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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 19:16:09 -0500
From: Rich Felker <dalias@...c.org>
To: naruto canada <narutocanada@...il.com>
Cc: musl@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Re: anyone know how to approach this problem (expect5.x.x
hangs)
On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 09:29:49PM +0000, naruto canada wrote:
> On 2/27/22, naruto canada <narutocanada@...il.com> wrote:
> > On 2/26/22, Rich Felker <dalias@...c.org> wrote:
> >> On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 02:46:10AM +0000, naruto canada wrote:
> >>> On 2/25/22, Rich Felker <dalias@...c.org> wrote:
> >>> > On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 07:35:39PM +0000, naruto canada wrote:
> >>> >> On 2/25/22, naruto canada <narutocanada@...il.com> wrote:
> >>> >> > hi
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > I'm in the process of porting all my desktop env. over to musl.
> >>> >> > I'm about 70% done. I hit a few minor snags but got over them.
> >>> >> > I had expected a lot more painful experience, but it turned out ok.
> >>> >> > I could not get xserver to compile but will work around using vnc
> >>> >> > for
> >>> >> > now.
> >>> >> > I am quite happy I got qemu to compile.
> >>> >> > The last 30% (Browsers !!!), I dare not approach them right now.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Anyway, back to my probem, expect5.x.x hangs,
> >>> >> > no seg fault, so I do not know how to approach this problem.
> >>> >> > normally I do a simple test:
> >>> >> > expect -c "spawn ls" # this always succeeds.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > (I use expect to automate password creation)
> >>> >> > VNCRP=123456 # need 6 characters # create ~/.vnc/passwd
> >>> >> > echo '#!/usr/bin/expect
> >>> >> > set timeout -1
> >>> >> > spawn vncpasswd
> >>> >> > expect "Password:"
> >>> >> > send "'$VNCRP'\r"
> >>> >> > expect "Verify:"
> >>> >> > send "'$VNCRP'\r"
> >>> >> > expect "Would you like to enter a view-only password (y/n)?"
> >>> >> > send "n\r"
> >>> >> > interact' > /tmp/p.ex
> >>> >> > expect /tmp/p.ex
> >>> >> > This script works fine under glibc, but hangs under musl.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > I've already tried the same version of expect and patches from
> >>> >> > aports-3.15.0/main/expect/*.patch
> >>> >> > I got the same result. (it hangs)
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > This is not a priority problem for me. I can easily work around it
> >>> >> > without using expect.
> >>> >> > Just wondering if anyone know how to approach this problem (when
> >>> >> > there
> >>> >> > is no seg fault)
> >>> >>
> >>> >> I did a quick strace, and compare it with glibc:
> >>> >> GLIBC CASE:
> >>> >> ....
> >>> >> open("/tmp/p.ex", O_RDONLY) = 4
> >>> >> spawn vncpasswd
> >>> >> open("/dev/ptmx", O_RDWR) = 4
> >>> >> open("/etc/group", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 5
> >>> >> open("/dev/pts/18", O_RDWR|O_NOCTTY) = 5
> >>> >> Password:
> >>> >> Verify:
> >>> >> Would you like to enter a view-only password (y/n)? n
> >>> >> --- SIGCHLD {si_signo=SIGCHLD, si_code=CLD_EXITED, si_pid=956,
> >>> >> si_status=0, si_utime=0, si_stime=0} ---
> >>> >>
> >>> >> open("/dev/null", O_RDONLY)
> >>> >> = 4
> >>> >> open("/dev/null", O_RDONLY) = 3
> >>> >> open("/dev/null", O_RDONLY) = 2
> >>> >> open("/dev/null", O_RDONLY) = 0
> >>> >> +++ exited with 0 +++
> >>> >>
> >>> >> MUSL CASE:
> >>> >> open("/tmp/p.ex", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 7
> >>> >> spawn vncpasswd
> >>> >> open("/dev/ptmx", O_RDWR|O_NOCTTY|O_LARGEFILE) = 7
> >>> >> open("/dev/pts/3", O_RDWR|O_NOCTTY|O_LARGEFILE) = 8
> >>> >> syscall_397(0xffffff9c, 0xb6f624e0, 0, 0x7ff, 0xbe927e48, 0xb6f624e0)
> >>> >> = -1 (errno 38)
> >>> >> syscall_397(0x8, 0xb6f58350, 0x1000, 0x7ff, 0xbe927e48, 0xb6f624e0) =
> >>> >> -1 (errno 38)
> >>> >> syscall_403(0, 0xbe928258, 0xb6e82de0, 0, 0xbe928334, 0) = -1 (errno
> >>> >> 38)
> >>> >> syscall_389(0x10, 0, 0, 0xb6f62170, 0xbe92815c, 0xbe92808c) = -1
> >>> >> (errno
> >>> >> 38)
> >>> >>
> >>> >> It seems to block or stopped at syscall_389
> >>> >> ( arch/arm/bits/syscall.h.in:#define __NR_membarrier 389 )
> >>> >
> >>> > The syscall has returned, so it's something after that which is
> >>> > hanging. Running under gdb and hitting ^C could show where.
> >>> >
> >>> > Something very wrong is going on here, since the syscalls are failing
> >>> > with ENOSYS but no fallback path has been taken. If it's musl making
> >>> > them, it will not assume these exist but will check for ENOSYS and
> >>> > make an alternate syscall if that happens. So it would seem that
> >>> > either these syscalls are being made directly by the application
> >>> > (expect) or something went very wrong in building musl (weird patches?
> >>> > stale build dir previously used for another arch? ..?) that has the
> >>> > wrong thing happening.
> >>> >
> >>> > What kernel version are you using? There was a recent thread on the
> >>> > list where someone had a badly patched kernel from Google that did
> >>> > something to mess up ENOSYS, and strace hid the bug, so perhaps this
> >>> > is similar.
> >>>
> >>> It is compiled on (and running on) android phone.
> >>> I have no control over the kernel (3.4.0-perf-g63c3cac) (LG G3).
> >>> (I have already matched kernel header (3.4.0) when compile the tool
> >>> and the World)
> >>> I used 3.10.x before and got into problem, so I matched the kernel
> >>> header
> >>> this time. This is the gdb result (I ran 3 times). It always stopped
> >>> at the same place:
> >>
> >> The kernel headers you use should not matter at all. Do you know where
> >> we can find the sources for LG's kernel? I'm guessing they did
> >> something horrible...
> > Actually I have downloaded the source code, but I do not know how to config
> > and
> > match the device tree. There is no config.gz in /proc.
> > Besides, there are many variants for different countries, there is no way
> > to be certain that the source file is the one that
> > was built for and running on the phone.
> >
> > Ok, here is the results from 2 phones and i686.
> > I will describe the common build script:
> > To eliminate complications I switched back to musl-1.1.24.
> > If there is any time64 issues this should have made it irrelevant.
> > C(XX)FLAGS enforced by specs file: -ggdb -O0
> > libssp enabled in gcc-5.3.0. linux-3.4 headers.
> > I am also monitoring any selinux denied messages from logcat.
> >
> > 0. Linux localhost 4.1.49 #1 SMP Sat Feb 12 17:41:04 UTC 2022 i686
> > GNU/Linux
> > 1. Linux localhost 3.4.0-perf-g63c3cac #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Nov 9
> > 19:33:11 KST 2015 armv7l GNU/Linux (LG G3)
> > 2. Linux localhost 3.10.49-g441c924c #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon May 16
> > 19:35:10 CST 2016 armv7l GNU/Linux (Another cheap android phone but
> > slightly newer kernel)
> >
> > i686 CASE:
> > strace -f -ff -o 1 expect /tmp/p.ex
> > tail 1.*
> >
> > ==> 1.14236 <==
> > close(0) = 0
> > write(6, "q", 1) = 1
> > close(6) = 0
> > futex(0xbf7fd53c, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = 0
> > futex(0xb76cf838, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, -2147483632, NULL) = 0
> > futex(0xb74dddac, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 1, NULL) = 0
> > futex(0xb77ca568, FUTEX_WAIT, 14240, NULL) = 0
> > munmap(0xb74bb000, 143360) = 0
> > exit_group(130) = ?
> > +++ exited with 130 +++
> >
> > ==> 1.14237 <==
> > set_thread_area({entry_number:6, base_addr:0xb76c2064, limit:1048575,
> > seg_32bit:1, contents:0, read_exec_only:0, limit_in_pages:1,
> > seg_not_present:0, useable:1}) = 0
> > set_tid_address(0xb7781568) = 14237
> > brk(0) = 0x86bf000
> > brk(0x86c4000) = 0x86c4000
> > mkdir("/root/.vnc/", 0777) = -1 EEXIST (File exists)
> > ioctl(0, SNDCTL_TMR_TIMEBASE or SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_NEXT_DEVICE or
> > TCGETS, {B115200 opost isig icanon echo ...}) = 0
> > ioctl(0, SNDCTL_TMR_CONTINUE or SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_GPARAMS or TCSETSF,
> > {B115200 opost isig icanon -echo ...}) = 0
> > read(0, 0xb777ffe8, 1024) = -1 EIO (I/O error)
> > --- SIGHUP {si_signo=SIGHUP, si_code=SI_KERNEL} ---
> > +++ killed by SIGHUP +++
> >
> > ==> 1.14238 <==
> > wait4(-1, [{WIFEXITED(s) && WEXITSTATUS(s) == 0}], 0, NULL) = 14239
> > rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_DFL, [], SA_RESTORER, 0xb7787836},
> > {0x808c34a, [], SA_RESTORER, 0xb7787836}, 8) = 0
> > rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0
> > --- SIGCHLD {si_signo=SIGCHLD, si_code=CLD_EXITED, si_pid=14239,
> > si_status=0, si_utime=0, si_stime=0} ---
> > wait4(-1, 0xbfb515d4, WNOHANG, NULL) = -1 ECHILD (No child process)
> > sigreturn() (mask []) = 0
> > rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0
> > rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0
> > exit_group(0) = ?
> > +++ exited with 0 +++
> >
> > ==> 1.14239 <==
> > close(4) = 0
> > execve("/bin/stty", ["/bin/stty", "sane"], [/* 40 vars */]) = 0
> > set_thread_area({entry_number:-1 -> 6, base_addr:0x81d55cc,
> > limit:1048575, seg_32bit:1, contents:0, read_exec_only:0,
> > limit_in_pages:1, seg_not_present:0, useable:1}) = 0
> > set_tid_address(0x81d5e30) = 14239
> > getuid32() = 0
> > ioctl(0, SNDCTL_TMR_TIMEBASE or SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_NEXT_DEVICE or
> > TCGETS, {B115200 opost isig icanon echo ...}) = 0
> > ioctl(0, SNDCTL_TMR_STOP or SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_GINFO or TCSETSW,
> > {B115200 opost isig icanon echo ...}) = 0
> > ioctl(0, SNDCTL_TMR_TIMEBASE or SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_NEXT_DEVICE or
> > TCGETS, {B115200 opost isig icanon echo ...}) = 0
> > exit_group(0) = ?
> > +++ exited with 0 +++
> >
> > ==> 1.14240 <==
> > read(5, "\0", 1) = 1
> > select(6, [5], [], [], NULL) = 1 (in [5])
> > read(5, "q", 1) = 1
> > close(5) = 0
> > futex(0xbf7fd53c, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 1
> > futex(0xb76cf838, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 1
> > rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, ~[RTMIN 33 34], [], 8) = 0
> > futex(0xb74dddac, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 1
> > _exit(0) = ?
> > +++ exited with 130 +++
> >
> > Total of 5 processes:
> > 2 processes existed normally.
> > One is killed SIGHUP (main expect script I think)
> > Two existed with 130 (they are blocked by kernel till ctrl-c ?)
> > So 3 processes blocked, till ctrl-c was pressed.
> >
> > LG.G3 CASE:
> > strace -f -ff -o 1 expect /tmp/p.ex
> > pstree -w
> > ...
> > | | \-+= 28384 root strace -f -ff -o 1 expect /tmp/p.ex
> > | | \-+- 28389 root expect /tmp/p.ex
> > | | \--= 28390 root vncpasswd
> > ...
> >
> > tail 1.*
> > ==> 1.27818 <==
> > fcntl64(2, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) = 0
> > close(0) = 0
> > close(1) = 0
> > open("/dev/null", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 0
> > fcntl64(0, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) = 0
> > close(3) = 0
> > close(2) = 0
> > close(0) = 0
> > exit_group(1) = ?
> > +++ exited with 1 +++
> >
> > ==> 1.28389 <==
> > fcntl64(0, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) = 0
> > close(4) = 0
> > close(3) = 0
> > close(2) = 0
> > close(0) = 0
> > write(6, "q", 1) = 1
> > close(-1) = -1 EBADF (Bad file descriptor)
> > munmap(0xb6c27000, 143360) = 0
> > exit_group(130) = ?
> > +++ exited with 130 +++
> >
> > ==> 1.28390 <==
> > set_tls(0x29268, 0x29268, 0xb6f40c60, 0x29268, 0x200) = 0
> > set_tid_address(0xb6f96e18) = 28390
> > brk(0) = 0x125d000
> > brk(0x1262000) = 0x1262000
> > mkdir("/root/.vnc/", 0777) = -1 EEXIST (File exists)
> > ioctl(0, SNDCTL_TMR_TIMEBASE or SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_NEXT_DEVICE or
> > TCGETS, {B38400 opost isig icanon echo ...}) = 0
> > ioctl(0, SNDCTL_TMR_CONTINUE or SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_GPARAMS or TCSETSF,
> > {B38400 opost isig icanon -echo ...}) = 0
> > read(0, 0xb6f95e44, 1024) = -1 EIO (I/O error)
> > --- SIGHUP {si_signo=SIGHUP, si_code=SI_KERNEL} ---
> > +++ killed by SIGHUP +++
> >
> > ==> 1.28391 <==
> > wait4(-1, [{WIFEXITED(s) && WEXITSTATUS(s) == 0}], 0, NULL) = 28392
> > rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_DFL, [], SA_RESTORER, 0xb6f3229c}, {0x5d550,
> > [], SA_RESTORER, 0xb6f3229c}, 8) = 0
> > rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0
> > --- SIGCHLD {si_signo=SIGCHLD, si_code=CLD_EXITED, si_pid=28392,
> > si_status=0, si_utime=0, si_stime=0} ---
> > wait4(-1, 0xbece8ebc, WNOHANG, NULL) = -1 ECHILD (No child process)
> > sigreturn() (mask []) = 0
> > rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0
> > rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0
> > exit_group(0) = ?
> > +++ exited with 0 +++
> >
> > ==> 1.28392 <==
> > close(4) = 0
> > execve("/bin/stty", ["/bin/stty", "sane"], [/* 42 vars */]) = 0
> > set_tls(0x20d25c, 0x20d25c, 0x1c1e28, 0x20d25c, 0) = 0
> > set_tid_address(0x20d788) = 28392
> > getuid32() = 0
> > ioctl(0, SNDCTL_TMR_TIMEBASE or SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_NEXT_DEVICE or
> > TCGETS, {B38400 opost isig icanon echo ...}) = 0
> > ioctl(0, SNDCTL_TMR_STOP or SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_GINFO or TCSETSW,
> > {B38400 opost isig icanon echo ...}) = 0
> > ioctl(0, SNDCTL_TMR_TIMEBASE or SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_NEXT_DEVICE or
> > TCGETS, {B38400 opost isig icanon echo ...}) = 0
> > exit_group(0) = ?
> > +++ exited with 0 +++
> >
> > ==> 1.28393 <==
> > read(5, "\0", 1) = 1
> > select(6, [5], [], [], NULL) = ? ERESTARTNOHAND (To be
> > restarted if no handler)
> > --- SIGCHLD {si_signo=SIGCHLD, si_code=CLD_KILLED, si_pid=28390,
> > si_status=SIGHUP, si_utime=1, si_stime=1} ---
> > select(6, [5], [], [], NULL) = 1 (in [5])
> > read(5, "q", 1) = 1
> > close(5) = 0
> > rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, ~[RTMIN 33 34], [], 8) = 0
> > futex(0xb6c49da0, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
> > exit(0) = ?
> > +++ exited with 0 +++
> >
> > With LG G3, I have a total of 6 processes instead of 5.
> > Strange. Anyway, the same result, blocked till ctrl-c is pressed.
> >
> > CHEAPO ANDROID PHONE with linux-3.10.x:
> > still compiling slowly. I am going to guess I will have similar result.
> > If it turns out differently, I will post another message.
>
> It turns out, I was over thinking the problem, thinking
> maybe it is something buried deep. The problem was not "expect" but
> the program "vncpasswd". I manually tried the program and it behaved
> differently when compiled with musl. For some reason, it failed to flush
> the prompt to the user, and "expect" was waiting forever instead.
> I am not sure if this is correct fix for tigervnc-1.7.1, it works around
> no prompt on my system:
> sed -i.bak "s/\(fputs(prompt, stdout)\)/\1;fflush(stdout)/"
> unix/vncpasswd/vncpasswd.cxx
Yes, that's the right fix.
Rich
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