invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference on dequeue

[dllz]

Hey, just started using this library and I have run into an issue dequeuing a queue.

[signal SIGSEGV: segmentation violation code=0x1 addr=0x58 pc=0x181f8b1]

goroutine 10 [running]:
sync.(*Mutex).Lock(...)
	/usr/local/Cellar/go/1.13.6/libexec/src/sync/mutex.go:74
github.com/joncrlsn/dque.(*DQue).Dequeue(0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
	/Users/dlotz/go/pkg/mod/github.com/joncrlsn/[email protected]/queue.go:240 +0x51

I am not sure if you have any thoughts on the cause of this, my googling does not seem to turn anything up.  

[joncrlsn]

Hi, is this something you can recreate at will? That would help.

@Kriechi

[dllz]

I can only get this error, I do not seem able to successfully dequeue.
The program starts up, all the queues are created.
Then I have set up a blocking pop on the queue along the lines of:

Try dequeue, if nothing in the queue sleep for 0.5 seconds and then try dequeue again. Repeat till you can get something off the queue.

And I immediately get that error and the program crashes

[joncrlsn]

Until we get this figured out, can you use the v2.1 tag? I'm at work today and won't be able to try until later this evening.

[dllz]

No problem, if it helps debuging I am using go 1.14 but I downgraded to 1.12 and the issue persisted

[Kriechi]

@dllz would you mind sharing a snippet of your code?
How do you open the queue? Maybe you even got a minimal reproducible example that shows the error? Or is it deep-down in your application?

[dllz]

Happy to share some, I tried a bunch of other releases and I ran into the issue so I think this is very much a me being stupid.

type Dq struct {
	low  *dque.DQue
	med  *dque.DQue
	high *dque.DQue
	now  *dque.DQue
}

type Holder struct {
	Item interface{}
	Time int64
	Id   string
}

func HolderBuilder() interface{} {
	return &Holder{}
}

func (d Dq) Push(id string, item interface{}, priority Priority) error {
	holder := Holder{
		Item: item,
		Time: time.Now().Unix(),
	}
	switch priority {
	case Now:
		err := d.now.Enqueue(holder)
		if err != nil {
			util.HandleError(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to enqueue item: [%v] to queue %v", item, priority), err)
			return err
		}
		break
	case High:
		err := d.high.Enqueue(holder)
		if err != nil {
			util.HandleError(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to enqueue item: [%v] to queue %v", item, priority), err)
			return err
		}
		break
	case Medium:
		err := d.med.Enqueue(holder)
		if err != nil {
			util.HandleError(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to enqueue item: [%v] to queue %v", item, priority), err)
			return err
		}
		break
	case Low:
		err := d.low.Enqueue(holder)
		if err != nil {
			util.HandleError(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to enqueue item: [%v] to queue %v", item, priority), err)
			return err
		}
		break
	default:
		return util.HandleErrorErr("No matching priority", errors.New("No matching priority for "+string(priority)))
	}
	return nil
}

func (d Dq) Pop() interface{} {
	for {
		temp, err := d.now.Dequeue()
		if err != nil && err != dque.ErrEmpty {
			util.HandleError("Error fetching now priority", err)
		}
		if temp != nil && err == nil {
			return temp
		}
		temp, err = d.high.Dequeue()
		if err != nil && err != dque.ErrEmpty {
			util.HandleError("Error fetching high priority", err)
		}
		if temp != nil && err == nil {
			return temp
		}
		temp, err = d.med.Dequeue()
		if err != nil && err != dque.ErrEmpty {
			util.HandleError("Error fetching med priority", err)
		}
		if temp != nil && err == nil {
			return temp
		}
		temp, err = d.low.Dequeue()
		if err != nil && err != dque.ErrEmpty {
			util.HandleError("Error fetching low priority", err)
		}
		if temp != nil && err == nil {
			return temp
		}
		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(viper.GetInt(util.QueueDequeueEmptyWaitTime)))
	}
}

func (d Dq) Connect() interface{} {
	var err error
	d.low, err = dque.New(string(Low), viper.GetString(util.QueueDirectory), SegmentSize, HolderBuilder)
	if err != nil {
		d.now, err = dque.Open(string(Low), viper.GetString(util.QueueDirectory), SegmentSize, HolderBuilder)
		if err != nil {
			util.HandleError("Error creating low client", err)
			return nil
		}
	}
	d.med, err = dque.New(string(Medium), viper.GetString(util.QueueDirectory), SegmentSize, HolderBuilder)
	if err != nil {
		d.now, err = dque.Open(string(Medium), viper.GetString(util.QueueDirectory), SegmentSize, HolderBuilder)
		if err != nil {
			util.HandleError("Error creating med client", err)
			return nil
		}
	}
	d.high, err = dque.New(string(High), viper.GetString(util.QueueDirectory), SegmentSize, HolderBuilder)
	if err != nil {
		d.high, err = dque.Open(string(High), viper.GetString(util.QueueDirectory), SegmentSize, HolderBuilder)
		if err != nil {
			util.HandleError("Error creating high client", err)
			return nil
		}
	}
	d.now, err = dque.New(string(Now), viper.GetString(util.QueueDirectory), SegmentSize, HolderBuilder)
	if err != nil {
		d.now, err = dque.Open(string(Now), viper.GetString(util.QueueDirectory), SegmentSize, HolderBuilder)
		if err != nil {
			util.HandleError("Error creating now client", err)
			return nil
		}
	}
	return d
}

func (d Dq) ListenOnQueue(handler func(item interface{}), stop *bool) {
	go func() {
		for {
			if !*stop {
				item := d.Pop()
				handler(item)
			}
		}
	}()
}

And then it is being initialized with

        dq := queue.Dq{}
	qh := QueueHandler{
		Queue: dq,
	}
	dq.Connect()
	var stop bool
	dq.ListenOnQueue(func(item interface{}) {
		fmt.Println(item)
	}, &stop)

[Kriechi]

Quick one without thinking too much:

you might want to try using "methods on pointers":

func (d Dq) Connect() interface{} {

vs.

func (d *Dq) Connect() interface{} {

Also, dque has a nice NewOrOpen which might save you a bit of error handling code.

[dllz]

Issue persists with pointers sadly,
Thanks for the NewOrOpen, that will definitely come in handy

[joncrlsn]

Hi dllz, Nothing jumps out at me right away either. Could you maybe change your comment above to be the contents of a stand-alone go file that can be run to show the problem? Then I can copy it into test.go and run go run test.go. For example,

• I can't find the definition of QueueHandler.
• I can't tell how stop ever gets flipped.
• Please hardcode values like this to make it compile without extra dependencies: viper.GetString(util.QueueDirectory)
• Make sure your example uses methods on the pointer of Dq like Kriechi suggested.

Whenever I have had to show a problem with the simplest possible problem demonstration program on any code I've written, I find it really helps my understanding of things, as well as helping others help me find the problem.

Thanks!

• Jon

[dllz]

Hi Jon.

Sorry about that, I have cleaned up the code to hopefully solve your problem.

package queue

import (
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"github.com/joncrlsn/dque"
	"time"
)

type Priority string

const (
	Low         Priority = "low"
	Medium      Priority = "med"
	High        Priority = "high"
	Now         Priority = "now"
	SegmentSize          = 50
)


type Dq struct {
	low  *dque.DQue
	med  *dque.DQue
	high *dque.DQue
	now  *dque.DQue
}

type Holder struct {
	Item interface{}
	Time int64
	Id   string
}

func HolderBuilder() interface{} {
	return &Holder{}
}

func (d *Dq) Push(id string, item interface{}, priority Priority) error {
	holder := Holder{
		Item: item,
		Time: time.Now().Unix(),
	}
	switch priority {
	case Now:
		err := d.now.Enqueue(holder)
		if err != nil {
			fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to enqueue item: [%v] to queue %v", item, priority), err)
			return err
		}
		break
	case High:
		err := d.high.Enqueue(holder)
		if err != nil {
			fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to enqueue item: [%v] to queue %v", item, priority), err)
			return err
		}
		break
	case Medium:
		err := d.med.Enqueue(holder)
		if err != nil {
			fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to enqueue item: [%v] to queue %v", item, priority), err)
			return err
		}
		break
	case Low:
		err := d.low.Enqueue(holder)
		if err != nil {
			fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to enqueue item: [%v] to queue %v", item, priority), err)
			return err
		}
		break
	default:
		fmt.Println("No matching priority")
		return errors.New("No matching priority for "+string(priority))
	}
	return nil
}

func (d *Dq) Pop() interface{} {
	for {
		temp, err := d.now.Dequeue()
		if err != nil && err != dque.ErrEmpty {
			fmt.Println("Error fetching now priority", err)
		}
		if temp != nil && err == nil {
			return temp
		}
		temp, err = d.high.Dequeue()
		if err != nil && err != dque.ErrEmpty {
			fmt.Println("Error fetching high priority", err)
		}
		if temp != nil && err == nil {
			return temp
		}
		temp, err = d.med.Dequeue()
		if err != nil && err != dque.ErrEmpty {
			fmt.Println("Error fetching med priority", err)
		}
		if temp != nil && err == nil {
			return temp
		}
		temp, err = d.low.Dequeue()
		if err != nil && err != dque.ErrEmpty {
			fmt.Println("Error fetching low priority", err)
		}
		if temp != nil && err == nil {
			return temp
		}
		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 500)
	}
}

func (d *Dq) Connect() interface{} {
	var err error
	d.low, err = dque.New(string(Low), "queue", SegmentSize, HolderBuilder)
	if err != nil {
		d.now, err = dque.Open(string(Low), "queue", SegmentSize, HolderBuilder)
		if err != nil {
			fmt.Println("Error creating low client", err)
			return nil
		}
	}
	d.med, err = dque.New(string(Medium), "queue", SegmentSize, HolderBuilder)
	if err != nil {
		d.now, err = dque.Open(string(Medium), "queue", SegmentSize, HolderBuilder)
		if err != nil {
			fmt.Println("Error creating med client", err)
			return nil
		}
	}
	d.high, err = dque.New(string(High), "queue", SegmentSize, HolderBuilder)
	if err != nil {
		d.high, err = dque.Open(string(High), "queue", SegmentSize, HolderBuilder)
		if err != nil {
			fmt.Println("Error creating high client", err)
			return nil
		}
	}
	d.now, err = dque.New(string(Now), "queue", SegmentSize, HolderBuilder)
	if err != nil {
		d.now, err = dque.Open(string(Now), "queue", SegmentSize, HolderBuilder)
		if err != nil {
			fmt.Println("Error creating now client", err)
			return nil
		}
	}
	return d
}

func (d *Dq) ListenOnQueue(handler func(item interface{}), stop *bool) {
	go func() {
		for {
			if !*stop {
				item := d.Pop()
				handler(item)
			}
		}
	}()
}

The calling code:

package webservice

import (
	"canvas-data-management-go/pkg/export"
	"canvas-data-management-go/pkg/queue"
	"canvas-data-management-go/pkg/util"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"io/ioutil"
	"net/http"
)

type QueueJson struct {
	Item     string         `json:item`
	Id       string         `json:id`
	Priority queue.Priority `json:Priority`
}

type QueueHandler struct {
	Queue queue.Dq
}
func Run(ip string, port string) error {
	dq := queue.Dq{}
	qh := QueueHandler{
		Queue: dq,
	}
	dq.Connect()

	http.HandleFunc("/queue", qh.handleQueue)
	hostAddress := "localhost" + ":" + "12345"
	var stop bool
	dq.ListenOnQueue(func(item interface{}) {
		fmt.Println(item)
	}, &stop)
		err := http.ListenAndServe(hostAddress, nil)
	if err != nil{
		fmt.Println("Error hosting http listener "+hostAddress)
		return err
	}
	return nil
}
func (qh *QueueHandler) handleQueue(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
	fmt.Println("Received queue request")
	var item QueueJson
	err := json.Unmarshal(getBody(r.Body, w), &item)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println("Error un-marshalling json from http server", err)
		http.Error(w, "Bad Request", http.StatusBadRequest)
		return
	}
	err = qh.Queue.Push(item.Id, item.Item, item.Priority)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println("Error queuing data: "+item.Id, err)
		http.Error(w, "Error queuing data for ID: "+item.Id+" "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
		return
	}
	response := ResponseJson{Message: "Successfully processed"}
	encoder := json.NewEncoder(w)
	err = encoder.Encode(response)
}

Webservice caller

package cmd

import (
	ws "canvas-data-management-go/pkg/webservice"
	"fmt"
	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
)

var (
	webserviceCommand = &cobra.Command{
		Use:   "web",
		Short: "Put the cli a mode that it receives commands from the internet",
		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
			err := webservice(ip, port)
			if err != nil {
				fmt.Print("Error running command", err)
			}
		},
	}
	port string
	ip   string
)

func webservice(ip string, port string) error {
	err := ws.Run()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	return nil
}

root.go

package cmd

import (
	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
)

var (
	rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
		Use:              "cdm",
		TraverseChildren: true,
	}
)

func Execute() error {
	return rootCmd.Execute()
}

func init() {

	//Web
	webserviceCommand.Flags().StringVar(&ip, "ip", "127.0.0.1", "Specify the ip address to listen on")
	webserviceCommand.Flags().StringVar(&port, "port", "2364", "Specify the ip address to listen on")
	rootCmd.AddCommand(webserviceCommand)
}

main.go

package main

import (
	"canvas-data-management-go/cmd"
	"fmt"
)

func main() {
	err := cmd.Execute()
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println("Error starting up", err)
	}
}