[gentoo-embedded] Re: Everything that touches the network segfaults...

[Ed W]

Ed W wrote:
> Hi, I am building an embedded system and I have a certain config which
> is all working well, until I change and enable UCLIBC_USE_NETLINK=y
> and UCLIBC_SUPPORT_AI_ADDRCONFIG=y in uclibc-0.30.1 config
>
> As soon as I enable the second option then I start getting segfaults
> whenever I run anything that tries to use the network (eg busybox
> ping, dropbear, busybox telnet). ifconfig works fine, as does bringing
> up the interface
>
> The build environment is gentoo-hardened (gcc 3.4.6) with
> uclibc-0.30.1 and busybox 1.14.2. The build environment is a 32bit
> chroot on a 64bit kernel. The target machine is an x86 alix board
>
> What is very odd is that if I chroot into the build on the build
> machine then ping, etc works fine. However, with a different kernel
> (but very similar) on the alix board I get these segfaults. I have
> switched the target to a 2.6.29.6 vanilla kernel to try and eliminate
> that - the build machine is running 2.6.29.6 64bit with some patches
> (hardened+vserver)
>
> Obviously it's going to be a pain to turn on symbols and try to get a
> backtrace on the embedded board, so hoping someone has some other ideas?


Below is the backtrace from the crash - can anyone please help 
interpret? Looks like an issue with getaddrinfo and the 
SUPPORT_AI_ADDRECONFIG option?


(gdb) bt full
#0 0xb7fe6327 in __check_pf () at libc/inet/getaddrinfo.c:191
ifa = (struct ifaddrs *) 0x968bb38
runp = (struct ifaddrs *) 0x968bdcc
seen = 0
#1 0xb7fe6560 in gaih_inet (name=0xbfcbee68 "192.168.105.4", service=0x0,
req=0xbfcbe964, pai=0xbfcbe924) at libc/inet/getaddrinfo.c:418
nullserv = {next = 0xb801b244, socktype = -1077155576,
protocol = -1207841846, port = 134522499}
tp = (const struct gaih_typeproto *) 0xb7ffb520
st = (struct gaih_servtuple *) 0xbfcbe8a4
at = (struct gaih_addrtuple *) 0x0
rc = 0
v4mapped = 0
seen = 3087118916
__PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "gaih_inet"
#2 0xb7fe760c in *__GI_getaddrinfo (name=0xbfcbee68 "192.168.105.4",
service=0x0, hints=0xbfcbe964, pai=0xbfcbe960)
at libc/inet/getaddrinfo.c:860
i = 0
j = 1
last_i = 0
p = (struct addrinfo *) 0x0
end = (struct addrinfo **) 0xbfcbe924
g = (const struct gaih *) 0xb80006b8
pg = (const struct gaih *) 0xb80006b8
gaih_service = {name = 0xb801cb1a "\211D$(\203�\ba�\004",
num = -1207848920}
pservice = (struct gaih_service *) 0x0
default_hints = {ai_flags = -1208060929, ai_family = 134525712,
ai_socktype = 298, ai_protocol = 134515904, ai_addrlen = 134522288,
ai_addr = 0x804bca0, ai_canonname = 0x7 <Address 0x7 out of bounds>,
ai_next = 0xb801cb25}
#3 0x080cef16 in str2sockaddr (host=0xbfcbee68 "192.168.105.4", port=0, 
af=0,
ai_flags=2) at libbb/xconnect.c:213
rc = 0
r = (len_and_sockaddr *) 0x0
result = (struct addrinfo *) 0x0
used_res = (struct addrinfo *) 0xbfcbe984
org_host = 0xbfcbee68 "192.168.105.4"
cp = 0xbfcbe984 ""
hint = {ai_flags = 0, ai_family = 0, ai_socktype = 1, ai_protocol = 0,
ai_addrlen = 0, ai_addr = 0x0, ai_canonname = 0x0, ai_next = 0x0}
#4 0x080cefaa in xhost_and_af2sockaddr (host=0x0, port=-1207958740, 
af=65192)
at libbb/xconnect.c:252
No locals.
#5 0x08068714 in ping_main (argc=2, argv=0xbfcbebf4) at 
networking/ping.c:750
af = 812
lsa = (len_and_sockaddr *) 0x0
str_s = 0xb7fa0c3c ""
opt = 0
#6 0x0804df9a in run_applet_no_and_exit (applet_no=176, argv=0xbfcbebf4)
at libbb/appletlib.c:732
argc = 2
#7 0x0804dfbe in run_applet_and_exit (name=0xbfcbee63 "ping", 
argv=0xbfcbebf4)
at libbb/appletlib.c:739
applet = 0
#8 0x0804e1fe in main (argc=2, argv=0xbfcbebf4) at libbb/appletlib.c:776