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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst index b644a5c..443e46a 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst @@ -129,7 +129,48 @@ the C library for all Python memory allocations using ``PYTHONMALLOC=malloc``. It helps to use external memory debuggers like Valgrind on a Python compiled in release mode. -(Contributed by Victor Stinner in :issue:`26516`.) +On error, the debug hooks on Python memory allocators now use the +:mod:`tracemalloc` module to get the traceback where a memory block was +allocated. + +Example of fatal error on buffer overflow using +``python3.6 -X tracemalloc=5`` (store 5 frames in traces):: + + Debug memory block at address p=0x7fbcd41666f8: API 'o' + 4 bytes originally requested + The 7 pad bytes at p-7 are FORBIDDENBYTE, as expected. + The 8 pad bytes at tail=0x7fbcd41666fc are not all FORBIDDENBYTE (0xfb): + at tail+0: 0x02 *** OUCH + at tail+1: 0xfb + at tail+2: 0xfb + at tail+3: 0xfb + at tail+4: 0xfb + at tail+5: 0xfb + at tail+6: 0xfb + at tail+7: 0xfb + The block was made by call #1233329 to debug malloc/realloc. + Data at p: 1a 2b 30 00 + + Memory block allocated at (most recent call first): + File "test/test_bytes.py", line 323 + File "unittest/case.py", line 600 + File "unittest/case.py", line 648 + File "unittest/suite.py", line 122 + File "unittest/suite.py", line 84 + + Fatal Python error: bad trailing pad byte + + Current thread 0x00007fbcdbd32700 (most recent call first): + File "test/test_bytes.py", line 323 in test_hex + File "unittest/case.py", line 600 in run + File "unittest/case.py", line 648 in __call__ + File "unittest/suite.py", line 122 in run + File "unittest/suite.py", line 84 in __call__ + File "unittest/suite.py", line 122 in run + File "unittest/suite.py", line 84 in __call__ + ... + +(Contributed by Victor Stinner in :issue:`26516` and :issue:`26564`.) Other Language Changes |