[Bug 1189939] Re: Initialization leaks file descriptors to /prox/self/auxv

[Marc Deslauriers]

** Description changed:

- Patch FixLibraryStartup.patch
+ [impact]
+ In precise only, an Ubuntu-specific patch (FixLibraryStartup.patch) causes /proc/self/auxv to be opened on library initialization, but the file is never closed.  For long running processes that periodically re-initialize the library (Firefox's plugin-container loading the VLC plugin for me), this leads to the available file descriptors being exhausted.
  
- An Ubuntu-specific patch (FixLibraryStartup.patch) causes
- /proc/self/auxv to be opened on library initialization, but the file is
- never closed.  For long running processes that periodically re-
- initialize the library (Firefox's plugin-container loading the VLC
- plugin for me), this leads to the available file descriptors being
- exhausted.
+ This also causes
+ https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/+bug/1177684.
  
- This is on Precise with libjpeg-turbo8 version 1.1.90+svn733-0ubuntu4.
+ [test case]
+ Fresh and clean Ubuntu Precise 12.04.2 install
  
- I believe https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/+bug/1177684 is
- caused by this issue as well, but have not confirmed this.
+ # apt-get install apache2-mpm-itk libapache2-mod-php5 php5-gd
  
- Patch is attached.
+ Restart Apache to ensure gd.so is loaded
+ 
+ # for pid in `pidof apache2`; do find /proc/$pid/fd -ls; done | awk '/auxv/ {print $11" "$12" "$13}'
+ # apache2ctl graceful
+ # for pid in `pidof apache2`; do find /proc/$pid/fd -ls; done | awk '/auxv/ {print $11" "$12" "$13}'
+ # apache2ctl graceful
+ # for pid in `pidof apache2`; do find /proc/$pid/fd -ls; done | awk '/auxv/ {print $11" "$12" "$13}'
+ .. etc
+ 
+ [regression potential]
+ This affects patch designed for ARM. Although all it does it properly close the file descriptor, I have not specifically tested it on ARM.

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Title:
  Initialization leaks file descriptors to /prox/self/auxv

Status in “libjpeg-turbo” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “libjpeg-turbo” source package in Precise:
  Confirmed
Status in “libjpeg-turbo” source package in Quantal:
  Invalid
Status in “libjpeg-turbo” source package in Raring:
  Invalid
Status in “libjpeg-turbo” source package in Saucy:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  [impact]
  In precise only, an Ubuntu-specific patch (FixLibraryStartup.patch) causes /proc/self/auxv to be opened on library initialization, but the file is never closed.  For long running processes that periodically re-initialize the library (Firefox's plugin-container loading the VLC plugin for me), this leads to the available file descriptors being exhausted.

  This also causes
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/+bug/1177684.

  [test case]
  Fresh and clean Ubuntu Precise 12.04.2 install

  # apt-get install apache2-mpm-itk libapache2-mod-php5 php5-gd

  Restart Apache to ensure gd.so is loaded

  # for pid in `pidof apache2`; do find /proc/$pid/fd -ls; done | awk '/auxv/ {print $11" "$12" "$13}'
  # apache2ctl graceful
  # for pid in `pidof apache2`; do find /proc/$pid/fd -ls; done | awk '/auxv/ {print $11" "$12" "$13}'
  # apache2ctl graceful
  # for pid in `pidof apache2`; do find /proc/$pid/fd -ls; done | awk '/auxv/ {print $11" "$12" "$13}'
  .. etc

  [regression potential]
  This affects patch designed for ARM. Although all it does it properly close the file descriptor, I have not specifically tested it on ARM.

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