"""This test checks for correct fork() behavior. """ import imp import os import signal import sys import time from test.fork_wait import ForkWait from test.test_support import run_unittest, reap_children, get_attribute, import_module threading = import_module('threading') #Skip test if fork does not exist. get_attribute(os, 'fork') class ForkTest(ForkWait): def wait_impl(self, cpid): for i in range(10): # waitpid() shouldn't hang, but some of the buildbots seem to hang # in the forking tests. This is an attempt to fix the problem. spid, status = os.waitpid(cpid, os.WNOHANG) if spid == cpid: break time.sleep(1.0) self.assertEqual(spid, cpid) self.assertEqual(status, 0, "cause = %d, exit = %d" % (status&0xff, status>>8)) def test_import_lock_fork(self): import_started = threading.Event() fake_module_name = "fake test module" partial_module = "partial" complete_module = "complete" def importer(): imp.acquire_lock() sys.modules[fake_module_name] = partial_module import_started.set() time.sleep(0.01) # Give the other thread time to try and acquire. sys.modules[fake_module_name] = complete_module imp.release_lock() t = threading.Thread(target=importer) t.start() import_started.wait() pid = os.fork() try: if not pid: m = __import__(fake_module_name) if m == complete_module: os._exit(0) else: os._exit(1) else: t.join() # Exitcode 1 means the child got a partial module (bad.) No # exitcode (but a hang, which manifests as 'got pid 0') # means the child deadlocked (also bad.) self.wait_impl(pid) finally: try: os.kill(pid, signal.SIGKILL) except OSError: pass def test_main(): run_unittest(ForkTest) reap_children() if __name__ == "__main__": test_main()