nginx crash

[Maxim Dounin]

Hello!

On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 08:40:41AM -0700, Dk Jack wrote:

> In my code I am not modifying the reference count. Could you let 
> me if there any function calls if invoked would indirectly 
> update the reference count?

There are quite a few functions and/or return codes which might 
indirectly modify request reference counter, including the 
ngx_http_internal_redirect() function (which increments reference 
count and assumes it is decremented by further processing), 
request body reading code (which increments reference counter and 
assumes it is decremented by the body handler) and 
ngx_http_finalize_request() (which is normally used to decrement 
reference counter).  Further, lack of explicit reference counting 
might be the issue if you are trying to do something non-trivial, 
and, for example, calling functions which might indirectly 
finalize the request.  That's why I've suggested to review the 
code logic in the first place.

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