backtrace/1958: bad trace on x86_64, (32bit mode), linux 2.6 and shared libs

[wwc at lns dot mit dot edu]

>Number:         1958
>Category:       backtrace
>Synopsis:       bad trace on x86_64, (32bit mode), linux 2.6 and shared libs
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jun 13 13:18:01 UTC 2005
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     wwc@lns.mit.edu
>Release:        unknown-1.0
>Organization:
>Environment:
linux 2.6.x ( tested on 8<=x<=11 )
gcc 2.95...3.4.4
>Description:
The following test code generates faulty stacks with
gdb 6.3, 6.2.1 on linux 2.6 kernels (linux 2.4 is fine!)
and if compiled dynamically in 32bit mode (-static is fine).
Compiler version seems irrelevant (tested under 2.95 through
3.4).  

---------------
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
  alarm(1);
  sleep(5);
  return 0;
}
----------------

With a dynamic binary I get:

/usr/bin/gcc -m32 -v -g tt.c
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/specs
Configured with: ../configure --enable-threads=posix --prefix=/usr --with-local-prefix=/usr/local --infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man --enable-languages=c,c++,f77,objc,java,ada --disable-checking --libdir=/usr/lib --enable-libgcj --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/g++ --with-slibdir=/lib --with-system-zlib --enable-shared --enable-__cxa_atexit i586-suse-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.3.4 (pre 3.3.5 20040809)
 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/cc1 -quiet -v -D__GNUC__=3 -D__GNUC_MINOR__=3 -D__GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__=4 tt.c -quiet -dumpbase tt.c -m32 -auxbase tt -g -version -o /tmp/ccHUPdHX.s
GNU C version 3.3.4 (pre 3.3.5 20040809) (i586-suse-linux)
        compiled by GNU C version 3.3.4 (pre 3.3.5 20040809).
GGC heuristics: --param ggc-min-expand=100 --param ggc-min-heapsize=131072
#include "..." search starts here:
#include <...> search starts here:
 /usr/local/include
 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/include
 /usr/i586-suse-linux/include
 /usr/include
End of search list.
 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/../../../../i586-suse-linux/bin/as -V -Qy -o /tmp/ccMUkAyN.o /tmp/ccHUPdHX.s
GNU assembler version 2.15.91.0.2 (i586-suse-linux) using BFD version 2.15.91.0.2 20040727 (SuSE Linux)
 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/collect2 --eh-frame-hdr -m elf_i386 -dynamic-linker /lib/ld-linux.so.2 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/../../../crt1.o /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/../../../crti.o /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/crtbegin.o -L/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4 -L/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/../../../../i586-suse-linux/lib -L/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/../../.. /tmp/ccMUkAyN.o -lgcc --as-needed -lgcc_s --no-as-needed -lc -lgcc --as-needed -lgcc_s --no-as-needed /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/crtend.o /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/../../../crtn.o

$  /usr/bin/gdb ./a.out 
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This GDB was configured as "x86_64-suse-linux"...Using host libthread_db library "/lib64/tls/libthread_db.so.1".

(gdb) handle SIGALRM stop print
Signal        Stop      Print   Pass to program Description
SIGALRM       Yes       Yes     Yes             Alarm clock
(gdb) run
Starting program: /home/wwc/src/a.out 

Program received signal SIGALRM, Alarm clock.
0xffffe405 in ?? ()
(gdb) where
#0  0xffffe405 in ?? ()
#1  0xffffd218 in ?? ()
#2  0x55614b30 in __nanosleep_nocancel () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#3  0x55614933 in sleep () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#4  0x0005faa8 in ?? ()
#5  0x00000000 in ?? ()
#6  0x00000000 in ?? ()
#7  0x00000000 in ?? ()
#8  0x5556ca10 in ?? ()
#9  0x00000000 in ?? ()
#10 0x5556c020 in ?? () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2
#11 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#12 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#13 0x080495f8 in _DYNAMIC ()
#14 0x5556c3a0 in ?? ()
#15 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#16 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#17 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#18 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#19 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#20 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#21 0x556a4460 in ?? ()
#22 0x753f04bf in ?? ()
#23 0x0002eab6 in ?? ()
#24 0x01000000 in ?? ()
#25 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#26 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#27 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#28 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#29 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#30 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#31 0x00000001 in ?? ()
#32 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#33 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#34 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#35 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#36 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#37 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#38 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#39 0xab095750 in ?? ()
#40 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#41 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#42 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#43 0xffffd17c in ?? ()
#44 0x5556c4f0 in ?? ()
#45 0x00000001 in ?? ()
#46 0x5556cf60 in ?? ()
#47 0x00000001 in ?? ()
#48 0x00000000 in ?? ()
#49 0x00000001 in ?? ()
#50 0x555626ae in _dl_name_match_p () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2
Previous frame inner to this frame (corrupt stack?)
(gdb) 

Is this a gdb or a kernel problem?
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