Description of problem: "yum list installed \*.i386" sometimes segfaults, sometimes "works". Spew in /var/log/messages: Jan 30 08:20:06 tlondon kernel: yum[16244]: segfault at 7f4300000008 ip 00000039aba788e9 sp 00007fff9ca7f680 error 4 in libc-2.9.90.so[39aba00000+168000] Jan 30 08:21:40 tlondon kernel: yum[16323]: segfault at 7f3e00000008 ip 00000039aba788e9 sp 00007fff25d4b340 error 4 in libc-2.9.90.so[39aba00000+168000] Below, I ran it 3 consecutive times, segfaulting the first 2. Took a while, but I got it to fail with '-d5': [tbl@tlondon ~]$ yum -d5 list installed \*.i386 "blacklist" plugin is disabled "whiteout" plugin is disabled Loaded plugins: dellsysidplugin2, fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit Running "postconfig" handler for "dellsysidplugin2" plugin Segmentation fault [tbl@tlondon ~]$ [tbl@tlondon ~]$ yum list installed \*.i386 Loaded plugins: dellsysidplugin2, fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit Segmentation fault [tbl@tlondon ~]$ [tbl@tlondon ~]$ yum list installed \*.i386 Loaded plugins: dellsysidplugin2, fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit Segmentation fault [tbl@tlondon ~]$ yum list installed \*.i386 Loaded plugins: dellsysidplugin2, fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit Installed Packages alsa-lib.i386 1.0.19-1.fc11 installed alsa-plugins-pulseaudio.i386 1.0.18-2.fc11 installed atk.i386 1.25.2-1.fc11 installed audit-libs.i386 1.7.11-2.fc11 installed avahi.i386 0.6.24-1.fc11 installed avahi-compat-libdns_sd.i386 0.6.24-1.fc11 installed cairo.i386 1.8.6-1.fc11 installed cups-libs.i386 1:1.4-0.b2.3.fc11 installed cyrus-sasl-lib.i386 2.1.22-20.fc11 installed db4.i386 4.7.25-9.fc11 installed dbus-libs.i386 1:1.2.4.4permissive-1.fc11 installed e2fsprogs-libs.i386 1.41.4-2.fc11 installed expat.i386 2.0.1-5 installed flac.i386 1.2.1-4.fc9 installed fontconfig.i386 2.6.95-1.git.66.gb162bfb.fc11 installed freetype.i386 2.3.8-1.fc11 installed gamin.i386 0.1.10-3.fc11 installed gdbm.i386 1.8.0-29.fc10 installed glib2.i386 2.19.5-1.fc11 installed gnutls.i386 2.6.3-1.fc11 installed gtk2.i386 2.15.2-4.fc11 installed jasper-libs.i386 1.900.1-9.fc11 installed keyutils-libs.i386 1.2-3.fc9 installed krb5-libs.i386 1.6.3-17.fc11 installed libICE.i386 1.0.4-4.fc10 installed libSM.i386 1.1.0-2.fc10 installed libX11.i386 1.1.99.2-2.fc11 installed libXScrnSaver.i386 1.1.3-1.fc10 installed libXau.i386 1.0.4-1.fc10 installed libXcomposite.i386 0.4.0-6.fc11 installed libXcursor.i386 1.1.9-3.fc10 installed libXdamage.i386 1.1.1-5.fc11 installed libXdmcp.i386 1.0.2-6.fc10 installed libXext.i386 1.0.99.1-1.fc11 installed libXfixes.i386 4.0.3-4.fc10 installed libXft.i386 2.1.13-1.fc10 installed libXi.i386 1.2.0-1.fc11 installed libXinerama.i386 1.0.3-2.fc10 installed libXrandr.i386 1.2.99.4-1.fc11 installed libXrender.i386 0.9.4-4.fc11 installed libXt.i386 1.0.5-1.fc10 installed libXv.i386 1.0.4-1.fc10 installed libasyncns.i386 0.7-1.fc10 installed libcap.i386 2.10-2.fc10 installed libcurl.i386 7.18.2-9.fc11 installed libdaemon.i386 0.13-1.fc10 installed libgcc.i386 4.3.2-7 installed libgcrypt.i386 1.4.4-1.fc11 installed libgpg-error.i386 1.6-2 installed libidn.i386 0.6.14-9 installed libjpeg.i386 6b-43.fc10 installed libogg.i386 2:1.1.3-10.fc11 installed liboil.i386 0.3.14-2.fc11 installed libpng.i386 2:1.2.34-1.fc11 installed libsamplerate.i386 0.1.6-1.fc11 installed libselinux.i386 2.0.77-3.fc11 installed libsndfile.i386 1.0.17-6.fc10 installed libssh2.i386 0.18-8.fc11 installed libstdc++.i386 4.3.2-7 installed libtasn1.i386 1.8-1.fc11 installed libthai.i386 0.1.9-4.fc9 installed libtiff.i386 3.8.2-11.fc10 installed libtool-ltdl.i386 2.2.6-5.fc11 installed libxcb.i386 1.1.93-2.fc11 installed mp3info.i386 0.8.5a-1 installed ncurses-libs.i386 5.6-20.20080927.fc10 installed nspluginwrapper.i386 1.3.0-2.fc11 installed nspr.i386 4.7.3-3.fc11 installed nss.i386 3.12.2.0-3.fc10 installed openldap.i386 2.4.12-3.fc11 installed pango.i386 1.22.4-1.fc11 installed pixman.i386 0.13.2-1.fc11 installed pulseaudio-core-libs.i386 0.9.14-2.fc11 installed pulseaudio-libs.i386 0.9.14-2.fc11 installed pulseaudio-utils.i386 0.9.14-2.fc11 installed readline.i386 5.2-13.fc9 installed speex.i386 1.2-0.10.rc1.fc10 installed sqlite.i386 3.6.10-2.fc11 installed zlib.i386 1.2.3-19.fc11 installed [tbl@tlondon ~]$ Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): rpm-libs-4.6.0-0.rc4.1.fc11.x86_64 yum-fastestmirror-1.1.19-1.fc11.noarch rpm-build-4.6.0-0.rc4.1.fc11.x86_64 yum-utils-1.1.19-1.fc11.noarch yum-3.2.21-7.fc11.noarch yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-11.fc11.x86_64 rpmdevtools-7.0-1.fc11.noarch rpm-4.6.0-0.rc4.1.fc11.x86_64 rpm-python-4.6.0-0.rc4.1.fc11.x86_64 How reproducible: Most times..... Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
I'd guess this is a bug in librpm, but can you enable core dumps ... or run under gdb to make sure? Also looking at rawhide the latest rpm I see is: rpm-4.6.0-0.rc3.2.fc11 ...where did you get .rc4.1 from? And does it continue if you revert that?
OK. Did "ulimit -c unlimited", followed by a number of "yum list installed \*fc10\*" until I got a segfault (took about 6-8 times). I then ran "gdb /usr/bin/python core.3738": Core was generated by `/usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum list installed *fc10*'. Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault. #0 malloc_consolidate (av=0x39abd6da00) at malloc.c:4889 4889 size = p->size & ~(PREV_INUSE|NON_MAIN_ARENA); Missing separate debuginfos, use: debuginfo-install PyXML-0.8.4-12.x86_64 compat-db45-4.5.20-5.fc10.x86_64 dbus-python-0.83.0-4.fc11.x86_64 e2fsprogs-libs-1.41.4-2.fc11.x86_64 elfutils-libelf-0.139-1.fc11.x86_64 file-libs-4.26-9.fc11.x86_64 gpgme-1.1.7-1.fc10.x86_64 keyutils-libs-1.2-3.fc9.x86_64 krb5-libs-1.6.3-17.fc11.x86_64 libgcc-4.3.2-7.x86_64 libgpg-error-1.6-2.x86_64 libsmbios-2.2.8-1.fc11.x86_64 libxml2-2.7.3-1.fc11.x86_64 lua-5.1.4-1.fc10.x86_64 nspr-4.7.3-3.fc11.x86_64 nss-3.12.2.0-3.fc10.x86_64 popt-1.13-4.fc10.x86_64 pygpgme-0.1-11.20090121bzr54.fc11.x86_64 rpm-libs-4.6.0-0.rc4.1.fc11.x86_64 rpm-python-4.6.0-0.rc4.1.fc11.x86_64 yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-11.fc11.x86_64 (gdb) where #0 malloc_consolidate (av=0x39abd6da00) at malloc.c:4889 #1 0x00000039aba7abb1 in _int_malloc (av=0x39abd6da00, bytes=1024) at malloc.c:4229 #2 0x00000039aba7c7ff in __libc_calloc (n=<value optimized out>, elem_size=<value optimized out>) at malloc.c:3946 #3 0x0000003c4e005c36 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libsmbios_c.so.2 #4 0x0000003c4e005d5d in smbios_table_factory () from /usr/lib64/libsmbios_c.so.2 #5 0x0000003c4e008fdd in token_table_factory () from /usr/lib64/libsmbios_c.so.2 #6 0x0000003c4e0088ac in token_get_string () from /usr/lib64/libsmbios_c.so.2 #7 0x0000003c4e0078c9 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libsmbios_c.so.2 #8 0x0000003c4e00775a in sysinfo_get_service_tag () from /usr/lib64/libsmbios_c.so.2 #9 0x00007f809a8c9934 in ffi_call_unix64 () at /usr/src/debug/Python-2.6/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/unix64.S:75 #10 0x00007f809a8c971c in ffi_call (cif=0x7fffaac46730, fn=0x3c4e007740 <sysinfo_get_service_tag>, rvalue=0x7fffaac46690, avalue=0x7fffaac46680) at /usr/src/debug/Python-2.6/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/ffi64.c:430 #11 0x00007f809a8c45a2 in _call_function_pointer ( argcount=<value optimized out>, resmem=<value optimized out>, restype=<value optimized out>, atypes=<value optimized out>, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- avalues=<value optimized out>, pProc=<value optimized out>, flags=<value optimized out>) at /usr/src/debug/Python-2.6/Modules/_ctypes/callproc.c:814 #12 _CallProc (pProc=0x3c4e007740 <sysinfo_get_service_tag>, argtuple=0x7f80a2bf1050, flags=<value optimized out>, argtypes=0x7f80a2bf1050, restype=0x7f809b595580, checker=0x0) at /usr/src/debug/Python-2.6/Modules/_ctypes/callproc.c:1161 #13 0x00007f809a8bd779 in CFuncPtr_call (self=0x7f809ab7f6d0, inargs=0x0, kwds=0x0) at /usr/src/debug/Python-2.6/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c:3855 #14 0x0000003736244018 in PyObject_Call (func=0x7f809ab7f6d0, arg=0x7f80a2bf1050, kw=0x0) at Objects/abstract.c:2487 #15 0x00000037362dee36 in do_call (nk=<value optimized out>, na=-16843009, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3890 #16 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3702 #17 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f809aad2650, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #18 0x00000037362e1cac in fast_function (nk=<value optimized out>, na=<value optimized out>, n=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3765 #19 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- at Python/ceval.c:3700 #20 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f809b52cf70, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #21 0x00000037362e3339 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7f809c575b70, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=0x7f809baa7358, argcount=2, kws=0x7f809baa7368, kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942 #22 0x00000037362e1833 in fast_function (nk=<value optimized out>, na=<value optimized out>, n=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3775 #23 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3700 #24 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f809baa7170, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #25 0x00000037362e3339 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7f80a2b58300, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=0x7f809baa7130, argcount=1, kws=0x7f809baa7138, kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942 #26 0x00000037362e1833 in fast_function (nk=<value optimized out>, na=<value optimized out>, n=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3775 ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- #27 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3700 #28 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f809baa6fb0, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #29 0x00000037362e3339 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7f80a2b65210, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=0x7f80a2b56a68, argcount=1, kws=0x0, kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942 #30 0x000000373626f15d in function_call (func=0x7f809c5d0e60, arg=0x7f80a2b56a50, kw=0x0) at Objects/funcobject.c:524 #31 0x0000003736244018 in PyObject_Call (func=0x7f809c5d0e60, arg=0x7f80a2b56a50, kw=0x0) at Objects/abstract.c:2487 #32 0x00000037362440db in call_function_tail (callable=0x7f809c5d0e60, args=0x7f80a2b56a50) at Objects/abstract.c:2519 #33 0x0000003736244618 in PyObject_CallFunction (callable=0x7f809c5d0e60, format=<value optimized out>) at Objects/abstract.c:2543 #34 0x00000037362841db in PyObject_GenericGetAttr (obj=0x7f809c5dec90, name=0x7f80a2b5d690) at Objects/object.c:1403 #35 0x00000037362de980 in PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f809ba93370, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2047 #36 0x00000037362e1cac in fast_function (nk=<value optimized out>, na=<value optimized out>, n=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- at Python/ceval.c:3765 #37 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3700 #38 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f809c625c00, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #39 0x00000037362e3339 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7f809c5d3d50, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=0x7f809c5d4254, argcount=1, kws=0x1, kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942 #40 0x00000037362e1833 in fast_function (nk=<value optimized out>, na=<value optimized out>, n=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3775 #41 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3700 #42 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f809c5bac80, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #43 0x00000037362e3339 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7f809c5d60a8, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=0x7f809c5bae08, argcount=1, kws=0x7f809c5d4570, kwcount=1, defs=0x7f809c5d4568, defcount=1, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942 #44 0x00000037362e1833 in fast_function (nk=<value optimized out>, na=<value optimized out>, n=<value optimized out>, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3775 #45 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3700 #46 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x25d9f50, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #47 0x00000037362e3339 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7f80a2b468a0, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=0x0, argcount=0, kws=0x0, kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942 #48 0x00000037362e3482 in PyEval_EvalCode (co=0x39abd6da00, globals=0x400, locals=0x7f809abc6020) at Python/ceval.c:515 #49 0x00000037362fef41 in run_mod (mod=<value optimized out>, filename=<value optimized out>, globals=0x2582560, locals=0x2582560, flags=<value optimized out>, arena=<value optimized out>) at Python/pythonrun.c:1330 #50 0x00000037362ff016 in PyRun_FileExFlags (fp=0x25d9f30, filename=0x7fffaac496d0 "/usr/bin/yum", start=257, globals=0x2582560, locals=0x2582560, closeit=1, flags=0x7fffaac47f30) at Python/pythonrun.c:1316 #51 0x000000373630059d in PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags (fp=0x25d9f30, filename=0x7fffaac496d0 "/usr/bin/yum", closeit=1, flags=0x7fffaac47f30) at Python/pythonrun.c:926 ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- #52 0x000000373630cf5b in Py_Main (argc=4, argv=0x7fffaac48048) at Modules/main.c:597 #53 0x00000039aba1e5c6 in __libc_start_main (main=0x400710 <main>, argc=5, ubp_av=0x7fffaac48048, init=0x400730 <__libc_csu_init>, fini=<value optimized out>, rtld_fini=<value optimized out>, stack_end=0x7fffaac48038) at libc-start.c:220 #54 0x0000000000400649 in _start () (gdb) [Let me know if you need this with all the debuginfo's.....] rpm packages are from koji...
Added debuginfo stuff: Core was generated by `/usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum list installed *fc10*'. Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault. #0 malloc_consolidate (av=0x39abd6da00) at malloc.c:4889 4889 size = p->size & ~(PREV_INUSE|NON_MAIN_ARENA); Missing separate debuginfos, use: debuginfo-install compat-db45-4.5.20-5.fc10.x86_64 rpm-libs-4.6.0-0.rc4.1.fc11.x86_64 rpm-python-4.6.0-0.rc4.1.fc11.x86_64 (gdb) where #0 malloc_consolidate (av=0x39abd6da00) at malloc.c:4889 #1 0x00000039aba7abb1 in _int_malloc (av=0x39abd6da00, bytes=1024) at malloc.c:4229 #2 0x00000039aba7c7ff in __libc_calloc (n=<value optimized out>, elem_size=<value optimized out>) at malloc.c:3946 #3 0x0000003c4e005c36 in init_smbios_struct (m=0x3c4e20e780) at ../src/libsmbios_c/smbios/smbios_obj.c:339 #4 0x0000003c4e005d5d in smbios_table_factory (flags=1) at ../src/libsmbios_c/smbios/smbios_obj.c:87 #5 0x0000003c4e008fdd in init_token_table (t=<value optimized out>) at ../src/libsmbios_c/token/token_obj.c:269 #6 token_table_factory (flags=1) at ../src/libsmbios_c/token/token_obj.c:89 #7 0x0000003c4e0088ac in token_get_string (id=49155, len=0x400) at ../src/libsmbios_c/token/token.c:76 #8 0x0000003c4e0078c9 in getServiceTagFromCMOSToken () at ../src/libsmbios_c/system_info/service_tag.c:170 #9 0x0000003c4e00775a in sysinfo_get_service_tag () at ../src/libsmbios_c/system_info/service_tag.c:294 #10 0x00007f809a8c9934 in ffi_call_unix64 () at /usr/src/debug/Python-2.6/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/unix64.S:75 #11 0x00007f809a8c971c in ffi_call (cif=0x7fffaac46730, fn=0x3c4e007740 <sysinfo_get_service_tag>, rvalue=0x7fffaac46690, avalue=0x7fffaac46680) ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- at /usr/src/debug/Python-2.6/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/ffi64.c:430 #12 0x00007f809a8c45a2 in _call_function_pointer ( argcount=<value optimized out>, resmem=<value optimized out>, restype=<value optimized out>, atypes=<value optimized out>, avalues=<value optimized out>, pProc=<value optimized out>, flags=<value optimized out>) at /usr/src/debug/Python-2.6/Modules/_ctypes/callproc.c:814 #13 _CallProc (pProc=0x3c4e007740 <sysinfo_get_service_tag>, argtuple=0x7f80a2bf1050, flags=<value optimized out>, argtypes=0x7f80a2bf1050, restype=0x7f809b595580, checker=0x0) at /usr/src/debug/Python-2.6/Modules/_ctypes/callproc.c:1161 #14 0x00007f809a8bd779 in CFuncPtr_call (self=0x7f809ab7f6d0, inargs=0x0, kwds=0x0) at /usr/src/debug/Python-2.6/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c:3855 #15 0x0000003736244018 in PyObject_Call (func=0x7f809ab7f6d0, arg=0x7f80a2bf1050, kw=0x0) at Objects/abstract.c:2487 #16 0x00000037362dee36 in do_call (nk=<value optimized out>, na=-16843009, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3890 #17 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3702 #18 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f809aad2650, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #19 0x00000037362e1cac in fast_function (nk=<value optimized out>, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- na=<value optimized out>, n=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3765 #20 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3700 #21 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f809b52cf70, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #22 0x00000037362e3339 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7f809c575b70, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=0x7f809baa7358, argcount=2, kws=0x7f809baa7368, kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942 #23 0x00000037362e1833 in fast_function (nk=<value optimized out>, na=<value optimized out>, n=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3775 #24 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3700 #25 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f809baa7170, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #26 0x00000037362e3339 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7f80a2b58300, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=0x7f809baa7130, argcount=1, kws=0x7f809baa7138, kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942 ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- #27 0x00000037362e1833 in fast_function (nk=<value optimized out>, na=<value optimized out>, n=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3775 #28 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3700 #29 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f809baa6fb0, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #30 0x00000037362e3339 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7f80a2b65210, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=0x7f80a2b56a68, argcount=1, kws=0x0, kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942 #31 0x000000373626f15d in function_call (func=0x7f809c5d0e60, arg=0x7f80a2b56a50, kw=0x0) at Objects/funcobject.c:524 #32 0x0000003736244018 in PyObject_Call (func=0x7f809c5d0e60, arg=0x7f80a2b56a50, kw=0x0) at Objects/abstract.c:2487 #33 0x00000037362440db in call_function_tail (callable=0x7f809c5d0e60, args=0x7f80a2b56a50) at Objects/abstract.c:2519 #34 0x0000003736244618 in PyObject_CallFunction (callable=0x7f809c5d0e60, format=<value optimized out>) at Objects/abstract.c:2543 #35 0x00000037362841db in PyObject_GenericGetAttr (obj=0x7f809c5dec90, name=0x7f80a2b5d690) at Objects/object.c:1403 #36 0x00000037362de980 in PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f809ba93370, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2047 #37 0x00000037362e1cac in fast_function (nk=<value optimized out>, na=<value optimized out>, n=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3765 #38 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3700 #39 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f809c625c00, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #40 0x00000037362e3339 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7f809c5d3d50, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=0x7f809c5d4254, argcount=1, kws=0x1, kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942 #41 0x00000037362e1833 in fast_function (nk=<value optimized out>, na=<value optimized out>, n=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3775 #42 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3700 #43 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f809c5bac80, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #44 0x00000037362e3339 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7f809c5d60a8, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- args=0x7f809c5bae08, argcount=1, kws=0x7f809c5d4570, kwcount=1, defs=0x7f809c5d4568, defcount=1, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942 #45 0x00000037362e1833 in fast_function (nk=<value optimized out>, na=<value optimized out>, n=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3775 #46 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3700 #47 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x25d9f50, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #48 0x00000037362e3339 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7f80a2b468a0, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=0x0, argcount=0, kws=0x0, kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942 #49 0x00000037362e3482 in PyEval_EvalCode (co=0x39abd6da00, globals=0x400, locals=0x7f809abc6020) at Python/ceval.c:515 #50 0x00000037362fef41 in run_mod (mod=<value optimized out>, filename=<value optimized out>, globals=0x2582560, locals=0x2582560, flags=<value optimized out>, arena=<value optimized out>) at Python/pythonrun.c:1330 #51 0x00000037362ff016 in PyRun_FileExFlags (fp=0x25d9f30, filename=0x7fffaac496d0 "/usr/bin/yum", start=257, globals=0x2582560, locals=0x2582560, closeit=1, flags=0x7fffaac47f30) ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- at Python/pythonrun.c:1316 #52 0x000000373630059d in PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags (fp=0x25d9f30, filename=0x7fffaac496d0 "/usr/bin/yum", closeit=1, flags=0x7fffaac47f30) at Python/pythonrun.c:926 #53 0x000000373630cf5b in Py_Main (argc=4, argv=0x7fffaac48048) at Modules/main.c:597 #54 0x00000039aba1e5c6 in __libc_start_main (main=0x400710 <main>, argc=5, ubp_av=0x7fffaac48048, init=0x400730 <__libc_csu_init>, fini=<value optimized out>, rtld_fini=<value optimized out>, stack_end=0x7fffaac48038) at libc-start.c:220 #55 0x0000000000400649 in _start () (gdb)
#8 0x0000003c4e0078c9 in getServiceTagFromCMOSToken () at ../src/libsmbios_c/system_info/service_tag.c:170 #9 0x0000003c4e00775a in sysinfo_get_service_tag () at ../src/libsmbios_c/system_info/service_tag.c:294 ...I assume this is something that the dellsysidplugin2 plugin is calling, can you confirm by running: yum list install \*.i386 --disableplugin=dellsysidplugin2 ...a few times?
Yeah, I think that may be it. I ran "yum --disableplugin=dellsysidplugin2 list installed \*fc10\*" about 15 times without a crash. I then ran "yum list installed \*fc10\*" six times. It segfaulted on the sixth..... Looks like the same back trace..... Core was generated by `/usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum list installed *fc10*'. Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault. #0 malloc_consolidate (av=0x39abd6da00) at malloc.c:4889 4889 size = p->size & ~(PREV_INUSE|NON_MAIN_ARENA); Missing separate debuginfos, use: debuginfo-install compat-db45-4.5.20-5.fc10.x86_64 rpm-libs-4.6.0-0.rc4.1.fc11.x86_64 rpm-python-4.6.0-0.rc4.1.fc11.x86_64 (gdb) where #0 malloc_consolidate (av=0x39abd6da00) at malloc.c:4889 #1 0x00000039aba7abb1 in _int_malloc (av=0x39abd6da00, bytes=1024) at malloc.c:4229 #2 0x00000039aba7c7ff in __libc_calloc (n=<value optimized out>, elem_size=<value optimized out>) at malloc.c:3946 #3 0x0000003c4e005c36 in init_smbios_struct (m=0x3c4e20e780) at ../src/libsmbios_c/smbios/smbios_obj.c:339 #4 0x0000003c4e005d5d in smbios_table_factory (flags=1) at ../src/libsmbios_c/smbios/smbios_obj.c:87 #5 0x0000003c4e008fdd in init_token_table (t=<value optimized out>) at ../src/libsmbios_c/token/token_obj.c:269 #6 token_table_factory (flags=1) at ../src/libsmbios_c/token/token_obj.c:89 #7 0x0000003c4e0088ac in token_get_string (id=49155, len=0x400) at ../src/libsmbios_c/token/token.c:76 #8 0x0000003c4e0078c9 in getServiceTagFromCMOSToken () at ../src/libsmbios_c/system_info/service_tag.c:170 #9 0x0000003c4e00775a in sysinfo_get_service_tag () at ../src/libsmbios_c/system_info/service_tag.c:294 #10 0x00007f6892237934 in ffi_call_unix64 () at /usr/src/debug/Python-2.6/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/unix64.S:75 #11 0x00007f689223771c in ffi_call (cif=0x7fffa2336e20, fn=0x3c4e007740 <sysinfo_get_service_tag>, rvalue=0x7fffa2336d80, avalue=0x7fffa2336d70) ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- at /usr/src/debug/Python-2.6/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/x86/ffi64.c:430 #12 0x00007f68922325a2 in _call_function_pointer ( argcount=<value optimized out>, resmem=<value optimized out>, restype=<value optimized out>, atypes=<value optimized out>, avalues=<value optimized out>, pProc=<value optimized out>, flags=<value optimized out>) at /usr/src/debug/Python-2.6/Modules/_ctypes/callproc.c:814 #13 _CallProc (pProc=0x3c4e007740 <sysinfo_get_service_tag>, argtuple=0x7f689a2e2050, flags=<value optimized out>, argtypes=0x7f689a2e2050, restype=0x7f6892941ac0, checker=0x0) at /usr/src/debug/Python-2.6/Modules/_ctypes/callproc.c:1161 #14 0x00007f689222b779 in CFuncPtr_call (self=0x7f68921766d0, inargs=0x0, kwds=0x0) at /usr/src/debug/Python-2.6/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c:3855 #15 0x0000003736244018 in PyObject_Call (func=0x7f68921766d0, arg=0x7f689a2e2050, kw=0x0) at Objects/abstract.c:2487 #16 0x00000037362dee36 in do_call (nk=<value optimized out>, na=-16843009, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3890 #17 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3702 #18 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f68928e81f0, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #19 0x00000037362e1cac in fast_function (nk=<value optimized out>, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- na=<value optimized out>, n=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3765 #20 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3700 #21 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f68928d07b0, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #22 0x00000037362e3339 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x247db70, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=0x7f68932c7228, argcount=2, kws=0x7f68932c7238, kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942 #23 0x00000037362e1833 in fast_function (nk=<value optimized out>, na=<value optimized out>, n=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3775 #24 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3700 #25 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f68932c7040, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #26 0x00000037362e3339 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7f689a249300, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=0x7f68932c7000, argcount=1, kws=0x7f68932c7008, kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942 ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- #27 0x00000037362e1833 in fast_function (nk=<value optimized out>, na=<value optimized out>, n=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3775 #28 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3700 #29 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f68932c6e80, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #30 0x00000037362e3339 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7f689a256210, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=0x7f689a247a68, argcount=1, kws=0x0, kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942 #31 0x000000373626f15d in function_call (func=0x24d8e60, arg=0x7f689a247a50, kw=0x0) at Objects/funcobject.c:524 #32 0x0000003736244018 in PyObject_Call (func=0x24d8e60, arg=0x7f689a247a50, kw=0x0) at Objects/abstract.c:2487 #33 0x00000037362440db in call_function_tail (callable=0x24d8e60, args=0x7f689a247a50) at Objects/abstract.c:2519 #34 0x0000003736244618 in PyObject_CallFunction (callable=0x24d8e60, format=<value optimized out>) at Objects/abstract.c:2543 #35 0x00000037362841db in PyObject_GenericGetAttr (obj=0x24e9550, name=0x7f689a24e690) at Objects/object.c:1403 #36 0x00000037362de980 in PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x7f68932b3240, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2047 #37 0x00000037362e1cac in fast_function (nk=<value optimized out>, na=<value optimized out>, n=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3765 #38 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3700 #39 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x2569cd0, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #40 0x00000037362e3339 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x24dbd50, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=0x24cfad4, argcount=1, kws=0x1, kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942 #41 0x00000037362e1833 in fast_function (nk=<value optimized out>, na=<value optimized out>, n=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3775 #42 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3700 #43 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x25117c0, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #44 0x00000037362e3339 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x24dd0a8, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- args=0x2511948, argcount=1, kws=0x24cfdf0, kwcount=1, defs=0x24cfde8, defcount=1, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942 #45 0x00000037362e1833 in fast_function (nk=<value optimized out>, na=<value optimized out>, n=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>, func=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3775 #46 call_function (oparg=<value optimized out>, pp_stack=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:3700 #47 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=0x1de1f50, throwflag=<value optimized out>) at Python/ceval.c:2370 #48 0x00000037362e3339 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7f689a2378a0, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=0x0, argcount=0, kws=0x0, kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2942 #49 0x00000037362e3482 in PyEval_EvalCode (co=0x39abd6da00, globals=0x400, locals=0x7f6892996480) at Python/ceval.c:515 #50 0x00000037362fef41 in run_mod (mod=<value optimized out>, filename=<value optimized out>, globals=0x1d8a560, locals=0x1d8a560, flags=<value optimized out>, arena=<value optimized out>) at Python/pythonrun.c:1330 #51 0x00000037362ff016 in PyRun_FileExFlags (fp=0x1de1f30, filename=0x7fffa233a6d0 "/usr/bin/yum", start=257, globals=0x1d8a560, locals=0x1d8a560, closeit=1, flags=0x7fffa2338620) ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- at Python/pythonrun.c:1316 #52 0x000000373630059d in PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags (fp=0x1de1f30, filename=0x7fffa233a6d0 "/usr/bin/yum", closeit=1, flags=0x7fffa2338620) at Python/pythonrun.c:926 #53 0x000000373630cf5b in Py_Main (argc=4, argv=0x7fffa2338738) at Modules/main.c:597 #54 0x00000039aba1e5c6 in __libc_start_main (main=0x400710 <main>, argc=5, ubp_av=0x7fffa2338738, init=0x400730 <__libc_csu_init>, fini=<value optimized out>, rtld_fini=<value optimized out>, stack_end=0x7fffa2338728) at libc-start.c:220 #55 0x0000000000400649 in _start ()
BTW, I'm running [tbl@tlondon ~]$ rpm -qa \*smbios\* libsmbios-2.2.8-1.fc11.x86_64 smbios-utils-python-2.2.8-1.fc11.x86_64 python-smbios-2.2.8-1.fc11.x86_64 smbios-utils-2.2.8-1.fc11.x86_64 libsmbios-debuginfo-2.2.8-1.fc11.x86_64 smbios-utils-bin-2.2.8-1.fc11.x86_64 [tbl@tlondon ~]$
A slightly "better" test....: The following script produced 10 segfaults out of 50 attempts: [tbl@tlondon ~]$ for i in {1..50} > do > echo $i > yum list installed \*fc10\* >/dev/null > done While the same script with "--disableplugin=dellsysidplugin2" ran correctly 50 of 50 times: [tbl@tlondon ~]$ for i in {1..50} > do > echo $i > yum --disableplugin=dellsysidplugin2 list installed \*fc10\* >/dev/null > done
You probably want to open a BZ with Dell about their plugin and maybe reference this BZ.
OK. My system is a Thinkpad X200. Perhaps the "fix" is to just enable this on Dell systems....?
On a machine upgraded from F10 + updates to F11 preview: $ rpm -qf /usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.py smbios-utils-python-2.2.15-3.fc11.i586 This seems to be a hardware specific tool for Dell machines. Following yum log info shows that it started as libsmbios-libs during fc7. I have no idea why such a thing was installed, but the F11preview (dvd) upgrade installed the smbios-utils-python that seems to be tripping up yum. grep smbi /var/log/yum.log* & tidied up: 2007-Sep 20 18:38:11 Updated: libsmbios-libs - 0.13.10-1.fc7.i386 2007-Dec 08 18:13:46 Updated: libsmbios-libs - 0.13.13-1.fc8.i386 2007-Dec 08 18:23:34 Updated: libsmbios-bin - 0.13.13-1.fc8.i386 2008-Nov 29 14:11:41 Installed: libsmbios-debuginfo-2.0.1-2.fc9.1.i386 2008-Dec 31 06:33:29 Updated: libsmbios-debuginfo-2.0.1-2.fc10.1.i386 2009-May 09 13:18:12 Updated: libsmbios-debuginfo-2.2.15-3.fc11.i586 2009-May 09 13:19:40 Updated: libsmbios-2.2.15-3.fc11.i586 2009-May 09 13:20:20 Installed: smbios-utils-bin-2.2.15-3.fc11.i586 2009-May 09 13:23:11 Installed: python-smbios-2.2.15-3.fc11.i586 2009-May 09 13:23:12 Installed: smbios-utils-python-2.2.15-3.fc11.i586 2009-May 09 13:23:32 Updated: smbios-utils-2.2.15-3.fc11.i586 It seems this is a packaging problem in smbios-utils-python or friends, and since the crash does not occur without it, assigning to that package. See also: bug 499939