GNU bug report logs - #21380
25.0.50; GTK-induced segfault when scheduling timer from window-configuration-change-hook

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Message #145 received at 21380 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: rudalics <at> gmx.at, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>,
 pipcet <at> gmail.com, 21380 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21380: 25.0.50; GTK-induced segfault when scheduling timer
 from window-configuration-change-hook
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 20:52:02 +0800

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> I believe the currently preferred solution is to block input and
> atimers while copying the timer lists to local copies.  Are you okay
> with that?

Please forgive my ignorance, but why do atimers have to be blocked in
situations where Lisp code isn't supposed to run?  I don't think we ever
run Lisp inside an atimer, and AFAICT atimers are active in most of the
code where Lisp shouldn't run.

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