Re: zsh eats 100% CPU with completion in /

[Mikael Magnusson <mikachu@xxxxxxxxx>]

2009/10/30 Frank Terbeck <ft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> The subject is not entirely correct.
>
> Zsh eats 100% CPU on a colleague's laptop if you do this:
> % cd /
> % cd ..
> % ./<tab>
>
> Happens with the most recent CVS HEAD, too.
> That's on linux (debian stable, actually).
>
> The problem is reproducible on his machine. And it doesn't happen if
> you do this:
> % cd /
> % ./<tab>
>
> The 'cd ..' is required.
>
> I cannot reproduce the problem on my system with exactly the same
> configuration and with exactly the same zsh version. And I am in fact
> using the very same OS (debian stable), too.
>
> As you can imagine, I am quite puzzled and I don't know how to tackle
> this.
>
> Any hints or suggestions are highly welcome.

I can reproduce this, but not under gdb, and, curiously, not if I
first start another instance of zsh, ie:
%(1) zsh
%(2) cd /
%(2) cd ..
%(2) <tab> -> produces listing
%(2) exit
%(1) cd /
%(1) cd ..
%(1) <tab> -> hangs

Here's a backtrace without debug symbols while i rebuild:
#0  0x080d5cc0 in itype_end ()
#1  0x6fafd51f in docomplete () from /usr/local/lib/zsh/4.3.10-dev-1/zsh/zle.so
#2  0x6faf91d0 in completecall () from
/usr/local/lib/zsh/4.3.10-dev-1/zsh/zle.so
#3  0x6fae935d in execzlefunc () from /usr/local/lib/zsh/4.3.10-dev-1/zsh/zle.so
#4  0x6fae9582 in zlecore () from /usr/local/lib/zsh/4.3.10-dev-1/zsh/zle.so
#5  0x6fae9b89 in zleread () from /usr/local/lib/zsh/4.3.10-dev-1/zsh/zle.so
#6  0x6faebbf7 in zle_main_entry () from
/usr/local/lib/zsh/4.3.10-dev-1/zsh/zle.so
#7  0x08083df0 in zleentry ()
#8  0x08087a53 in inputline ()
#9  0x08087c88 in ingetc ()
#10 0x08082958 in ihgetc ()
#11 0x08090fc6 in zshlex ()
#12 0x080b30aa in parse_event ()
#13 0x08085004 in loop ()
#14 0x08086f2e in zsh_main ()
#15 0x080554b2 in main ()


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Mikael Magnusson