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#include "config.h"

#include "types.hh"

#include <cstring>
#include <cstddef>
#include <cstdlib>

#include <unistd.h>
#include <signal.h>

namespace nix {


static void sigsegvHandler(int signo, siginfo_t * info, void * ctx)
{
    /* Detect stack overflows by comparing the faulting address with
       the stack pointer.  Unfortunately, getting the stack pointer is
       not portable. */
    bool haveSP = true;
    char * sp;
#if defined(__x86_64__) && defined(REG_RSP)
    sp = (char *) ((ucontext *) ctx)->uc_mcontext.gregs[REG_RSP];
#elif defined(REG_ESP)
    sp = (char *) ((ucontext *) ctx)->uc_mcontext.gregs[REG_ESP];
#else
    haveSP = false;
#endif

    if (haveSP) {
        ptrdiff_t diff = (char *) info->si_addr - sp;
        if (diff < 0) diff = -diff;
        if (diff < 4096) {
            char msg[] = "error: stack overflow (possible infinite recursion)\n";
            write(2, msg, strlen(msg));
            _exit(1); // maybe abort instead?
        }
    }

    /* Restore default behaviour (i.e. segfault and dump core). */
    struct sigaction act;
    sigfillset(&act.sa_mask);
    act.sa_handler = SIG_DFL;
    act.sa_flags = 0;
    if (sigaction(SIGSEGV, &act, 0)) abort();
}


void detectStackOverflow()
{
#if defined(SA_SIGINFO) && defined (SA_ONSTACK)
    /* Install a SIGSEGV handler to detect stack overflows.  This
       requires an alternative stack, otherwise the signal cannot be
       delivered when we're out of stack space. */
    stack_t stack;
    stack.ss_size = 4096 * 4;
    stack.ss_sp = new char[stack.ss_size];
    if (!stack.ss_sp) throw Error("cannot allocate alternative stack");
    stack.ss_flags = 0;
    if (sigaltstack(&stack, 0) == -1) throw SysError("cannot set alternative stack");

    struct sigaction act;
    sigfillset(&act.sa_mask);
    act.sa_sigaction = sigsegvHandler;
    act.sa_flags = SA_SIGINFO | SA_ONSTACK;
    if (sigaction(SIGSEGV, &act, 0))
        throw SysError("resetting SIGCHLD");
#endif
}


}