http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=57405
Bug ID: 57405 Summary: Using printf in signal handler with alternate stack generates a SIGSEGV Product: gcc Version: unknown Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: libgcc Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: jkf at research dot att.com Created attachment 30185 --> http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=30185&action=edit requested bug information and gdb session showing failure When using several printf's in a sigaction signal handler and alternate stacks generates a SIGSEGV: Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. 0x0000003b8ce480ac in _IO_vfprintf_internal (s=<value optimized out>, format=<value optimized out>, ap=<value optimized out>) at vfprintf.c:1641 1641 process_string_arg (((struct printf_spec *) NULL)); This is independent of the size of the alternate signal stack. I have tried it with 4 * SIGSTKSZ and same error at same line when alternate signal stack is is SIGSTKSZ (8k). Attached is file with requested information and output of gdb debug session of program execution.