https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=81098
Bug ID: 81098 Summary: backtrace_pcinfo initialization not thread safe Product: gcc Version: unknown Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: other Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: bernard at zeroc dot com Target Milestone: --- Created attachment 41552 --> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=41552&action=edit test case The first call to backtrace_pcinfo performs a one-time initialization which does not appear to be thread safe, even when initializing libbacktrace in threaded mode. With the attached test case, you should get a SEGV and core dump with every run. Compile with: c++ -g --std=c++11 bt-test.cpp -o bt-test -lbacktrace -pthread Tested on Ubuntu 16.04 x86_64 with gcc 5.4.0 and Debian stretch x86_64 with gcc 6.3.0. Compile with -DWORKAROUND to "pre initialize" backtrace_pcinfo and work-around this issue.