Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4] tests: set MALLOC_PERTURB_ to expose memory bugs

[Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>]

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On 05/27/2013 07:28 AM, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote:
> glibc wipes malloc(3) memory when the MALLOC_PERTURB_ environment
> variable is set.  The value of the environment variable determines the
> bit pattern used to wipe memory.  For more information, see
> http://udrepper.livejournal.com/11429.html.
> 
> Set MALLOC_PERTURB_ for gtester and qemu-iotests.  Note we pick a random
> value from 1 to 255 to expose more bugs.  If you need to reproduce a
> crash use 'show environment' in gdb to extract the MALLOC_PERTURB_
> value from a core dump.
> 
> Both make check and qemu-iotests pass with MALLOC_PERTURB_ enabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
> ---
> Embarassing how long it's taking to get this right :P

But at least the code review process prevents your embarrassment from
being codified into qemu.git across multiple commits :)

Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>

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