GNU bug report logs - #75520
Circular code or data can hang Emacs unquittably

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Pip Cet <pipcet <at> protonmail.com>

Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:09:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 75520 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>, Pip Cet <pipcet <at> protonmail.com>, Andrea Corallo <acorallo <at> gnu.org>, eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu
Subject: bug#75520: Circular code or data can hang Emacs unquittably
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 15:25:21 -0500

>> There are similar issues with circular data: if Lisp code turns
>> process-environment into a circular structure, for example, call_process
>> will hang Emacs.  If this should be fixed, please let me know so I can
>> create a separate bug report and look for similar issues.
> Thanks, let's hear what others (CC'ed) think about this.

I'm in favor of fixing all those unquittable inf-loops, except maybe
when there a very strong reason not to, which I fail to see here.


        Stefan
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