Closed Bug 880158 Opened 11 years ago Closed 11 years ago

Remove glibc backtrace() native unwind on Linux

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(Core :: Gecko Profiler, defect)

x86_64
Linux
defect
Not set
normal

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()

RESOLVED FIXED
mozilla26

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(Reporter: jseward, Assigned: jseward)

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Let's get rid of the glibc backtrace() facility on Linux.  It is never
going to work reliably due to the usual malloc-malloc deadlocking problem.
I think it is less deadlocky with jemalloc because jemalloc is (as I 
understand it) does less locking than glibc malloc, but for sure it
routinely deadlocks for me when building FX with --disable-jemalloc.
Attached patch PatchSplinter Review
Attachment #762632 - Flags: review?(bgirard)
Comment on attachment 762632 [details] [diff] [review]
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Review of attachment 762632 [details] [diff] [review]:
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::: tools/profiler/TableTicker.cpp
@@ -41,5 @@
>  
>  // JS
>  #include "jsdbgapi.h"
>  
>  // we eventually want to make this runtime switchable

Can you also remove this comment?
Attachment #762632 - Flags: review?(bgirard) → review+
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/80c3c00e0b3c
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 11 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Target Milestone: --- → mozilla26
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