rr-debugger / rr-debugger/rr

rr crash: "This shouldn't happen"

Open
#3,979 1 comment 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

Dominant language
C++
Stars
10.7k
Forks
662
Avg merge
2d 3h
Merged PRs (30d)
2

Description

Is it helpful to report these, "This shouldn't happen" rr crashes?

rr: Saving execution to trace directory `/mnt/oldrog/home/jaten/go/src/github.com/glycerine/rr_binary_for_issue74019/rr/rpc.test-139'.
faketime = false
=== RUN   Test040_remote_cancel_by_context

cli_test.go:948 [goID 20] 2025-06-07 22:42:14.694722815 +0000 UTC server Start() returned serverAddr = '127.0.0.1:35777'

cli.go:211 [goID 8] 2025-06-07 22:42:14.715436626 +0000 UTC connected to server 127.0.0.1:35777

cli_test.go:982 [goID 20] 2025-06-07 22:42:14.715703413 +0000 UTC cli_test 040: about to block on test040callStarted

cli_test.go:974 [goID 13] 2025-06-07 22:42:14.715895307 +0000 UTC client.Call() goro top about to call over net/rpc: MustBeCancelled.WillHangUntilCancel()
[FATAL src/RecordCommand.cc:575:handle_SIGSEGV()] rr itself crashed (SIGSEGV). This shouldn't happen!
=== Start rr backtrace:
rr(+0xba678)[0x6027d8945678]
rr(_ZN2rr12FatalOstreamD1Ev+0x6a)[0x6027d894801a]
rr(+0xefe5a)[0x6027d897ae5a]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x45330)[0x7df51ae45330]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x1893b4)[0x7df51af893b4]
rr(_ZN2rr4Task16reset_syscallbufEv+0xd6)[0x6027d8a6cdc6]
rr(_ZN2rr10RecordTask22maybe_reset_syscallbufEv+0x92)[0x6027d89d8da2]
rr(_ZN2rr10RecordTask12record_eventENS_5EventENS0_15FlushSyscallbufENS0_20AllowSyscallbufResetEPKNS_9RegistersE+0x83a)[0x6027d89d833a]
rr(_ZN2rr13RecordSession21syscall_state_changedEPNS_10RecordTaskEPNS0_9StepStateE+0x3a7)[0x6027d8981527]
rr(_ZN2rr13RecordSession11record_stepEv+0x4c3)[0x6027d898ab93]
rr(_ZN2rr13RecordCommand3runERSt6vectorINSt7__cxx1112basic_stringIcSt11char_traitsIcESaIcEEESaIS7_EE+0x1d2e)[0x6027d8979b9e]
rr(main+0x35e)[0x6027d895038e]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x2a1ca)[0x7df51ae2a1ca]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0x8b)[0x7df51ae2a28b]
rr(_start+0x25)[0x6027d88c1685]
=== End rr backtrace
Aborted (core dumped)

rr: Trace file `/mnt/oldrog/home/jaten/go/src/github.com/glycerine/rr_binary_for_issue74019/rr/rpc.test-139/incomplete' found.
rr recording terminated abnormally and the trace is incomplete.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing Test040_remote_cancel_by_context from cli_test.go, using the rr trace details in the report. Then inspect src/RecordCommand.cc:575 and the cited Task::reset_syscallbuf and RecordTask call paths. Done means the reported rr SIGSEGV is understood and no longer causes an incomplete recording for this case.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, linux
Domain
devtools, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.