2011-04-06 Jon TURNEY * dll_init.cc (reserve_at, release_at): New functions. (load_after_fork): If the DLL was loaded higher than the required address, assume that it loaded at it's base address and also reserve memory there to force it to be relocated. Index: cygwin/dll_init.cc =================================================================== --- cygwin/dll_init.cc.orig 2011-04-06 10:32:08.242187500 +0100 +++ cygwin/dll_init.cc 2011-04-06 10:44:33.250000000 +0100 @@ -257,12 +257,44 @@ } } +/* Mark one page at "here" as reserved. This may force + Windows NT to load a DLL elsewhere. */ +static DWORD +reserve_at (const PWCHAR name, DWORD here) +{ + DWORD size; + MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION mb; + + if (!VirtualQuery ((void *) here, &mb, sizeof (mb))) + size = 64 * 1024; + + if (mb.State != MEM_FREE) + return 0; + + size = mb.RegionSize; + if (!VirtualAlloc ((void *) here, size, MEM_RESERVE, PAGE_NOACCESS)) + api_fatal ("couldn't allocate memory %p(%d) for '%W' alignment, %E\n", + here, size, name); + return here; +} + +/* Release the memory previously allocated by "reserve_at" above. */ +static void +release_at (const PWCHAR name, DWORD here) +{ + if (!VirtualFree ((void *) here, 0, MEM_RELEASE)) + api_fatal ("couldn't release memory %p for '%W' alignment, %E\n", + here, name); +} + /* Reload DLLs after a fork. Iterates over the list of dynamically loaded DLLs and attempts to load them in the same place as they were loaded in the parent. */ void dll_list::load_after_fork (HANDLE parent) { + DWORD preferred_block = 0; + for (dll *d = &dlls.start; (d = d->next) != NULL; ) if (d->type == DLL_LOAD) for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) @@ -284,10 +316,18 @@ if (h == d->handle) h = LoadLibraryW (d->name); } + /* If we reached here on the second iteration of the for loop then there is a lot of memory to release. */ if (i > 0) - release_upto (d->name, (DWORD) d->handle); + { + release_upto (d->name, (DWORD) d->handle); + + if (preferred_block) + release_at(d->name, preferred_block); + preferred_block = 0; + } + if (h == d->handle) break; /* Success */ @@ -297,11 +337,20 @@ d->name, d->handle, h); /* Dll loaded in the wrong place. Dunno why this happens but it - always seems to happen when there are multiple DLLs attempting to - load into the same address space. In the "forked" process, the - second DLL always loads into a different location. So, block all - of the memory up to the new load address and try again. */ + always seems to happen when there are multiple DLLs with the + same base address. In the "forked" process, the relocated DLL + may load at a different address. So, block all of the memory up + to the relocated load address and try again. */ reserve_upto (d->name, (DWORD) d->handle); + + /* Also, if the DLL loaded at a higher address than wanted (probably + it's base address), reserve the memory at that address. This can + happen if it couldn't load at the preferred base in the parent, but + can in the child, due to differences in the load ordering. + Block memory at it's preferred address and try again. */ + if ((DWORD)h > (DWORD)d->handle) + preferred_block = reserve_at(d->name, (DWORD)h); + } in_forkee = false; }