[PATCH] Cygwin: pty: Fix master closing error regarding attach_mutex.

Takashi Yano takashi.yano@nifty.ne.jp
Fri Oct 8 16:28:54 GMT 2021


- If two or more pty masters are opened in a process, closing master
  causes error when closing attach_mutex. This patch fixes the issue.

Addresses:
https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-developers/2021-October/012418.html
---
 winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc | 7 +++++--
 winsup/cygwin/release/3.3.0   | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
index 05fe5348a..823dabf73 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ struct pipe_reply {
 };
 
 extern HANDLE attach_mutex; /* Defined in fhandler_console.cc */
+static LONG NO_COPY master_cnt = 0;
 
 inline static bool pcon_pid_alive (DWORD pid);
 
@@ -2041,7 +2042,8 @@ fhandler_pty_master::close ()
 	    }
 	  release_output_mutex ();
 	  master_fwd_thread->terminate_thread ();
-	  CloseHandle (attach_mutex);
+	  if (InterlockedDecrement (&master_cnt) == 0)
+	    CloseHandle (attach_mutex);
 	}
     }
 
@@ -2876,7 +2878,8 @@ fhandler_pty_master::setup ()
   if (!(pcon_mutex = CreateMutex (&sa, FALSE, buf)))
     goto err;
 
-  attach_mutex = CreateMutex (&sa, FALSE, NULL);
+  if (InterlockedIncrement (&master_cnt) == 1)
+    attach_mutex = CreateMutex (&sa, FALSE, NULL);
 
   /* Create master control pipe which allows the master to duplicate
      the pty pipe handles to processes which deserve it. */
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.3.0 b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.3.0
index 2f7340ac5..2df81a4ae 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.3.0
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.3.0
@@ -71,3 +71,6 @@ Bug Fixes
   in ps(1) output.
   Addresses: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2021-July/248998.html
              https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2021-August/249124.html
+
+- Fix pty master closing error regarding attach_mutex.
+  Addresses: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-developers/2021-October/012418.html
-- 
2.33.0



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