cfg_select! { target_os = "linux" => { /// Mitigation for /// /// On glibc, `libc::exit` has been observed to not always be thread-safe. /// It is currently unclear whether that is a glibc bug or allowed by the standard. /// To mitigate this problem, we ensure that only one /// Rust thread calls `libc::exit` (or returns from `main`) by calling this function before /// calling `libc::exit` (or returning from `main`). /// /// Technically, this is not enough to ensure soundness, since other code directly calling /// `libc::exit` will still race with this. /// /// *This function does not itself call `libc::exit`.* This is so it can also be used /// to guard returning from `main`. /// /// This function will return only the first time it is called in a process. /// /// * If it is called again on the same thread as the first call, it will abort. /// * If it is called again on a different thread, it will wait in a loop /// (waiting for the process to exit). #[cfg_attr(any(test, doctest), allow(dead_code))] pub(crate) fn unique_thread_exit() { use crate::ffi::c_int; use crate::ptr; use crate::sync::atomic::AtomicPtr; use crate::sync::atomic::Ordering::{Acquire, Relaxed}; static EXITING_THREAD_ID: AtomicPtr = AtomicPtr::new(ptr::null_mut()); // We use the address of `errno` as a cheap and safe way to identify // threads. As the C standard mandates that `errno` must have thread // storage duration, we can rely on its address not changing over the // lifetime of the thread. Additionally, accesses to `errno` are // async-signal-safe, so this function is available in all imaginable // circumstances. let this_thread_id = crate::sys::os::errno_location(); match EXITING_THREAD_ID.compare_exchange(ptr::null_mut(), this_thread_id, Acquire, Relaxed) { Ok(_) => { // This is the first thread to call `unique_thread_exit`, // and this is the first time it is called. Continue exiting. } Err(exiting_thread_id) if exiting_thread_id == this_thread_id => { // This is the first thread to call `unique_thread_exit`, // but this is the second time it is called. // Abort the process. core::panicking::panic_nounwind("std::process::exit called re-entrantly") } Err(_) => { // This is not the first thread to call `unique_thread_exit`. // Pause until the process exits. loop { // Safety: libc::pause is safe to call. unsafe { libc::pause(); } } } } } } _ => { /// Mitigation for /// /// Mitigation is ***NOT*** implemented on this platform, either because this platform /// is not affected, or because mitigation is not yet implemented for this platform. #[cfg_attr(any(test, doctest), allow(dead_code))] pub(crate) fn unique_thread_exit() { // Mitigation not required on platforms where `exit` is thread-safe. } } }