reply: [Qemu-devel] reply: reply: qemu crashed when starting vm(kvm) with vnc connect

["Zhanghaoyu (A)" <haoyu.zhang@huawei.com>]

> > On Mon, Apr 08, 2013 at 12:27:06PM +0000, Zhanghaoyu (A) wrote:
> >> On Sun, Apr 07, 2013 at 04:58:07AM +0000, Zhanghaoyu (A) wrote:
> >>>>>> I start a kvm VM with vnc(using the zrle protocol) connect, sometimes qemu program crashed during starting period, received signal SIGABRT.
> >>>>>> Trying about 20 times, this crash may be reproduced.
> >>>>>> I guess the cause memory corruption or double free.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Which version of QEMU are you running?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Please try qemu.git/master.
> 
> Please try again with latest master, might be fixed meanwhile.
> 
> If it still happens pleas provide full qemu and vnc client command lines.
> 
> >> backtrace from core file is shown as below:
> >>
> >> Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted.
> 
> >> #8  0x00007f32efd26d07 in vnc_disconnect_finish (vs=0x7f32f0c762d0)
> >>     at ui/vnc.c:1050
> 
> Do you have a vnc client connected?  Do you close it?
> 
I have a vnc client connected, it was auto closed while qemu crashed.

> Any errors reported by the vnc client (maybe it disconnects due to an error in the data stream)?
> 
No errors reported by the vnc client, just popup a reconnect window.

And, I have tried to fix this bug, not reproduce this crash after tried about 100 times, patch is shown as below,
--- a/ui/vnc-jobs.c     2013-04-18 20:10:07.000000000 +0800
+++ b/ui/vnc-jobs.c     2013-04-18 20:14:06.000000000 +0800
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ static int vnc_worker_thread_loop(VncJob
         vnc_unlock_output(job->vs);
         goto disconnected;
     }
-    vnc_unlock_output(job->vs);

     /* Make a local copy of vs and switch output buffers */
     vnc_async_encoding_start(job->vs, &vs);
@@ -252,6 +251,8 @@ static int vnc_worker_thread_loop(VncJob

         if (job->vs->csock == -1) {
             vnc_unlock_display(job->vs->vd);
+            vnc_async_encoding_end(job->vs, &vs);
+            vnc_unlock_output(job->vs);
             goto disconnected;
         }

@@ -269,7 +270,6 @@ static int vnc_worker_thread_loop(VncJob
     vs.output.buffer[saved_offset] = (n_rectangles >> 8) & 0xFF;
     vs.output.buffer[saved_offset + 1] = n_rectangles & 0xFF;

-    vnc_lock_output(job->vs);
     if (job->vs->csock != -1) {
         buffer_reserve(&job->vs->jobs_buffer, vs.output.offset);
         buffer_append(&job->vs->jobs_buffer, vs.output.buffer,
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ static int vnc_worker_thread_loop(VncJob
         vnc_async_encoding_end(job->vs, &vs);

        qemu_bh_schedule(job->vs->bh);
+    } else {
+        vnc_async_encoding_end(job->vs, &vs);
     }
     vnc_unlock_output(job->vs);

Thanks,
Zhang Haoyu