-b6d03000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0
b6d03000-b7503000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
b7503000-b7504000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0
b7504000-b7fed000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
b7fef000-b7ff0000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
b7ff0000-b7ff1000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0
b7ff1000-b7ff5000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
b7ff5000-b7ff6000 ---p 00000000 00:00 0
b7ff6000-b8000000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
bffdf000-c0000000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0          [stack]

Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted.
[Switching to Thread 0xb6d01b70 (LWP 3195)]
0x0012e416 in ?? ()
(gdb) where
#0  0x0012e416 in ?? ()
#1  0x001e3941 in raise () from /lib/libc.so.6
#2  0x001e6e42 in abort () from /lib/libc.so.6
#3  0x0021b305 in ?? () from /lib/libc.so.6
#4  0x00225501 in ?? () from /lib/libc.so.6
#5  0x00226d70 in ?? () from /lib/libc.so.6
#6  0x00229e5d in free () from /lib/libc.so.6
#7  0x00493343 in fann_destroy (ann=0x0) at fann.c:786
#8  0x004857cd in destroy_fann_pointer (env=0xb6d01144, resource=0x82849c0)
    at c_src/fann_nif.c:130
#9  0x0814397a in nif_resource_dtor (bin=0x82849a8) at beam/erl_nif.c:1176
#10 0x080c6946 in erts_bin_free (offheap=0xb5bc35f8) at
beam/erl_binary.h:294
#11 erts_cleanup_offheap (offheap=0xb5bc35f8) at beam/erl_message.c:174
#12 0x080d8a8c in delete_process (p=0xb5bc34f4, pix_lock=<value optimized
out>)
    at beam/erl_process.c:8328
#13 continue_exit_process (p=0xb5bc34f4, pix_lock=<value optimized out>)
    at beam/erl_process.c:9370
#14 0x0814d90e in process_main () at beam/beam_emu.c:2976
#15 0x080d165e in sched_thread_func (vesdp=0xb7dff000)
    at beam/erl_process.c:3635
#16 0x081b1485 in thr_wrapper (vtwd=0xbfffee10) at pthread/ethread.c:106
#17 0x0019bcc9 in start_thread () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#18 0x0028969e in clone () from /lib/libc.so.6
(gdb)

second error:
Erlang R14B (erts-5.8.1) [source] [smp:2:2] [rq:2] [async-threads:0]
[kernel-poll:false]

Eshell V5.8.1  (abort with ^G)
1> l(fannerl).
{module,fannerl}
2> c("test/fannerl_tests").
{ok,fannerl_tests}
3> fannerl
fannerl          fannerl_tests
3> fannerl_tests:create_test().
test/fannerl_tests.erl:8: exiting create_test
ok
4> fannerl_tests:get_mse_test().
Destroy the fann pointer
                        test/fannerl_tests.erl:13: exiting get_mse_test
ok
5> fannerl_tests:activation_function_test().
Destroy the fann pointer
                        test/fannerl_tests.erl:19: before last get
test/fannerl_tests.erl:21: after last get
testing to see if we get here
                             Destroy the fann pointer

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
[Switching to Thread 0xb6d01b70 (LWP 3214)]
0x002268ac in ?? () from /lib/libc.so.6
(gdb) where
#0  0x002268ac in ?? () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1  0x00229e5d in free () from /lib/libc.so.6
#2  0x00326549 in fann_destroy (ann=0xa3c4517b) at fann.c:811
#3  0x003187cd in destroy_fann_pointer (env=0xb6d010c4, resource=0x82833f8)
    at c_src/fann_nif.c:130
#4  0x0814397a in nif_resource_dtor (bin=0x82833e0) at beam/erl_nif.c:1176
#5  0x080c6946 in erts_bin_free (offheap=0xb7eccba0) at
beam/erl_binary.h:294
#6  erts_cleanup_offheap (offheap=0xb7eccba0) at beam/erl_message.c:174
#7  0x080d8a8c in delete_process (p=0xb7ecca9c, pix_lock=<value optimized
out>)
    at beam/erl_process.c:8328
#8  continue_exit_process (p=0xb7ecca9c, pix_lock=<value optimized out>)
    at beam/erl_process.c:9370
#9  0x0814c14e in terminate_proc (c_p=0xb7ecca9c, pc=<value optimized out>,
    reg=<value optimized out>, bf=0x80af500) at beam/beam_emu.c:5363
#10 handle_error (c_p=0xb7ecca9c, pc=<value optimized out>,
    reg=<value optimized out>, bf=0x80af500) at beam/beam_emu.c:5238
#11 0x081539d5 in process_main () at beam/beam_emu.c:2260
#12 0x080d165e in sched_thread_func (vesdp=0xb7dff000)
    at beam/erl_process.c:3635
#13 0x081b1485 in thr_wrapper (vtwd=0xbfffee90) at pthread/ethread.c:106
#14 0x0019bcc9 in start_thread () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#15 0x0028969e in clone () from /lib/libc.so.6

/Erik Axling


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