[asterisk-dev] [Code Review] 2594: IAX2: fix race condition when transferrring.

Alec Davis reviewboard at asterisk.org
Sat Jun 8 01:57:16 CDT 2013


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(Updated June 8, 2013, 6:57 a.m.)


Review request for Asterisk Developers.


Changes
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Addressed Matt's concerns, removed unrelated refactor changes.


Bugs: ASTERISK-21409
    https://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-21409


Repository: Asterisk


Description
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1). When touching the bridgecallno, we need to lock it.

2). stop_stuff() which calls iax2_destroy_helper()
    Assumes the lock on the pvt is already held, when iax2_destroy_helper() is called.
    Thus we need to lock the bridgecallno pvt before we call stop_stuff(iaxs[fr->callno]->bridgecallno);

3). When evaluating the state of 'callno->transferring' of the current leg, we can't change it to READY unless the bridgecallno is locked.
    Why, if we are interrupted by the other call leg before 'transferring = TRANSFER_RELEASED', the interrupt will find that it is READY and that the bridgecallno is also READY so Releases the legs.
    Then the first call leg in this example, finishes execution, and Releases the legs AGAIN!!!!!!!
    Interleaving thread execution gets interesting as well - see timeline below from June 5. 

Debug captures when it went wrong.
[May 31 14:44:01] VERBOSE[30820] chan_iax2.c:     -- Channel 'IAX2/auckland-13262' ready to transfer
[May 31 14:44:01] VERBOSE[30824][C-00000536] chan_iax2.c:     -- Channel 'IAX2/auckland-20457' ready to transfer
[May 31 14:44:01] VERBOSE[30824][C-00000536] chan_iax2.c:     -- Releasing IAX2/auckland-20457 and IAX2/auckland-13262
[May 31 14:44:01] VERBOSE[30820] chan_iax2.c:     -- Releasing IAX2/auckland-13262 and IAX2/auckland-20457
[May 31 14:44:01] DEBUG[30824][C-00000536] sched.c: Attempted to delete nonexistent schedule entry 209951!
[May 31 14:44:01] ERROR[30824][C-00000536] lock.c: chan_iax2.c line 1918 (iax2_destroy_helper): mutex '&iaxsl[pvt->callno]' freed more times than we've locked!
[May 31 14:44:01] ERROR[30824][C-00000536] lock.c: chan_iax2.c line 1918 (iax2_destroy_helper): Error releasing mutex: Operation not permitted

[Jun  5 19:53:43] VERBOSE[25606][C-00000000] chan_iax2.c:     -- Channel 'IAX2/auckland-19065' ready to transfer
[Jun  5 19:53:43] VERBOSE[25604][C-00000000] chan_iax2.c:     -- Channel 'IAX2/auckland-20047' ready to transfer
[Jun  5 19:53:43] VERBOSE[25606][C-00000000] chan_iax2.c:     -- Releasing IAX2/auckland-19065 and IAX2/auckland-20047
[Jun  5 19:53:43] VERBOSE[25604][C-00000000] chan_iax2.c:     -- Releasing IAX2/auckland-20047 and IAX2/auckland-19065
[Jun  5 19:53:43] VERBOSE[25606][C-00000000] chan_iax2.c:     -- Channel 'IAX2/auckland-19065' finished transfer
[Jun  5 19:53:43] DEBUG[25604][C-00000000] sched.c: Attempted to delete nonexistent schedule entry 17!
[Jun  5 19:53:43] VERBOSE[25604][C-00000000] chan_iax2.c:     -- Channel 'IAX2/auckland-20047' finished transfer


A time line of 2 threads interleaving that shows how the Jun 5 capture may have come about.
The execution path seems to switch threads as we print/log data.
thread 25606                thread 25604
======================      =======================
if US == BEGIN
   US = READY
   "ready to transfer"
                            if US == BEGIN
                               US = READY
                               "ready to transfer"
    if THEY == READY
       "Releasing .."
                               if THEY == READY
                                  "Releasing .."
       THEY = RELEASED
       US = RELEASED
       stopstuff(US)
       stopstuff(THEM)
       "finished transfer"

                                   THEY = RELEASED
                                   US = RELEASED
                                   stopstuff(US)
                                   stopstuff(THEM) (sched.c: Attempted to delete nonexistent schedule entry 17!)
                                   "finished transfer"


Diffs (updated)
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  branches/11/channels/chan_iax2.c 385594 

Diff: https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/2594/diff/


Testing
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Yes. Between sites. many test calls and real calls being transferred back down the same trunk


Thanks,

Alec Davis

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