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Bug: finalizer calling exit can corrupt finalization order
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'os.exit' can call lua_close again, separating new finalizers
created after all previous finalizers were already separated.
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roberto-ieru committed Dec 22, 2021
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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions lgc.c
Expand Up @@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ static void GCTM (lua_State *L) {
int status;
lu_byte oldah = L->allowhook;
int oldgcstp = g->gcstp;
g->gcstp = GCSTPGC; /* avoid GC steps */
g->gcstp |= GCSTPGC; /* avoid GC steps */
L->allowhook = 0; /* stop debug hooks during GC metamethod */
setobj2s(L, L->top++, tm); /* push finalizer... */
setobj2s(L, L->top++, &v); /* ... and its argument */
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void luaC_checkfinalizer (lua_State *L, GCObject *o, Table *mt) {
global_State *g = G(L);
if (tofinalize(o) || /* obj. is already marked... */
gfasttm(g, mt, TM_GC) == NULL) /* or has no finalizer? */
gfasttm(g, mt, TM_GC) == NULL || /* or has no finalizer... */
(g->gcstp & GCSTPCLS)) /* or closing state? */
return; /* nothing to be done */
else { /* move 'o' to 'finobj' list */
GCObject **p;
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*/
void luaC_freeallobjects (lua_State *L) {
global_State *g = G(L);
g->gcstp = GCSTPGC;
g->gcstp = GCSTPCLS; /* no extra finalizers after here */
luaC_changemode(L, KGC_INC);
separatetobefnz(g, 1); /* separate all objects with finalizers */
lua_assert(g->finobj == NULL);
g->gcstp = 0;
callallpendingfinalizers(L);
deletelist(L, g->allgc, obj2gco(g->mainthread));
deletelist(L, g->finobj, NULL);
lua_assert(g->finobj == NULL); /* no new finalizers */
deletelist(L, g->fixedgc, NULL); /* collect fixed objects */
lua_assert(g->strt.nuse == 0);
}
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions lgc.h
Expand Up @@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
*/
#define GCSTPUSR 1 /* bit true when GC stopped by user */
#define GCSTPGC 2 /* bit true when GC stopped by itself */
#define GCSTPCLS 4 /* bit true when closing Lua state */
#define gcrunning(g) ((g)->gcstp == 0)


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28 changes: 28 additions & 0 deletions testes/main.lua
Expand Up @@ -261,6 +261,34 @@ u2 = setmetatable({}, {__gc = function () error("ZYX") end})
RUN('lua -W %s 2> %s', prog, out)
checkprogout("ZYX)\nXYZ)\n")

-- bug since 5.2: finalizer called when closing a state could
-- subvert finalization order
prepfile[[
-- should be called last
print("creating 1")
setmetatable({}, {__gc = function () print(1) end})
print("creating 2")
setmetatable({}, {__gc = function ()
print("2")
print("creating 3")
-- this finalizer should not be called, as object will be
-- created after 'lua_close' has been called
setmetatable({}, {__gc = function () print(3) end})
print(collectgarbage()) -- cannot call collector here
os.exit(0, true)
end})
]]
RUN('lua -W %s > %s', prog, out)
checkout[[
creating 1
creating 2
2
creating 3
nil
1
]]


-- test many arguments
prepfile[[print(({...})[30])]]
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