RLP memory errors cause deadlock in unittests

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Done
    • Priority: Major - P3
    • 3.3.14
    • Affects Version/s: 3.3.12
    • Component/s: Text Search
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    • Platforms 2016-09-19
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      The RLP library has various memory errors that tcmalloc detects in debug builds. When TCMalloc detects an error it will log the error, and call abort() while holding a spinlock. Our abort handler prints stack traces by calling backtrace() and this function needs to allocate memory on most architectures. This memory allocation will thus cause a deadlock in the spinlock since the spinlock is not recursive.

            Assignee:
            Mark Benvenuto
            Reporter:
            Mark Benvenuto
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