gdb deadlock due to gdb calling calloc() in signal handler.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • gdb calls calloc() in signal handler. It seems that this function is not re-entrant. If gdb catches a signal in calloc(), it can sometimes deadlock, due to calling calloc() in the signal handler.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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