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Title: OSError: [Errno 512] Unknown error 512 in test_multiprocessing
Type: behavior Stage: resolved
Components: Library (Lib) Versions: Python 3.4
process
Status: closed Resolution: third party
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: neologix, pitrou, sbt
Priority: normal Keywords: buildbot

Created on 2013-12-07 21:23 by pitrou, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (3)
msg205488 - (view) Author: Antoine Pitrou (pitrou) * (Python committer) Date: 2013-12-07 21:23
This rather weird error occurred on a buildbot:
http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/x86%20Ubuntu%20Shared%203.x/builds/9297

[346/387] test_multiprocessing_forkserver
Process Process-497:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/srv/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.bolen-ubuntu/build/Lib/threading.py", line 616, in wait
    self._wait(timeout)
  File "/srv/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.bolen-ubuntu/build/Lib/threading.py", line 651, in _wait
    if not self._cond.wait_for(lambda : self._state != 0, timeout):
  File "/srv/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.bolen-ubuntu/build/Lib/multiprocessing/synchronize.py", line 326, in wait_for
    self.wait(waittime)
  File "/srv/buildbot/buildarea/3.x.bolen-ubuntu/build/Lib/multiprocessing/synchronize.py", line 270, in wait
    self._lock.acquire()
OSError: [Errno 512] Unknown error 512
msg205586 - (view) Author: Charles-François Natali (neologix) * (Python committer) Date: 2013-12-08 17:17
Looks like a kernel bug.
errno 512 is ERESTARTSYS, which shouldn't leak to user-mode.
msg224434 - (view) Author: Charles-François Natali (neologix) * (Python committer) Date: 2014-07-31 18:09
Closing, since it's likely a kernel bug.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:55adminsetgithub: 64122
2014-07-31 18:09:01neologixsetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: third party
messages: + msg224434

stage: resolved
2013-12-08 17:17:19neologixsetmessages: + msg205586
2013-12-07 21:23:20pitroucreate