65258 - Infinite loop when trying to connect to PSM process

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(Core Graveyard :: Security: UI, defect)

Description

[Echo Choi]

In file cmtinit.c#260, the code looks like this:
237 #elif defined(XP_UNIX) || defined(XP_BEOS)
238     i = 0;
239     while (i<1000) {
240         i += sleep(10);
241     control = CMT_ControlConnect(mutex, sockFuncs);
242     if (control != NULL) {
243       break;
244     }
245     }
According to sleep() man page, it returns "Zero  if  the requested time has
elapsed, or the number of seconds left to sleep."

This code looks infinite to me if the CMT_ControlConnect() fails always (say, IF
the PSM process die at initialization for some reason.)

Comment 1

[John Unruh]

Reassigning.

Comment 2

[John Unruh]

Reporter, is this still a problem now that PSM 2.0 is integrated into the 
nightly builds?

Comment 3

[Javier Delgadillo]

PSM 2 has landed and no longer uses an out of process daemon.  Marking this as a
WONTFIX

Comment 4

[John Unruh]

Verified.