Segmentation faults using threads

[Daniel Nogradi]

> I use the thread module (not threading) for a client/server app where I
> distribute large amounts of pickled data over ssh tunnels.
> Now I get regular Segmentation Faults during high load episodes. I use a
> semaphore to have pickle/unpickle run nonthreaded, but I still get
> frequent nondeterministic segmentation faults.
> Since there is no traceback after a sf, I have no clue what exactly
> happened, and debugging a multithreaded app is no fun anyway :(
>
> Can someone recommend me how to get extra info during such a crash?
> Or any other opinion on where the problem might lie?


Hi, it would be helpful if you posted a minimalistic code snippet
which showed the problem you describe.

Daniel