On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 10:30:06PM +0900, Vladimir Lomov wrote:
> Hello,
> ** Nicholas Marriott [2011-08-27 00:26:52 +0100]:
> 
> > If you use libevent 2.x, you STILL need to set EVENT_NOEPOLL=1.
> 
> > The hanging bug is an epoll bug in the Linux kernel, so you have to make
> > libevent use poll or select instead.
> 
> > The reason you can't just do this with libevent 1.4 is because there is
> > a bug in the poll and select backends which is worse (makes the server
> > hang not just client); this is fixed in libevent 2.x.
> 
> Sorry, my fault. I was try to say that on my box (Archlinux x86_64)
> with given kernel, having libevent2 _and_ setting EVENT_NOEPOLL=1 don't help
> to avoid hanging.

Show me ldd on tmux binary and strace output from hanging client please.

> 
> > On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 01:18:55AM +0900, Vladimir Lomov wrote:
> >> Hello,
> 
> >> I want to add my 2 cents to the topic...
> 
> >> ** Nicholas Marriott 2011-06-28 07:07
> >>   on topic "tmux has-session -t MYSESSION 2> /dev/null" said
> 
> >>> This is a bug in epoll on Linux, you have several choices:
> 
> >>> - Build tmux against libevent 2 and set EVENT_NOEPOLL=1 in the
> >>>   environment before starting it. (libevent 1.4 has a another bug which
> >>>   is worse, so only do this if you use libevent 2.)
> 
> >>> - Avoid redirecting to /dev/null. IIRC you can workaround it with
> >>>   for example tmux info|cat >/dev/null.
> 
> Actually this advice don't help me too. If I run in terminal
> 
> <code>
> $ tmux -2 -u -L docs has-session -t tooll | cat > /dev/null
> session not found: tooll
> </code>
> 
> as well as
> 
> <code>
> $ tmux -2 -u -L docs has-session -t tooll | cat > /dev/null 2>&1
> session not found: tooll
> </code>
> 
> The list of existing sessions
> <code>
> $ tmux -2 -u -L docs ls
> editors: 4 windows (created...) [...]
> tools: 3 windows (created...) [...]
> vcs: 2 windows (created...) [...]
> </code>
> 
> I'm using bash shell
> <code>
> $ [C-x C-v]
> GNU bash, version 4.2.10(2)-release (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu)
> </code>
> 
> The worse I can't rely on that code, because exit status from pipe is
> exit status of last executed command (man bash).
> 
> >> I report following:
> 
> >> 1) system: Archlinux x86_64,
> >>   gcc: 4.6.1,
> >>   kernel (uname -s -r -v):
> >>     Linux 2.6.39.1-zen-ARCH-00324-g6d6d304 #1 ZEN SMP PREEMPT Wed Jun 15 
> >> 14:45:20 IRKST 2011
> >>   tmux: compiled from svn (revno. 2588)
> >>   libevent: 2.0.12 and 2.0.13 (tried on two hosts)
> 
> >> 2) several sessions: 'tools', 'editors', 'vcs' on socket 'docs': tmux -2 
> >> -u -L docs
> 
> >> 3) in terminal
> >>   $ tmux -2 -u -L docs has-session -t tools
> >>   $
> >>   $ tmux -2 -u -L docs has-session -t tool
> >>   $
> >>   $ tmux -2 -u -L docs has-session -t tooll
> >>   session not found: tooll
> >>   $ tmux -2 -u -L docs has-session -t tools 2> /dev/null
> >>   $
> >>   $ tmux -2 -u -L docs has-session -t tooll 2> /dev/null
> 
> >>   ... hanging, have to kill terminal and start new one
> >>   $ export EVENT_NOEPOLL=1
> >>   $ tmux -2 -u -L docs has-session -t tools
> >>   $
> >>   $ tmux -2 -u -L docs has-session -t tooll
> >>   session not found: tooll
> >>   $ tmux -2 -u -L docs has-session -t tools 2> /dev/null
> >>   $ tmux -2 -u -L docs has-session -t tooll 2> /dev/null
> 
> >>   ... hanging
> 
> >> So, if I'm right, only second solution is working and libevent2
> >> [completely] broken in that respect.
> 
> To summarize: I just want to say that on my box advice with
> EVENT_NOEPOLL don't work.
> 
> And thank you for this incredible software!
> 
> ---
> WBR, Vladimir Lomov
> 
> -- 
> "I don't care who does the electing as long as I get to do the nominating."
>               -- Boss Tweed

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