coredump at pthread_exit

[Naveen Chandika]

Hi,

I was getting coredump at pthread_exit. the following is the stack trace.

(gdb) thread 5
[Switching to thread 5 (system thread 1152548)]
#0 0x20000000614aa0f0:0 in real_free+0x7f0 () from /usr/lib/hpux32/libc.so.1
(gdb) bt
#0 0x20000000614aa0f0:0 in real_free+0x7f0 () from /usr/lib/hpux32/libc.so.1
#1 0x20000000614b6540:0 in free+0x180 () from /usr/lib/hpux32/libc.so.1
#2 0x2000000061388680:0 in __res_retrans_key_free+0xa0 ()
from /usr/lib/hpux32/libc.so.1
#3 0x20000000619b8be0:0 in __specific_data_thread_exit+0x4e0 ()
from /usr/lib/hpux32/libpthread.so.1
#4 0x20000000619dccb0:0 in pthread_exit+0x290 ()
from /usr/lib/hpux32/libpthread.so.1
#5 0x2000000061ace710:0 in PThread::Wrapper (ptrThis=0x4006a45c)
at /home03/users/pin102/testenv/exec/vpftst/G00R00C07/vpf/include/vpf_pthread.h:204
#6 0x20000000619da560:0 in __pthread_bound_body+0x190 ()
from /usr/lib/hpux32/libpthread.so.1

Can any one please tell me how to debug this further using gdb to know what its trying to free and failing?

[Dennis Handly]

pthread_exit is just the victim here. Someone has corrupted the heap. You should use gdb's heap corruption detecting tools and rerun:
set heap-check on

[Naveen Chandika]

Thank you.

Can you please let me know how to set heap corruption debug in gdb?
It would be great if you can send me some link for heap corruption debug in gdb.

[Dennis Handly · Accepted solution]

>Can you please let me know how to set heap corruption debug in gdb?

This is the basic command: set heap-check on
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[Naveen Chandika]

Thank you very much