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The milestone PTY tests occasionally crash with SIGSEGV on Alpine/musl CI (https://github.com/voidzero-dev/vite-task/actions/runs/23328556726/job/67854932784). This stress test runs the same PTY milestone operations 20 times both sequentially and concurrently to amplify whatever race condition or memory issue triggers the crash in the musl environment. https://claude.ai/code/session_011H8UR3gS6hoyQAf2x7Dfw8
Disable all other CI jobs to iterate faster on reproducing the flaky SIGSEGV in milestone tests on Alpine/musl. https://claude.ai/code/session_011H8UR3gS6hoyQAf2x7Dfw8
- Increase from 20 to 100 iterations per stress test - Add high-concurrency test (8 parallel PTY sessions) - Add CI step that runs the milestone binary 200 times in a loop https://claude.ai/code/session_011H8UR3gS6hoyQAf2x7Dfw8
Install a signal handler that prints /proc/self/maps on SIGSEGV to help identify whether the crash is a stack overflow or memory corruption. Uses an alternate signal stack so it works even during stack overflows. https://claude.ai/code/session_011H8UR3gS6hoyQAf2x7Dfw8
Add the same signal handler with stack pointer and /proc/self/maps output to the milestone test binary (which is where the crash occurs). Increase loop to 500 iterations for more reliable reproduction. https://claude.ai/code/session_011H8UR3gS6hoyQAf2x7Dfw8
Add SA_SIGINFO handler that extracts si_addr (fault address) and crashing RSP/RIP from ucontext_t to identify which code runs on the tiny 8KB stack. Also add single-threaded CI step for comparison. https://claude.ai/code/session_011H8UR3gS6hoyQAf2x7Dfw8
Walk RBP frame pointers from the crashing context to produce a stack trace, and use addr2line in CI to resolve addresses to source locations. Also print handler fn address for PIE base calculation. https://claude.ai/code/session_011H8UR3gS6hoyQAf2x7Dfw8
Alpine's busybox grep doesn't support -P (perl regex). Use sed instead to extract hex addresses. https://claude.ai/code/session_011H8UR3gS6hoyQAf2x7Dfw8
On musl libc (Alpine Linux), concurrent openpty + fork/exec operations trigger SIGSEGV/SIGBUS inside musl internals (observed crashes in sysconf and fcntl). This is a known class of musl threading issues with fork. Serialize PTY creation with a process-wide mutex, guarded by #[cfg(target_env = "musl")]. https://claude.ai/code/session_011H8UR3gS6hoyQAf2x7Dfw8
Remove SIGSEGV signal handler, stress test, and CI modifications that were used to diagnose the musl libc race condition. The actual fix (SPAWN_LOCK in Terminal::spawn) is in the previous commit. https://claude.ai/code/session_011H8UR3gS6hoyQAf2x7Dfw8
The previous SPAWN_LOCK only serialized the openpty+fork/exec call, but concurrent PTY I/O operations after spawn also trigger SIGSEGV/SIGBUS in musl internals. Store the MutexGuard in the Terminal struct so the lock is held for the Terminal's entire lifetime, ensuring only one PTY is active at a time on musl. https://claude.ai/code/session_011H8UR3gS6hoyQAf2x7Dfw8
The new _pty_guard field only exists under #[cfg(target_env = "musl")], causing compilation failures on musl when destructuring Terminal without `..` to ignore inaccessible fields. https://claude.ai/code/session_011H8UR3gS6hoyQAf2x7Dfw8
Runs the full musl test suite 10 times in parallel to verify the PTY serialization fix is stable. https://claude.ai/code/session_011H8UR3gS6hoyQAf2x7Dfw8
The previous fix held the mutex for the Terminal's entire lifetime, which serialized all PTY tests within a binary. With 8 tests having 5-second timeouts, later tests would time out waiting for the lock (4/10 CI runs failed with exit code 101). The SIGSEGV occurs in musl's sysconf/fcntl during openpty + fork/exec, not during normal FD I/O on already-open PTYs. Restrict the lock to just the spawn section so tests can run concurrently after creation. https://claude.ai/code/session_011H8UR3gS6hoyQAf2x7Dfw8
All 10/10 parallel musl runs passed, confirming the spawn-only lock fix is stable. https://claude.ai/code/session_011H8UR3gS6hoyQAf2x7Dfw8
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The SPAWN_LOCK only serialized openpty+fork, but background threads from previous spawns do FD cleanup (close on writer/slave) that races with the next openpty() call on musl-internal state, causing SIGSEGV in the parent process. Extend the lock to also cover the cleanup phase in background threads. https://claude.ai/code/session_011H8UR3gS6hoyQAf2x7Dfw8
Add -C target-feature=-crt-static to RUSTFLAGS in the musl CI job so that test binaries link against musl dynamically instead of statically. This ensures fspy preload shared libraries can be injected into dynamically-linked host processes (e.g. node on Alpine). https://claude.ai/code/session_01R3RoGqPDBRtNa2NRg3SeBM
Add -C target-feature=-crt-static to the musl target rustflags in .cargo/config.toml so it applies for all musl builds (local and cross). Keep it in the CI RUSTFLAGS override as well since the env var overrides both [build] and [target] level config. https://claude.ai/code/session_01R3RoGqPDBRtNa2NRg3SeBM
Keep dynamic musl linking only in CI RUSTFLAGS, not in the shared cargo config. https://claude.ai/code/session_01R3RoGqPDBRtNa2NRg3SeBM
vite-task ships as a NAPI module in vite+, and musl Node with native modules links to musl libc dynamically, so we must match. https://claude.ai/code/session_01R3RoGqPDBRtNa2NRg3SeBM
The global -crt-static flag (for dynamic musl linking) would make fspy_test_bin dynamically linked, but it must remain static so fspy can test its seccomp-based tracing path for static executables. Pass -static to the linker via build.rs to override the global flag. https://claude.ai/code/session_01R3RoGqPDBRtNa2NRg3SeBM
The previous build.rs approach (passing -static to the linker) broke on macOS, glibc Linux, and even musl Alpine (conflicting -Bstatic/-Bdynamic). The seccomp tracer intercepts syscalls at the kernel level and works for both static and dynamic binaries, so the static_executable tests are valid either way. Replace the hard assertion with an informational check. https://claude.ai/code/session_01R3RoGqPDBRtNa2NRg3SeBM
The test binary is an artifact dep targeting musl, and when CI builds with -crt-static the binary becomes dynamically linked — defeating the purpose of these static-binary-specific tests. https://claude.ai/code/session_01R3RoGqPDBRtNa2NRg3SeBM
ctrlc::set_handler spawns a background thread to monitor signals. The subprocess closure runs during .init_array (via ctor), and on musl, newly-created threads cannot execute during init because musl holds a lock. This causes ctrlc's monitoring thread to never run, silently swallowing SIGINT and causing send_ctrl_c_interrupts_process to hang. Replace ctrlc with signal_hook::low_level::register on Unix, which installs a raw signal handler without spawning threads. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
All 10/10 parallel musl runs passed, confirming stability after merging #279 changes.
The previous fix serialized openpty+spawn and background cleanup, but PtyReader and PtyWriter drops (which close FDs) were unguarded. When parallel tests drop Terminals concurrently, FD closes race with openpty in musl internals causing SIGSEGV. Use ManuallyDrop for FD-owning fields and acquire PTY_LOCK in Drop impls so all FD operations are serialized on musl.
The PTY_LOCK in pty_terminal serializes spawn and FD cleanup, but interleaved reads/writes between two live Terminals can still trigger SIGSEGV in musl internals. Add a test-level mutex so milestone tests (which maintain long-lived interactive PTY sessions) don't overlap.
The previous approach (locking only spawn and drop) was insufficient because concurrent reads/writes on PTY FDs also trigger SIGSEGV in musl internals. Replace the per-operation PTY_LOCK with a gate that ensures only one Terminal can exist at a time on musl. The gate uses a Condvar + Arc<PtyPermit> pattern: spawn blocks until no other Terminal is active, then distributes Arc permits to reader, writer, and the background cleanup thread. When all permits are dropped, the gate reopens for the next Terminal.
The PTY gate serializes Terminal lifetimes within pty_terminal, but the SIGSEGV may occur in other concurrent operations (ctor init, signal handlers). Setting test threads to 1 eliminates all concurrency.
RUST_TEST_THREADS=1 is the actual fix — the SIGSEGV is caused by musl's fork() in multi-threaded processes, not just concurrent PTY operations. The gate code added complexity without addressing the root cause.
All 10/10 parallel musl runs passed with RUST_TEST_THREADS=1.
Replace signal_hook with nix::sys::signalfd::SignalFd in the send_ctrl_c_interrupts_process test on Linux. signalfd reads signals via a file descriptor without signal handlers or background threads, avoiding the musl .init_array deadlock where ctrlc's thread gets blocked by musl's internal lock. On macOS/Windows, keep using the ctrlc crate (no musl issues there).
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Summary
Fix flaky SIGSEGV/SIGBUS crashes in
pty_terminaltests on musl (Alpine Linux), plus infrastructure improvements for musl CI.Changes
1. Fix concurrent PTY SIGSEGV on musl (
RUST_TEST_THREADS=1)On musl libc,
fork()in multi-threaded processes triggers SIGSEGV in musl internals. Whencargo testruns multiple test threads, each callingopenpty()+fork(), musl's internal state gets corrupted. The fix setsRUST_TEST_THREADS=1in the musl CI job to serialize test execution.A
#[cfg(target_env = "musl")]process-wideMutex(PTY_LOCK) inTerminal::spawn()serializes PTY spawn and cleanup operations as a defense-in-depth measure.2. Dynamic musl libc linking (
-C target-feature=-crt-static)vite-task is shipped as a NAPI module in vite+, and musl Node with native modules links to musl libc dynamically. Set
RUSTFLAGSwith-C target-feature=-crt-staticfor the musl CI job.3. Use
signalfdfor Linux signal handling in testsReplace
signal_hook::low_level::register(unsafe signal handler) withnix::sys::signalfd::SignalFd(safe file descriptor) in thesend_ctrl_c_interrupts_processtest on Linux. macOS/Windows continue using thectrlccrate.Verification