*** SPAM LEVEL 4.448 *** Dynamic linker behaviour difference between Linux, Hurd and FreeBSD

[Simon Richter <sjr at debian dot org>]

Hi,

I'm writing a small preload library to trace pthread_* calls, and am
running into a bit of a chicken-and-egg problem.

In order to find the original function, I use dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, ...) to
look up the symbol on the first invocation. On Linux, this works find,
however on the Hurd and on FreeBSD, the libdl invokes pthread_once,
which is then dispatched into my preload library, where I still haven't
found the real function.

This could be due to a difference in dlsym() implementation (so it is
sheer luck that it works on Linux), or a true behavioural difference
between platforms.

In any case, I am wondering if it is actually possible to redirect the
pthread_* functions in this way, or if a different approach is required.

LD_DEBUG=all output is attached for Linux (good) and FreeBSD (bad).
Program source[1] is also available.

   Simon

[1] http://www.hogyros.de/download/mutextrace-0.1.2.tar.gz

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