Nuno Silva wrote:

[...]

> 
> I've been doing some tests and I'd say that the problem is something 
> regarding the NPTL+TLS+__thread features of recent libc6 (2.3.2 and 
> 2.3.3cvs)... But I'm clueless about the fix :-)
> 
> I'll setup a chroot where I can play around with glibc setups.
> 

OK, just finished the chroot: debian unstable with glibc-2.3.3cvs 
hand-compiled (../libc/configure --with-tls --with-__thread 
--enable-add-ons=nptl --prefix=/ --enable-kernel=2.6.0) and removed the 
debian's libc.

Everything runs OK with the new glibc, tested: bash, apt-get, perl, mc, 
strace, gcc, etc.

However linux (UML's executable) doesn't run:
puma:/uml# ls -la /proc/mm
--w--w--w-    1 root     root            0 Jan  6 08:33 /proc/mm
puma:/uml# uname -a
Linux puma 2.6.0 #2 Mon Jan 5 09:25:45 WET 2004 i686 unknown unknown 
GNU/Linux
puma:/uml# ./linux
Checking for the skas3 patch in the host...found
Checking for /proc/mm...found

[1]+  Stopped                 ./linux
puma:/uml# fg
./linux
Segmentation fault
puma:/uml#


Now with strace:
(see attached file)

Now with gdb:
puma:/uml# gdb ./linux
GNU gdb 6.0-debian
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There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty" for details.
This GDB was configured as "i386-linux"...
(gdb) run
Starting program: /uml/linux
Detaching after fork from child process 26378.
Checking for the skas3 patch in the host...found
Checking for /proc/mm...found
Detaching after fork from child process 26379.

Program received signal SIGSTOP, Stopped (signal).
0x400f18dc in clone () from /lib/libc.so.6
(gdb) bt
#0  0x400f18dc in clone () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1  0x4014f000 in ?? ()
#2  0x00000007 in ?? ()
#3  0x00001000 in ?? ()
#4  0xa00a7b7f in start_userspace (cpu=26379) at process.c:113
#5  0xa00a88e2 in start_uml_skas () at process_kern.c:162
#6  0xa00a6bcb in linux_main (argc=0, argv=0xa0000000) at um_arch.c:387
#7  0xa000de0e in main (argc=1, argv=0xbffffa44, envp=0xbffffa4c) at 
arch/um/main.c:146
(gdb) cont
Continuing.

Program received signal SIGSTOP, Stopped (signal).
0x400f18dc in clone () from /lib/libc.so.6
(gdb) bt
#0  0x400f18dc in clone () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1  0x4014f000 in ?? ()
#2  0x00000007 in ?? ()
#3  0x00001000 in ?? ()
#4  0xa00a7b7f in start_userspace (cpu=26379) at process.c:113
#5  0xa00a88e2 in start_uml_skas () at process_kern.c:162
#6  0xa00a6bcb in linux_main (argc=0, argv=0xa0000000) at um_arch.c:387
#7  0xa000de0e in main (argc=1, argv=0xbffffa44, envp=0xbffffa4c) at 
arch/um/main.c:146
(gdb) cont
Continuing.

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0xa001305a in panic (fmt=0xbfffc000 "") at panic.c:67
67      panic.c: No such file or directory.
         in panic.c
(gdb) bt
#0  0xa001305a in panic (fmt=0xbfffc000 "") at panic.c:67
#1  0xa00a7bdd in start_userspace (cpu=-1073758208) at process.c:127
#2  0xa00a88e2 in start_uml_skas () at process_kern.c:162
#3  0xa00a6bcb in linux_main (argc=0, argv=0xa0000000) at um_arch.c:387
#4  0xa000de0e in main (argc=1, argv=0xbffffa44, envp=0xbffffa4c) at 
arch/um/main.c:146
(gdb) cont
Continuing.

Program terminated with signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
The program no longer exists.
(gdb) quit
puma:/uml#

In my tree, arch/um/kernel/skas/process.c:113 is the pid=clone(..., in

void start_userspace(int cpu)
{
         void *stack;
         unsigned long sp;
         int pid, status, n;

         stack = mmap(NULL, PAGE_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE | PROT_EXEC,
                      MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
         if(stack == MAP_FAILED)
                 panic("start_userspace : mmap failed, errno = %d", errno);
         sp = (unsigned long) stack + PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(void *);

         pid = clone(userspace_tramp, (void *) sp,
                     CLONE_FILES | CLONE_VM | SIGCHLD, NULL);


I hope this makes sense to someone because I'm off to sleep a few hours :-)

Regards,
Nuno Silva