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-rw-r--r--Lib/test/test_threading.py32
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS5
-rw-r--r--Python/thread_pthread.h12
3 files changed, 49 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_threading.py b/Lib/test/test_threading.py
index 2dc7773..c22d965 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_threading.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_threading.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import unittest
import weakref
import os
from test.script_helper import assert_python_ok, assert_python_failure
+import subprocess
from test import lock_tests
@@ -703,6 +704,37 @@ class ThreadingExceptionTests(BaseTestCase):
lock = threading.Lock()
self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, lock.release)
+ @unittest.skipUnless(sys.platform == 'darwin', 'test macosx problem')
+ def test_recursion_limit(self):
+ # Issue 9670
+ # test that excessive recursion within a non-main thread causes
+ # an exception rather than crashing the interpreter on platforms
+ # like Mac OS X or FreeBSD which have small default stack sizes
+ # for threads
+ script = """if True:
+ import threading
+
+ def recurse():
+ return recurse()
+
+ def outer():
+ try:
+ recurse()
+ except RuntimeError:
+ pass
+
+ w = threading.Thread(target=outer)
+ w.start()
+ w.join()
+ print('end of main thread')
+ """
+ expected_output = "end of main thread\n"
+ p = subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, "-c", script],
+ stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+ stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
+ data = stdout.decode().replace('\r', '')
+ self.assertEqual(p.returncode, 0, "Unexpected error")
+ self.assertEqual(data, expected_output)
class LockTests(lock_tests.LockTests):
locktype = staticmethod(threading.Lock)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 9c00590..3238406 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ What's New in Python 3.3 Alpha 1?
Core and Builtins
-----------------
+- Issue #9670: Increase the default stack size for secondary threads on
+ Mac OS X and FreeBSD to reduce the chances of a crash instead of a
+ "maximum recursion depth" RuntimeError exception.
+ (patch by Ronald Oussoren)
+
- Issue #12106: The use of the multiple-with shorthand syntax is now reflected
in the AST.
diff --git a/Python/thread_pthread.h b/Python/thread_pthread.h
index 40ebaf6..09a0887 100644
--- a/Python/thread_pthread.h
+++ b/Python/thread_pthread.h
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@
#ifndef THREAD_STACK_SIZE
#define THREAD_STACK_SIZE 0 /* use default stack size */
#endif
+
+#if (defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)) && defined(THREAD_STACK_SIZE) && THREAD_STACK_SIZE == 0
+ /* The default stack size for new threads on OSX is small enough that
+ * we'll get hard crashes instead of 'maximum recursion depth exceeded'
+ * exceptions.
+ *
+ * The default stack size below is the minimal stack size where a
+ * simple recursive function doesn't cause a hard crash.
+ */
+#undef THREAD_STACK_SIZE
+#define THREAD_STACK_SIZE 0x400000
+#endif
/* for safety, ensure a viable minimum stacksize */
#define THREAD_STACK_MIN 0x8000 /* 32kB */
#else /* !_POSIX_THREAD_ATTR_STACKSIZE */