Package: python-libvirt Version: 0.8.3-4 Severity: normal Here is an example python script you can use to reproduce the problem:
import libvirt import sys def main(): conn = libvirt.openReadOnly(None) if __name__ == "__main__": for i in range(0, 10000): main() If you run it after a number of connections python will segfault. Some gdb output ... [New Thread 0x7ffff7e8f710 (LWP 22195)] [Thread 0x7ffff7e8f710 (LWP 22195) exited] [Thread 0x7ffff7e6e710 (LWP 22194) exited] Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. 0x00007ffff474c9e3 in ?? () from /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxXPCOMC.so gdb) bt #0 0x00007ffff474c9e3 in ?? () from /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxXPCOMC.so #1 0x00007ffff474a429 in ?? () from /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxXPCOMC.so #2 0x00007ffff4749a3c in ?? () from /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxXPCOMC.so #3 0x00007ffff63aa5f5 in vboxInitialize (conn=0x7fffec008a60, auth=<value optimized out>, flags=<value optimized out>) at vbox/vbox_tmpl.c:681 #4 vboxOpen (conn=0x7fffec008a60, auth=<value optimized out>, flags=<value optimized out>) at vbox/vbox_tmpl.c:815 #5 0x00007ffff63115b7 in do_open (name=<value optimized out>, auth=0x0, flags=1) at libvirt.c:1244 #6 0x00007ffff6312327 in virConnectOpenReadOnly (name=0x0) at libvirt.c:1461 #7 0x00007ffff662d9f5 in libvirt_virConnectOpenReadOnly (self=<value optimized out>, args=<value optimized out>) at libvirt.c:2480 #8 0x00000000004a7ba5 in call_function (f= Frame 0x91be20, for file /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libvirt.py, line 179, in openReadOnly (name=None), throwflag=<value optimized out>) at ../Python/ceval.c:3750 #9 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=Frame 0x91be20, for file /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libvirt.py, line 179, in openReadOnly (name=None), throwflag=<value optimized out>) at ../Python/ceval.c:2412 #10 0x00000000004a84a0 in fast_function (f=Frame 0x953000, for file example.py, line 6, in main (), throwflag=<value optimized out>) at ../Python/ceval.c:3836 #11 call_function (f=Frame 0x953000, for file example.py, line 6, in main (), throwflag=<value optimized out>) at ../Python/ceval.c:3771 #12 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=Frame 0x953000, for file example.py, line 6, in main (), throwflag=<value optimized out>) at ../Python/ceval.c:2412 #13 0x00000000004a84a0 in fast_function (f=Frame 0x91afd0, for file example.py, line 16, in <module> (), throwflag=<value optimized out>) at ../Python/ceval.c:3836 #14 call_function (f=Frame 0x91afd0, for file example.py, line 16, in <module> (), throwflag=<value optimized out>) at ../Python/ceval.c:3771 #15 PyEval_EvalFrameEx (f=Frame 0x91afd0, for file example.py, line 16, in <module> (), throwflag=<value optimized out>) at ../Python/ceval.c:2412 #16 0x00000000004a95c1 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x7ffff7f07f30, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, args=0x0, argcount=<value optimized out>, kws=<value optimized out>, kwcount=0, defs=0x0, defcount=0, closure=0x0) at ../Python/ceval.c:3000 #17 0x00000000004a9692 in PyEval_EvalCode (co=0x0, globals=<unknown at remote 0x7fffffff983c>, locals=<unknown at remote 0xffffffff>) at ../Python/ceval.c:541 #18 0x00000000004c98be in run_mod (fp=<value optimized out>, filename=0x7fffffffe623 "example.py", start=<value optimized out>, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, closeit=1, flags=0x7fffffffe240) at ../Python/pythonrun.c:1351 #19 PyRun_FileExFlags (fp=<value optimized out>, filename=0x7fffffffe623 "example.py", start=<value optimized out>, globals=<value optimized out>, locals=<value optimized out>, closeit=1, flags=0x7fffffffe240) at ../Python/pythonrun.c:1337 #20 0x00000000004c9ad4 in PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags (fp=<value optimized out>, filename=0x7fffffffe623 "example.py", closeit=1, flags= 0x7fffffffe240) at ../Python/pythonrun.c:941 #21 0x000000000041a6bd in Py_Main (argc=-135262080, argv=<value optimized out>) at ../Modules/main.c:577 #22 0x00007ffff6a09c4d in __libc_start_main (main=<value optimized out>, argc=<value optimized out>, ubp_av=<value optimized out>, init=<value optimized out>, fini=<value optimized out>, rtld_fini=<value optimized out>, stack_end=0x7fffffffe358) at libc-start.c:228 #23 0x00000000004198d9 in _start () (gdb) i r rax 0x7fffec00b470 140737152857200 rbx 0x80004005 2147500037 rcx 0x7ffff7dda280 140737351885440 rdx 0xffffffff 4294967295 rsi 0x7fffffff983c 140737488328764 rdi 0x0 0 rbp 0x7fffffff9870 0x7fffffff9870 rsp 0x7fffffff9800 0x7fffffff9800 r8 0x7fffec00b460 140737152857184 r9 0x10 16 r10 0x7ffff6a677d0 140737331492816 r11 0x0 0 r12 0x7fffffff9810 140737488328720 r13 0x7fffffff9820 140737488328736 r14 0x7fffffff9830 140737488328752 r15 0x7fffffff9820 140737488328736 rip 0x7ffff474c9e3 0x7ffff474c9e3 eflags 0x10202 [ IF RF ] cs 0x33 51 ss 0x2b 43 ds 0x0 0 es 0x0 0 fs 0x0 0 gs 0x0 0 -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0.7 APT prefers stable APT policy: (900, 'stable'), (650, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.36.1 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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