gh-127586: multiprocessing.Pool does not properly restore blocked signals (try 2) (GH-128011)

Correct pthread_sigmask in resource_tracker to restore old signals

Using SIG_UNBLOCK to remove blocked "ignored signals" may accidentally
cause side effects if the calling parent already had said signals
blocked to begin with and did not intend to unblock them when
creating a pool. Use SIG_SETMASK instead with the previous mask of
blocked signals to restore the original blocked set.

Co-authored-by: Peter Bierma <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Gregory P. Smith <[email protected]>

Author: 3 people

Lib/multiprocessing/resource_tracker.py

@@ -155,13 +155,14 @@ def ensure_running(self):
                 # that can make the child die before it registers signal handlers
                 # for SIGINT and SIGTERM. The mask is unregistered after spawning
                 # the child.
+                prev_sigmask = None
                 try:
                     if _HAVE_SIGMASK:
-                        signal.pthread_sigmask(signal.SIG_BLOCK, _IGNORED_SIGNALS)
+                        prev_sigmask = signal.pthread_sigmask(signal.SIG_BLOCK, _IGNORED_SIGNALS)
                     pid = util.spawnv_passfds(exe, args, fds_to_pass)
                 finally:
-                    if _HAVE_SIGMASK:
-                        signal.pthread_sigmask(signal.SIG_UNBLOCK, _IGNORED_SIGNALS)
+                    if prev_sigmask is not None:
+                        signal.pthread_sigmask(signal.SIG_SETMASK, prev_sigmask)
             except:
                 os.close(w)
                 raise

Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py

@@ -6045,6 +6045,27 @@ def test_resource_tracker_exit_code(self):
                     cleanup=cleanup,
                 )
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(signal, "pthread_sigmask"), "pthread_sigmask is not available")
+    def test_resource_tracker_blocked_signals(self):
+        #
+        # gh-127586: Check that resource_tracker does not override blocked signals of caller.
+        #
+        from multiprocessing.resource_tracker import ResourceTracker
+        orig_sigmask = signal.pthread_sigmask(signal.SIG_BLOCK, set())
+        signals = {signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIGINT, signal.SIGUSR1}
+
+        try:
+            for sig in signals:
+                signal.pthread_sigmask(signal.SIG_SETMASK, {sig})
+                self.assertEqual(signal.pthread_sigmask(signal.SIG_BLOCK, set()), {sig})
+                tracker = ResourceTracker()
+                tracker.ensure_running()
+                self.assertEqual(signal.pthread_sigmask(signal.SIG_BLOCK, set()), {sig})
+                tracker._stop()
+        finally:
+            # restore sigmask to what it was before executing test
+            signal.pthread_sigmask(signal.SIG_SETMASK, orig_sigmask)
+
 class TestSimpleQueue(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @classmethod

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-12-03-20-28-08.gh-issue-127586.zgotYF.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+:class:`multiprocessing.pool.Pool` now properly restores blocked signal handlers
+of the parent thread when creating processes via either *spawn* or
+*forkserver*.