[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): Issue #12650: Fix a race condition where a subprocess.Popen could leak

charles-francois.natali python-checkins at python.org
Thu Aug 18 17:18:11 CEST 2011


http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/9ee802642d86
changeset:   71899:9ee802642d86
branch:      2.7
user:        Charles-François Natali <neologix at free.fr>
date:        Thu Aug 18 17:18:28 2011 +0200
summary:
  Issue #12650: Fix a race condition where a subprocess.Popen could leak
resources (FD/zombie) when killed at the wrong time.

files:
  Lib/subprocess.py           |   2 +-
  Lib/test/test_subprocess.py |  57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
  Misc/NEWS                   |   3 +
  3 files changed, 61 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Lib/subprocess.py b/Lib/subprocess.py
--- a/Lib/subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/subprocess.py
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@
 def _cleanup():
     for inst in _active[:]:
         res = inst._internal_poll(_deadstate=sys.maxint)
-        if res is not None and res >= 0:
+        if res is not None:
             try:
                 _active.remove(inst)
             except ValueError:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
@@ -1080,6 +1080,63 @@
                          subprocess._eintr_retry_call(fake_os_func, 666))
         self.assertEqual([(256, 999), (666,), (666,)], record_calls)
 
+    def test_zombie_fast_process_del(self):
+        # Issue #12650: on Unix, if Popen.__del__() was called before the
+        # process exited, it wouldn't be added to subprocess._active, and would
+        # remain a zombie.
+        # spawn a Popen, and delete its reference before it exits
+        p = subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, "-c",
+                              'import sys, time;'
+                              'time.sleep(0.2)'],
+                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                             stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        ident = id(p)
+        pid = p.pid
+        del p
+        # check that p is in the active processes list
+        self.assertIn(ident, [id(o) for o in subprocess._active])
+
+        # sleep a little to let the process exit, and create a new Popen: this
+        # should trigger the wait() of p
+        time.sleep(1)
+        with self.assertRaises(EnvironmentError) as c:
+            with subprocess.Popen(['nonexisting_i_hope'],
+                                  stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                  stderr=subprocess.PIPE) as proc:
+                pass
+        # p should have been wait()ed on, and removed from the _active list
+        self.assertRaises(OSError, os.waitpid, pid, 0)
+        self.assertNotIn(ident, [id(o) for o in subprocess._active])
+
+    def test_leak_fast_process_del_killed(self):
+        # Issue #12650: on Unix, if Popen.__del__() was called before the
+        # process exited, and the process got killed by a signal, it would never
+        # be removed from subprocess._active, which triggered a FD and memory
+        # leak.
+        # spawn a Popen, delete its reference and kill it
+        p = subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, "-c",
+                              'import time;'
+                              'time.sleep(3)'],
+                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                             stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        ident = id(p)
+        pid = p.pid
+        del p
+        os.kill(pid, signal.SIGKILL)
+        # check that p is in the active processes list
+        self.assertIn(ident, [id(o) for o in subprocess._active])
+
+        # let some time for the process to exit, and create a new Popen: this
+        # should trigger the wait() of p
+        time.sleep(0.2)
+        with self.assertRaises(EnvironmentError) as c:
+            with subprocess.Popen(['nonexisting_i_hope'],
+                                  stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                  stderr=subprocess.PIPE) as proc:
+                pass
+        # p should have been wait()ed on, and removed from the _active list
+        self.assertRaises(OSError, os.waitpid, pid, 0)
+        self.assertNotIn(ident, [id(o) for o in subprocess._active])
 
 @unittest.skipUnless(mswindows, "mswindows only")
 class CommandsWithSpaces (BaseTestCase):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #12650: Fix a race condition where a subprocess.Popen could leak
+  resources (FD/zombie) when killed at the wrong time.
+
 - Issue #12752: Fix regression which prevented locale.normalize() from
   accepting unicode strings.
 

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