pkg_delete and malloc debugging (Re: port register/unregister hogs up resources and takes forever)

[Kris Kennaway]

On Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 07:24:17PM +0300, Alexandru Balan wrote:

> rebuilding pkgdb or port INDEX and hellknowswhat) and nothing whatsoever
> helps. Running (for example) strace pkg_delete -v ymessenger* shows the
> process in some sort of loop like the one in the attach. 
> 
> I would pkg_delete * at this point and reinstall every package if it
> didn't take forever at each port ;( 
> 
> 
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> fstat(3, {st_mode=0150320, st_size=15046755950319947984, ...}) = 0
> read(3, "@comment PKG_FORMAT_REVISION:1.1"..., 4096) = 1525
> close(3)                                = 0
> lstat("<D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0><D0>

This looks like the signature of malloc debugging exposing a memory
use bug.  I wonder if some of the recent changes to pkg_tools might be
to blame (CC'ing Kirill)?  Try disabling it with

ln -sf aj /etc/malloc.conf 

If it "fixes" it, it's only a workaround, but it points the way to the
solution.

Kris
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