test_dbm and test_dbm_ndbm segfaults in M1 Mac with Homebrew gdbm 1.23

[pablogsal]

BPO	45289
Nosy	@ronaldoussoren, @ned-deily, @corona10, @pablogsal

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created_at = <Date 2021-09-25.19:56:32.069>
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title = 'test_dbm and test_dbm_ndbm segfaults in M1 Mac'
updated_at = <Date 2021-09-26.05:38:13.631>
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Hand-linked PRs

• gh-89452: Prefer gdbm-compat over ndbm #92208
• Use --with-dbmliborder or macOS+Homebrew on 3.10 and below devguide#1433

Linked PRs

• [3.10] gh-89452: GHA: Set --with-dbmliborder to avoid issues with homebrew's gdbm 1.24 #125112
• [3.9] gh-89452: GHA: Set --with-dbmliborder to avoid issues with homebrew's gdbm 1.24 (GH-125112) #125176

[pablogsal]

0:04:14 load avg: 3.86 [141/427/1] test_dbm crashed (Exit code -11)
Fatal Python error: Segmentation fault
Current thread 0x0000000102e2bd40 (most recent call first):
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/test/test_dbm.py", line 58 in keys_helper
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/test/test_dbm.py", line 143 in read_helper
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/test/test_dbm.py", line 74 in test_anydbm_creation
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/unittest/case.py", line 547 in \_callTestMethod
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/unittest/case.py", line 591 in run
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/unittest/case.py", line 646 in \_\_call__
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/unittest/suite.py", line 122 in run
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/unittest/suite.py", line 84 in \_\_call__
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/unittest/suite.py", line 122 in run
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/unittest/suite.py", line 84 in \_\_call__
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/unittest/suite.py", line 122 in run
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/unittest/suite.py", line 84 in \_\_call__
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/unittest/runner.py", line 197 in run
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/test/support/__init__.py", line 992 in \_run_suite
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/test/support/__init__.py", line 1118 in run_unittest
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/test/libregrtest/runtest.py", line 261 in \_test_module
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/test/libregrtest/runtest.py", line 297 in \_runtest_inner2
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/test/libregrtest/runtest.py", line 340 in \_runtest_inner
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/test/libregrtest/runtest.py", line 202 in \_runtest
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/test/libregrtest/runtest.py", line 245 in runtest
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/test/libregrtest/runtest_mp.py", line 83 in run_tests_worker
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/test/libregrtest/main.py", line 678 in \_main
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/test/libregrtest/main.py", line 658 in main
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/test/libregrtest/main.py", line 736 in main
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/test/regrtest.py", line 43 in \_main
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/test/regrtest.py", line 47 in \<module\>
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/runpy.py", line 86 in \_run_code
 File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.pablogsal-macos-m1.macos-with-brew/build/Lib/runpy.py", line 196 in \_run_module_as_main
Extension modules: \_testcapi (total: 1)
0:04:15 load avg: 3.87 [142/427/1] test_c_

The backtrace according to lldb:

(lldb) bt
* thread #1, queue = 'com.apple.main-thread', stop reason = EXC_BAD_ACCESS (code=1, address=0x10365c000)
 * frame #0: 0x0000000182bc6994 libsystem_platform.dylib`_platform_memmove + 84
 frame #1: 0x00000001000b71d0 python.exe`PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(str="c", size=4294967297) at bytesobject.c:165:5
 frame #2: 0x000000010360b234 _dbm.cpython-311d-darwin.so`_dbm_dbm_keys_impl(self=0x00000001034b3ca0, cls=0x000000010088a580) at _dbmmodule.c:249:16
 frame #3: 0x000000010360af34 _dbm.cpython-311d-darwin.so`_dbm_dbm_keys(self=0x00000001034b3ca0, cls=0x000000010088a580, args=0x00000001007991d8, nargs=0, kwnames=0x0000000000000000) at _dbmmodule.c.h:46:20
 frame #4: 0x00000001000dca8c python.exe`method_vectorcall_FASTCALL_KEYWORDS_METHOD(func=0x00000001034db290, args=0x00000001007991d0, nargsf=9223372036854775809, kwnames=0x0000000000000000) at descrobject.c:367:24
 frame #5: 0x0000000100252374 python.exe`_PyObject_VectorcallTstate(tstate=0x0000000100808b30, callable=0x00000001034db290, args=0x00000001007991d0, nargsf=9223372036854775809, kwnames=0x0000000000000000) at abstract.h:114:11
 frame #6: 0x000000010024fc10 python.exe`PyObject_Vectorcall(callable=0x00000001034db290, args=0x00000001007991d0, nargsf=9223372036854775809, kwnames=0x0000000000000000) at abstract.h:123:12
 frame #7: 0x000000010024fd70 python.exe`call_function(tstate=0x0000000100808b30, pp_stack=0x000000016fdc8aa0, oparg=1, kwnames=0x0000000000000000, use_tracing=0) at ceval.c:6418:13
 frame #8: 0x000000010024a518 python.exe`_PyEval_EvalFrameDefault(tstate=0x0000000100808b30, frame=0x0000000100799150, throwflag=0) at ceval.c:4568:19
 frame #9: 0x000000010023a0f0 python.exe`_PyEval_EvalFrame(tstate=0x0000000100808b30, frame=0x0000000100799150, throwflag=0) at pycore_ceval.h:46:12
 frame #10: 0x000000010023a00c python.exe`_PyEval_Vector(tstate=0x0000000100808b30, con=0x00000001034e0320, locals=0x0000000000000000, args=0x0000000100799118, argcount=2, kwnames=0x0000000000000000) at ceval.c:5609:24
 frame #11: 0x00000001000ccbe4 python.exe`_PyFunction_Vectorcall(func=0x00000001034e0310, stack=0x0000000100799118, nargsf=9223372036854775810, kwnames=0x0000000000000000) at call.c:342:16
 frame #12: 0x0000000100252374 python.exe`_PyObject_VectorcallTstate(tstate=0x0000000100808b30, callable=0x00000001034e0310, args=0x0000000100799118, nargsf=9223372036854775810, kwnames=0x0000000000000000) at abstract.h:114:11
 frame #13: 0x000000010024fc10 python.exe`PyObject_Vectorcall(callable=0x00000001034e0310, args=0x0000000100799118, nargsf=9223372036854775810, kwnames=0x0000000000000000) at abstract.h:123:12
 frame #14: 0x000000010024fd70 python.exe`call_function(tstate=0x0000000100808b30, pp_stack=0x000000016fdca950, oparg=2, kwnames=0x0000000000000000, use_tracing=0) at ceval.c:6418:13
 frame #15: 0x000000010024a518 python.exe`_PyEval_EvalFrameDefault(tstate=0x0000000100808b30, frame=0x00000001007990a8, throwflag=0) at ceval.c:4568:19
 frame #16: 0x000000010023a0f0 python.exe`_PyEval_EvalFrame(tstate=0x0000000100808b30, frame=0x00000001007990a8, throwflag=0) at pycore_ceval.h:46:12
 frame #17: 0x000000010023a00c python.exe`_PyEval_Vector(tstate=0x0000000100808b30, con=0x00000001034e0c10, locals=0x0000000000000000, args=0x0000000100799080, argcount=2, kwnames=0x0000000000000000) at ceval.c:5609:24
 frame #18: 0x00000001000ccbe4 python.exe`_PyFunction_Vectorcall(func=0x00000001034e0c00, stack=0x0000000100799080, nargsf=9223372036854775810, kwnames=0x0000000000000000) at call.c:342:16
 frame #19: 0x0000000100252374 python.exe`_PyObject_VectorcallTstate(tstate=0x0000000100808b30, callable=0x00000001034e0c00, args=0x0000000100799080, nargsf=9223372036854775810, kwnames=0x0000000000000000) at abstract.h:114:11
 frame #20: 0x000000010024fc10 python.exe`PyObject_Vectorcall(callable=0x00000001034e0c00, args=0x0000000100799080, nargsf=9223372036854775810, kwnames=0x0000000000000000) at abstract.h:123:12
 frame #21: 0x000000010024fd70 python.exe`call_function(tstate=0x0000000100808b30, pp_stack=0x000000016fdcc800, oparg=2, kwnames=0x0000000000000000, use_tracing=0) at ceval.c:6418:13
 frame #22: 0x000000010024a518 python.exe`_PyEval_EvalFrameDefault(tstate=0x0000000100808b30, frame=0x0000000100799018, throwflag=0) at ceval.c:4568:19
 frame #23: 0x000000010023a0f0 python.exe`_PyEval_EvalFrame(tstate=0x0000000100808b30, frame=0x0000000100799018, throwflag=0) at pycore_ceval.h:46:12
 frame #24: 0x000000010023a00c python.exe`_PyEval_Vector(tstate=0x0000000100808b30, con=0x00000001034e0530, locals=0x0000000000000000, args=0x0000000100798ff0, argcount=1, kwnames=0x0000000000000000) at ceval.c:5609:24
......

The last 3 frames:

frame #1: 0x00000001000b71d0 python.exe`PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(str="c", size=4294967297) at bytesobject.c:165:5
 162 	 if (str == NULL)
 163 	 return (PyObject *) op;
 164
-> 165 	 memcpy(op->ob_sval, str, size);
 166 	 /* share short strings */
 167 	 if (size == 1) {
 168 	 struct _Py_bytes_state *state = get_bytes_state();
(lldb)
frame #2: 0x000000010360b234 _dbm.cpython-311d-darwin.so`_dbm_dbm_keys_impl(self=0x00000001034b3ca0, cls=0x000000010088a580) at _dbmmodule.c:249:16
 246 	 }
 247 	 for (key = dbm_firstkey(self->di_dbm); key.dptr;
 248 	 key = dbm_nextkey(self->di_dbm)) {
-> 249 	 item = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(key.dptr, key.dsize);
 250 	 if (item == NULL) {
 251 	 Py_DECREF(v);
 252 	 return NULL;
(lldb)
frame #3: 0x000000010360af34 _dbm.cpython-311d-darwin.so`_dbm_dbm_keys(self=0x00000001034b3ca0, cls=0x000000010088a580, args=0x00000001007991d8, nargs=0, kwnames=0x0000000000000000) at _dbmmodule.c.h:46:20
 43 	 )) {
 44 	 goto exit;
 45 	 }
-> 46 	 return_value = _dbm_dbm_keys_impl(self, cls);
 47
 48 	exit:
 49 	 return return_value;

The segfault happens here:

frame #0: 0x0000000182bc6994 libsystem_platform.dylib`_platform_memmove + 84
libsystem_platform.dylib`_platform_memmove:
-> 0x182bc6994 <+84>: ldnp q0, q1, [x1]
 0x182bc6998 <+88>: add x1, x1, #0x20 ; =0x20
 0x182bc699c <+92>: subs x2, x2, #0x20 ; =0x20
 0x182bc69a0 <+96>: b.hi 0x182bc698c ; <+76>

[pablogsal]

See https://buildbot.python.org/all/#/builders/725/builds/4

[ambv]

Looking at macOS native crash reporting, the issue is in this line of _dbm_dbm_keys_impl within the _dbmmodule.c:

 for (key = dbm_firstkey(self->di_dbm); key.dptr;
 key = dbm_nextkey(self->di_dbm)) {
 item = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(key.dptr, key.dsize); // <<<<<<<<<<
 if (item == NULL) {
 Py_DECREF(v);
 return NULL;
 }

Crash report:

Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x199490db8 __pthread_kill + 8
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x1994c5ee0 pthread_kill + 288
2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x1993c8674 raise + 32
3 Python 0x10512fb00 faulthandler_fatal_error + 356 (faulthandler.c:375)
4 libsystem_platform.dylib 0x1994dd4c4 _sigtramp + 56
5 Python 0x104ed5df0 PyBytes_FromStringAndSize + 272 (bytesobject.c:142)
6 _dbm.cpython-311d-darwin.so 0x104b9b494 _dbm_dbm_keys_impl + 220 (_dbmmodule.c:255)

[ambv]

A minimal reproduction is:

import dbm.ndbm
from pathlib import Path

db_path = Path("/tmp/test.dbm")
db_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
f = dbm.ndbm.open(db_path, 'c')
print("Underlying lib:", dbm.ndbm.library)
print("f is an", repr(f))
print("The next line segfaults:")
f.keys()

This crashes with:

Underlying lib: GNU gdbm
f is an <_dbm.dbm object at 0x105a8fe80>
The next line segfaults:
Fatal Python error: Segmentation fault

Current thread 0x0000000105794580 (most recent call first):
 File "/Volumes/RAMDisk/cpython/_test.py", line 10 in <module>
fish: Job 1, './python.exe -X faulthandler _t…' terminated by signal SIGSEGV (Address boundary error)

[ambv]

Note that swapping dbm.ndbm for dbm.gnu causes the example to run without crashing:

import dbm.gnu
from pathlib import Path

db_path = Path("/tmp/test.dbm")
db_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
f = dbm.gnu.open(db_path, 'c')
print("f is an", repr(f))
print("The next line runs fine:")
f.keys()

This just outputs:

❯ ./python.exe -X faulthandler _test.py 
f is an <_gdbm.gdbm object at 0x103afae90>
The next line runs fine:
❯

So looks like there is something off with the ndbm compatibility layer of gdbm on M1 Macs.

[ambv]

This is on Homebrew gdbm 1.23.