[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #2442: Application statically linked with Boost.Thread crashes when Google Desktop is installed (Windows XP)

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #2442: Application statically linked with Boost.Thread crashes when Google Desktop is installed (Windows XP)
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-10-27 22:45:31

#2442: Application statically linked with Boost.Thread crashes when Google Desktop
is installed (Windows XP)
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 Reporter:  kvo5v7l02_at_[hidden]  |       Owner:  anthonyw
     Type:  Bugs                      |      Status:  new     
Milestone:  To Be Determined          |   Component:  thread  
  Version:  Boost 1.35.0              |    Severity:  Problem 
 Keywords:  thread google desktop GS  |  
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 Application statically linked with Boost.Thread crashes when Google
 Desktop is installed (Windows XP, VC9).

 Google Desktop installs a hook and injects its DLL to application address
 space on application startup. This DLL creates its own thread, does
 something, and then calls Windows API's `FreeLibraryAndExitThread()`
 function. This function eventually calls
 `boost::detail::create_once_mutex()`, which crashes with VC "buffer
 security check" (see /GS option, which is default). I suppose this is
 because of CRT was not initialized yet (application crashes on the very
 start) and particularly because `__security_init_cookie()` function was
 not called. It seems there are two possible workarounds:

 1. Recompile Boost.Thread with /GS- option

 2. Add an explicit call of `__security_init_cookie()` function, e.g. in
 run_thread_exit_callbacks() function.

 The crash can be reliably reproduced on Windows XP with the latest Google
 Desktop (5.8.0809.23506-en-pb) installed. To reproduce:

 1. Download and unzip test application archive from http://engineering

 .meta-comm.com/resources/boost_thread_with_google_desktop_crash_test.zip

 2. Open the folder with the test application in Windows Explorer, and
 launch several (>= 3) instances of "run.bat" at once.

 I was not able to reproduce it on Windows Vista.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/2442>
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