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Subject: Patch 7.4.022
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From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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Patch 7.4.022
Problem:    Deadlock while exiting, because of allocating memory.
Solution:   Do not use gettext() in deathtrap(). (James McCoy)
Files:	    src/os_unix.c, src/misc1.c


*** ../vim-7.4.021/src/os_unix.c	2013-07-03 16:32:32.000000000 +0200
--- src/os_unix.c	2013-09-05 21:40:06.000000000 +0200
***************
*** 957,964 ****
  
  /*
   * This function handles deadly signals.
!  * It tries to preserve any swap file and exit properly.
   * (partly from Elvis).
   */
      static RETSIGTYPE
  deathtrap SIGDEFARG(sigarg)
--- 957,966 ----
  
  /*
   * This function handles deadly signals.
!  * It tries to preserve any swap files and exit properly.
   * (partly from Elvis).
+  * NOTE: Avoid unsafe functions, such as allocating memory, they can result in
+  * a deadlock.
   */
      static RETSIGTYPE
  deathtrap SIGDEFARG(sigarg)
***************
*** 1090,1107 ****
      }
      if (entered == 2)
      {
! 	OUT_STR(_("Vim: Double signal, exiting\n"));
  	out_flush();
  	getout(1);
      }
  
  #ifdef SIGHASARG
!     sprintf((char *)IObuff, _("Vim: Caught deadly signal %s\n"),
  							 signal_info[i].name);
  #else
!     sprintf((char *)IObuff, _("Vim: Caught deadly signal\n"));
  #endif
!     preserve_exit();		    /* preserve files and exit */
  
  #ifdef NBDEBUG
      reset_signals();
--- 1092,1114 ----
      }
      if (entered == 2)
      {
! 	/* No translation, it may call malloc(). */
! 	OUT_STR("Vim: Double signal, exiting\n");
  	out_flush();
  	getout(1);
      }
  
+     /* No translation, it may call malloc(). */
  #ifdef SIGHASARG
!     sprintf((char *)IObuff, "Vim: Caught deadly signal %s\n",
  							 signal_info[i].name);
  #else
!     sprintf((char *)IObuff, "Vim: Caught deadly signal\n");
  #endif
! 
!     /* Preserve files and exit.  This sets the really_exiting flag to prevent
!      * calling free(). */
!     preserve_exit();
  
  #ifdef NBDEBUG
      reset_signals();
*** ../vim-7.4.021/src/misc1.c	2013-08-03 17:29:33.000000000 +0200
--- src/misc1.c	2013-09-05 21:34:04.000000000 +0200
***************
*** 9174,9179 ****
--- 9174,9181 ----
  /*
   * Preserve files and exit.
   * When called IObuff must contain a message.
+  * NOTE: This may be called from deathtrap() in a signal handler, avoid unsafe
+  * functions, such as allocating memory.
   */
      void
  preserve_exit()
***************
*** 9196,9202 ****
      {
  	if (buf->b_ml.ml_mfp != NULL && buf->b_ml.ml_mfp->mf_fname != NULL)
  	{
! 	    OUT_STR(_("Vim: preserving files...\n"));
  	    screen_start();	    /* don't know where cursor is now */
  	    out_flush();
  	    ml_sync_all(FALSE, FALSE);	/* preserve all swap files */
--- 9198,9204 ----
      {
  	if (buf->b_ml.ml_mfp != NULL && buf->b_ml.ml_mfp->mf_fname != NULL)
  	{
! 	    OUT_STR("Vim: preserving files...\n");
  	    screen_start();	    /* don't know where cursor is now */
  	    out_flush();
  	    ml_sync_all(FALSE, FALSE);	/* preserve all swap files */
***************
*** 9206,9212 ****
  
      ml_close_all(FALSE);	    /* close all memfiles, without deleting */
  
!     OUT_STR(_("Vim: Finished.\n"));
  
      getout(1);
  }
--- 9208,9214 ----
  
      ml_close_all(FALSE);	    /* close all memfiles, without deleting */
  
!     OUT_STR("Vim: Finished.\n");
  
      getout(1);
  }
*** ../vim-7.4.021/src/version.c	2013-09-05 21:15:38.000000000 +0200
--- src/version.c	2013-09-05 21:30:18.000000000 +0200
***************
*** 740,741 ****
--- 740,743 ----
  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+ /**/
+     22,
  /**/

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