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Support for CMA-ES minimizer based on libcmaes #40

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@beniz beniz commented Nov 18, 2014

This is ROOT6 support for CMA-ES, a state-of-the-art black box stochastic minimizer. The implementation uses libcmaes, a novel high performance C++11 (with Python bindings) library for blackbox optimization.

The new minimizer yields better results than Minuit2 for most problems, though for an higher computation cost on average. See below for links to relevant benchmarks backing up these claims.

This implementation is on behalf of Inria Saclay Research group TAO, Laboratoire de l'Accelerateur Lineaire, group AppStat and University Paris-Sud LRI

===Features===

  • Seamless replacement for Minuit, Minuit2 and Fumili
  • Seamless support for RooFit
  • Relying on libcmaes allows for best performances known for CMA-ES + access to several flavors of the original algorithm, yielding best results with a trade off for computational cost, as needed
  • Compilation support for both Autotools and CMake
  • Included tutorial files, tests, and a special benchmark vs Minuit2

===Documentation===

===Performances===

I am available for help in testing and possibly integrating and maintaining this addition, just let me know.

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@beniz, could you rebase again. We have better build infrastructure now and we could speed up the integration process.

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Comments from a partial review.

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# - Try to find libcmaes, https://github.com/beniz/libcmaes
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It seems this file is not needed. It is some editor backup.

@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(krb5 ON "Kerberos5 support, requires Kerberos libs")
ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(ldap ON "LDAP support, requires (Open)LDAP libs")
ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(mathmore ON "Build the new libMathMore extended math library, requires GSL (vers. >= 1.8)")
ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(memstat ${memstat_defvalue} "A memory statistics utility, helps to detect memory leaks")
ROOT_BUILD_OPTION(libcmaes OFF "Build the libcmaes minimizer library")
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We'd like alphabetical order here.

@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ set(buildmathmore ${value${mathmore}})
set(buildcling ${value${cling}})
set(buildroofit ${value${roofit}})
set(buildminuit2 ${value${minuit2}})
set(buildcmaes ${value${libcmaes}})
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Likewise.

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### This is support for black-box optimization with CMA-ES from within ROOT (http://root.cern.ch/drupal/).
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Pleas update the root website link. We don't have drupal suffix anymore.

#ifndef ROOT_CMAES_CMAESMinimizer
#define ROOT_CMAES_CMAESMinimizer

#ifndef ROOT_Math_Minimizer
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We don't use these include protectors anymore.

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beniz commented Apr 7, 2017

@vgvassilev Hi, I will but it may take some time since this PR is two years old. I may require your help if I hit merging difficulties. cc @nikohansen @kegl

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Sure! I'd really like to split this PR in atomic sub PRs. This would make me and the other reviewers much more comfortable.

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beniz commented Apr 7, 2017

The PR basically includes:

  • building changes for including CMA-ES
  • the CMA-ES optimizer via libcmaes
  • test samples

Not sure how to split it. I'll provide a rebase, and you guys may be able to move forward from there.

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lmoneta commented Apr 12, 2017

I don't think this PR should be split.
It is fine as now. It needs some cleanup, there are some changes as in TPluginManger.cxx, TF1.cxx etc.. that are not needed.

The only think is that the support for configure/make can be dropped (we do not support for new packages added in ROOT) and just keep the CMake support.

If you give me again the instructions on how to build the cma-es library I can test this PR.
On which platforms can the CMA-ES library be built ?

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beniz commented Apr 17, 2017

@lmoneta @vgvassilev Hi, I am closing this PR and I will provide another fresh one instead with all relevant commits added to the tip of current master.

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omazapa commented Apr 17, 2017

Great! I am very interested in do a review of this code after the new updates if @lmoneta @vgvassilev are agreed, CMA-ES appear to be a great minimizer.

Best,
Omar.

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beniz commented Apr 18, 2017

@lmoneta @vgvassilev @omazapa Please see PR #507 as a follow up. Your help is needed on some minor issues.

pcanal added a commit to pcanal/root that referenced this pull request Feb 1, 2018
In the example below, thread #11 is waiting on the ‘AppKit lock’ while thread #1 is waiting on the ROOT read lock and thread #12 is waiting on the ROOT write lock.

In thread #11, the ROOT write lock is taken/held by frame #9, TCanvas::Update, to ‘serialize’ the update to the windowing system.

In thread #1, the ‘AppKit lock’ is likely taken/held by a frame in the #16 to root-project#40 range.

This commit remove the dead lock by removing the unnecessary use of code needing the ROOT lock within code run under the AppKit lock so that in they case thread #1 no longer need to wait for the ROOT (read) lock.

In addition it should be investigated whether the ROOT (write) lock should be taken in thread #1, frame 1 (TMacOSXSystem::ProcessPendingEvents) for the same reason it is taken in TCanvas::Update.

  thread #11
    frame #0: 0x00007fffab109bf2 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__psynch_cvwait + 10
    frame #1: 0x00007fffab1f57fa libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_cond_wait + 712
    frame #2: 0x00007fff93394e34 AppKit`-[NSViewHierarchyLock lockForReadingWithExceptionHandler:] + 287
    frame #3: 0x00007fff934948ae AppKit`-[NSWindow _copyAcquiredViewHierarchyLock] + 126
    frame #4: 0x00007fff9349442c AppKit`-[NSView lockFocusIfCanDraw] + 159
    frame #5: 0x000000011c09063d libGCocoa.so`ROOT::MacOSX::X11::CommandBuffer::Flush(this=0x0000000100dbb080, impl=0x0000000100dbb000) at X11Buffer.mm:550
    frame #6: 0x000000011c04e9c4 libGCocoa.so`TGCocoa::Update(this=0x0000000100ad1bc0, mode=1) at TGCocoa.mm:536
    frame #7: 0x000000011c04ff3e libGCocoa.so`TGCocoa::UpdateWindow(this=0x0000000100ad1bc0, (null)=1) at TGCocoa.mm:776
    frame #8: 0x000000011ad70827 libGpad.so`TCanvas::Flush(this=0x000000012274e740) at TCanvas.cxx:1096
    frame #9: 0x000000011ad7830f libGpad.so`TCanvas::Update(this=0x000000012274e740) at TCanvas.cxx:2287
    frame #10: 0x0000000100fe4e86 threadsh2_C.so`handle2((null)=0x0000000000000001) at threadsh2.C:105
    frame #11: 0x0000000100f55680 libThread.so`TThread::Function(ptr=0x0000000122753b00) at TThread.cxx:821
    frame #12: 0x00007fffab1f493b libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_body + 180
    frame #13: 0x00007fffab1f4887 libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_start + 286
    frame #14: 0x00007fffab1f408d libsystem_pthread.dylib`thread_start + 13

  thread #1, queue = 'com.apple.main-thread', stop reason = signal SIGSTOP
    frame #0: 0x00007fffab109bf2 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__psynch_cvwait + 10
    frame #1: 0x00007fffab1f57fa libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_cond_wait + 712
    frame #2: 0x00007fffa9b734cd libc++.1.dylib`std::__1::condition_variable::wait(std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex>&) + 47
    frame #3: 0x0000000100f76b6f libThread.so`void std::__1::condition_variable_any::wait<std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex> >(this=0x0000000122753a28, __lock=0x00007fff5fbf5cf8) at condition_variable:202
    frame #4: 0x0000000100f6887e libThread.so`ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::ReadLock() [inlined] void std::__1::condition_variable_any::wait<std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex>, ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::ReadLock()::'lambda'()>(this=0x0000000122753a28, __lock=0x00007fff5fbf5cf8, __pred=(anonymous class) @ 0x00007fff5fbf5e08)::'lambda'()) at condition_variable:211
    frame #5: 0x0000000100f68857 libThread.so`ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::ReadLock(this=0x00000001227539d8) at TReentrantRWLock.cxx:95
    frame #6: 0x0000000100f5c719 libThread.so`ROOT::TRWMutexImp<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::ReadLock(this=0x00000001227539d0) at TRWMutexImp.cxx:33
    frame #7: 0x00000001000f52d1 libCore.so`ROOT::TReadLockGuard::TReadLockGuard(this=0x00007fff5fbf5f48, mutex=0x00000001227539d0) at TVirtualRWMutex.h:89
    frame #8: 0x00000001000f275d libCore.so`ROOT::TReadLockGuard::TReadLockGuard(this=0x00007fff5fbf5f48, mutex=0x00000001227539d0) at TVirtualRWMutex.h:88
    frame #9: 0x00000001002fcebf libCore.so`THashTable::FindObject(this=0x0000000100b0e120, name="TGTextView") const at THashTable.cxx:242
    frame #10: 0x00000001003a67fd libCore.so`TClass::GetClass(name="TGTextView", load=true, silent=true) at TClass.cxx:2900
    frame #11: 0x00000001003c9e16 libCore.so`TClass::InheritsFrom(this=0x0000000118fe1250, classname="TGTextView") const at TClass.cxx:4683
    frame #12: 0x000000010024cb6e libCore.so`TObject::InheritsFrom(this=0x0000000126908de0, classname="TGTextView") const at TObject.cxx:445
    frame #13: 0x000000011c03e47f libGCocoa.so`ROOT::MacOSX::X11::ViewIsTextView(viewID=116) at QuartzWindow.mm:899
    frame #14: 0x000000011c03e518 libGCocoa.so`ROOT::MacOSX::X11::ViewIsTextView(view=0x0000000126908ee0) at QuartzWindow.mm:907
    frame #15: 0x000000011c04706c libGCocoa.so`::-[QuartzView drawRect:](self=0x0000000126908ee0, _cmd="drawRect:", dirtyRect=(origin = (x = 0, y = 0), size = (width = 29, height = 21))) at QuartzWindow.mm:2728
    frame #16: 0x00007fff934a4f99 AppKit`-[NSView _drawRect:clip:] + 2276
    frame #17: 0x00007fff934f4f2f AppKit`-[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 1753
    frame #18: 0x00007fff934f539a AppKit`-[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 2884
    frame #19: 0x00007fff934f539a AppKit`-[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 2884
    frame #20: 0x00007fff934f539a AppKit`-[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 2884
    frame #21: 0x00007fff934a2ad2 AppKit`-[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:topView:] + 837
    frame #22: 0x00007fff934a22af AppKit`-[NSThemeFrame _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:topView:] + 334
    frame root-project#23: 0x00007fff934a06d8 AppKit`-[NSView _displayRectIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:] + 2452
    frame root-project#24: 0x00007fff9349bfca AppKit`-[NSView displayIfNeeded] + 1748
    frame root-project#25: 0x00007fff9349b8db AppKit`-[NSWindow displayIfNeeded] + 230
    frame root-project#26: 0x00007fff93bfbcb4 AppKit`___NSWindowGetDisplayCycleObserver_block_invoke.6228 + 277
    frame root-project#27: 0x00007fff9349b3b9 AppKit`__37+[NSDisplayCycle currentDisplayCycle]_block_invoke + 454
    frame root-project#28: 0x00007fff9b384cc6 QuartzCore`CA::Transaction::run_commit_handlers(CATransactionPhase) + 46
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    frame root-project#30: 0x00007fff9b3837a1 QuartzCore`CA::Transaction::commit() + 475
    frame root-project#31: 0x00007fff9377e8b1 AppKit`__37+[NSDisplayCycle currentDisplayCycle]_block_invoke.31 + 323
    frame root-project#32: 0x00007fff95874d37 CoreFoundation`__CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_AN_OBSERVER_CALLBACK_FUNCTION__ + 23
    frame root-project#33: 0x00007fff95874ca7 CoreFoundation`__CFRunLoopDoObservers + 391
    frame root-project#34: 0x00007fff958556d9 CoreFoundation`__CFRunLoopRun + 873
    frame root-project#35: 0x00007fff95855114 CoreFoundation`CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 420
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    frame root-project#38: 0x00007fff94db5b26 HIToolbox`_BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 71
    frame root-project#39: 0x00007fff9334ca54 AppKit`_DPSNextEvent + 1120
    frame root-project#40: 0x00007fff93ac87ee AppKit`-[NSApplication(NSEvent) _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 2796
    frame root-project#41: 0x0000000100491031 libCore.so`TMacOSXSystem::ProcessPendingEvents(this=0x0000000100c06d60) at TMacOSXSystem.mm:473
    frame root-project#42: 0x000000010049097d libCore.so`TMacOSXSystem::DispatchOneEvent(this=0x0000000100c06d60, pendingOnly=true) at TMacOSXSystem.mm:365
    frame root-project#43: 0x0000000100294f4b libCore.so`TSystem::ProcessEvents(this=0x0000000100c06d60) at TSystem.cxx:429
    frame root-project#44: 0x0000000100fe5844 threadsh2_C.so`threadsh2() at threadsh2.C:196
    frame root-project#45: 0x0000000100fec06a
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  thread #12
    frame #0: 0x00007fffab109bf2 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__psynch_cvwait + 10
    frame #1: 0x00007fffab1f57fa libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_cond_wait + 712
    frame #2: 0x00007fffa9b734cd libc++.1.dylib`std::__1::condition_variable::wait(std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex>&) + 47
    frame #3: 0x0000000100f76b6f libThread.so`void std::__1::condition_variable_any::wait<std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex> >(this=0x0000000122753a28, __lock=0x0000700009f18898) at condition_variable:202
    frame #4: 0x0000000100f697b4 libThread.so`ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::WriteLock() [inlined] void std::__1::condition_variable_any::wait<std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex>, ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::WriteLock()::'lambda'()>(this=0x0000000122753a28, __lock=0x0000700009f18898, __pred=(anonymous class) @ 0x0000700009f18a28)::'lambda'()) at condition_variable:211
    frame #5: 0x0000000100f69790 libThread.so`ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::WriteLock(this=0x00000001227539d8) at TReentrantRWLock.cxx:175
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    frame #15: 0x0000000100f55680 libThread.so`TThread::Function(ptr=0x0000000122754790) at TThread.cxx:821
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    frame #17: 0x00007fffab1f4887 libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_start + 286
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pcanal added a commit that referenced this pull request Feb 2, 2018
In the example below, thread #11 is waiting on the ‘AppKit lock’ while thread #1 is waiting on the ROOT read lock and thread #12 is waiting on the ROOT write lock.

In thread #11, the ROOT write lock is taken/held by frame #9, TCanvas::Update, to ‘serialize’ the update to the windowing system.

In thread #1, the ‘AppKit lock’ is likely taken/held by a frame in the #16 to #40 range.

This commit remove the dead lock by removing the unnecessary use of code needing the ROOT lock within code run under the AppKit lock so that in they case thread #1 no longer need to wait for the ROOT (read) lock.

In addition it should be investigated whether the ROOT (write) lock should be taken in thread #1, frame 1 (TMacOSXSystem::ProcessPendingEvents) for the same reason it is taken in TCanvas::Update.

  thread #11
    frame #0: 0x00007fffab109bf2 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__psynch_cvwait + 10
    frame #1: 0x00007fffab1f57fa libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_cond_wait + 712
    frame #2: 0x00007fff93394e34 AppKit`-[NSViewHierarchyLock lockForReadingWithExceptionHandler:] + 287
    frame #3: 0x00007fff934948ae AppKit`-[NSWindow _copyAcquiredViewHierarchyLock] + 126
    frame #4: 0x00007fff9349442c AppKit`-[NSView lockFocusIfCanDraw] + 159
    frame #5: 0x000000011c09063d libGCocoa.so`ROOT::MacOSX::X11::CommandBuffer::Flush(this=0x0000000100dbb080, impl=0x0000000100dbb000) at X11Buffer.mm:550
    frame #6: 0x000000011c04e9c4 libGCocoa.so`TGCocoa::Update(this=0x0000000100ad1bc0, mode=1) at TGCocoa.mm:536
    frame #7: 0x000000011c04ff3e libGCocoa.so`TGCocoa::UpdateWindow(this=0x0000000100ad1bc0, (null)=1) at TGCocoa.mm:776
    frame #8: 0x000000011ad70827 libGpad.so`TCanvas::Flush(this=0x000000012274e740) at TCanvas.cxx:1096
    frame #9: 0x000000011ad7830f libGpad.so`TCanvas::Update(this=0x000000012274e740) at TCanvas.cxx:2287
    frame #10: 0x0000000100fe4e86 threadsh2_C.so`handle2((null)=0x0000000000000001) at threadsh2.C:105
    frame #11: 0x0000000100f55680 libThread.so`TThread::Function(ptr=0x0000000122753b00) at TThread.cxx:821
    frame #12: 0x00007fffab1f493b libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_body + 180
    frame #13: 0x00007fffab1f4887 libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_start + 286
    frame #14: 0x00007fffab1f408d libsystem_pthread.dylib`thread_start + 13

  thread #1, queue = 'com.apple.main-thread', stop reason = signal SIGSTOP
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    frame #1: 0x00007fffab1f57fa libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_cond_wait + 712
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    frame #19: 0x00007fff934f539a AppKit`-[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 2884
    frame #20: 0x00007fff934f539a AppKit`-[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 2884
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    frame #23: 0x00007fff934a06d8 AppKit`-[NSView _displayRectIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:] + 2452
    frame #24: 0x00007fff9349bfca AppKit`-[NSView displayIfNeeded] + 1748
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    frame #28: 0x00007fff9b384cc6 QuartzCore`CA::Transaction::run_commit_handlers(CATransactionPhase) + 46
    frame #29: 0x00007fff9b48e8ac QuartzCore`CA::Context::commit_transaction(CA::Transaction*) + 160
    frame #30: 0x00007fff9b3837a1 QuartzCore`CA::Transaction::commit() + 475
    frame #31: 0x00007fff9377e8b1 AppKit`__37+[NSDisplayCycle currentDisplayCycle]_block_invoke.31 + 323
    frame #32: 0x00007fff95874d37 CoreFoundation`__CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_AN_OBSERVER_CALLBACK_FUNCTION__ + 23
    frame #33: 0x00007fff95874ca7 CoreFoundation`__CFRunLoopDoObservers + 391
    frame #34: 0x00007fff958556d9 CoreFoundation`__CFRunLoopRun + 873
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    frame #36: 0x00007fff94db5ebc HIToolbox`RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 240
    frame #37: 0x00007fff94db5bf9 HIToolbox`ReceiveNextEventCommon + 184
    frame #38: 0x00007fff94db5b26 HIToolbox`_BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 71
    frame #39: 0x00007fff9334ca54 AppKit`_DPSNextEvent + 1120
    frame #40: 0x00007fff93ac87ee AppKit`-[NSApplication(NSEvent) _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 2796
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    frame #45: 0x0000000100fec06a
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    frame #50: 0x0000000103e552a5 libCling.so`cling::MetaProcessor::process(this=0x0000000100b65aa0, input_line=(Data = "threadsh2()", Length = 11), compRes=0x00007fff5fbfb540, result=0x00007fff5fbfbde0, disableValuePrinting=false) at MetaProcessor.cpp:341
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    frame #52: 0x000000010397a16e libCling.so`TCling::ProcessLine(this=0x0000000100a0de40, line=".X  /opt/build/root_builds/master.debug/tutorials/thread/./threadsh2.C+", error=0x00007fff5fbfd694) at TCling.cxx:2170
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    frame #55: 0x00000001001f19e0 libCore.so`TApplication::ProcessFile(this=0x0000000100b113e0, file="threadsh2.C+", error=0x00007fff5fbfd694, keep=false) at TApplication.cxx:1015
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    frame #57: 0x000000010009878d libRint.so`TRint::ProcessLineNr(this=0x0000000100b113e0, filestem="ROOT_cli_", line=".x threadsh2.C+", error=0x00007fff5fbfd694) at TRint.cxx:756
    frame #58: 0x0000000100097daf libRint.so`TRint::Run(this=0x0000000100b113e0, retrn=false) at TRint.cxx:416
    frame #59: 0x00000001000027a4 root.exe`main(argc=1, argv=0x00007fff5fbff780) at rmain.cxx:30
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  thread #12
    frame #0: 0x00007fffab109bf2 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__psynch_cvwait + 10
    frame #1: 0x00007fffab1f57fa libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_cond_wait + 712
    frame #2: 0x00007fffa9b734cd libc++.1.dylib`std::__1::condition_variable::wait(std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex>&) + 47
    frame #3: 0x0000000100f76b6f libThread.so`void std::__1::condition_variable_any::wait<std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex> >(this=0x0000000122753a28, __lock=0x0000700009f18898) at condition_variable:202
    frame #4: 0x0000000100f697b4 libThread.so`ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::WriteLock() [inlined] void std::__1::condition_variable_any::wait<std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex>, ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::WriteLock()::'lambda'()>(this=0x0000000122753a28, __lock=0x0000700009f18898, __pred=(anonymous class) @ 0x0000700009f18a28)::'lambda'()) at condition_variable:211
    frame #5: 0x0000000100f69790 libThread.so`ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::WriteLock(this=0x00000001227539d8) at TReentrantRWLock.cxx:175
    frame #6: 0x0000000100f5c779 libThread.so`ROOT::TRWMutexImp<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::WriteLock(this=0x00000001227539d0) at TRWMutexImp.cxx:42
    frame #7: 0x0000000100f57df6 libThread.so`ROOT::TVirtualRWMutex::Lock(this=0x00000001227539d0) at TVirtualRWMutex.h:52
    frame #8: 0x00000001039b2dd9 libCling.so`TLockGuard::TLockGuard(this=0x0000700009f18b48, mutex=0x00000001227539d0) at TVirtualMutex.h:85
    frame #9: 0x000000010397ba8d libCling.so`TLockGuard::TLockGuard(this=0x0000700009f18b48, mutex=0x00000001227539d0) at TVirtualMutex.h:85
    frame #10: 0x00000001039aa152 libCling.so`TCling::ClassInfo_Factory(this=0x0000000100a0de40, all=true) const at TCling.cxx:7216
    frame #11: 0x00000001004150ba libCore.so`TMethodCall::Init(this=0x0000700009f18d80, cl=0x0000000100af0470, method="Print", params="", objectIsConst=false) at TMethodCall.cxx:259
    frame #12: 0x0000000100414ff3 libCore.so`TMethodCall::TMethodCall(this=0x0000700009f18d80, cl=0x0000000100af0470, method="Print", params="") at TMethodCall.cxx:62
    frame #13: 0x000000010041519d libCore.so`TMethodCall::TMethodCall(this=0x0000700009f18d80, cl=0x0000000100af0470, method="Print", params="") at TMethodCall.cxx:61
    frame #14: 0x0000000100fe471a threadsh2_C.so`handle1((null)=0x0000000000000000) at threadsh2.C:48
    frame #15: 0x0000000100f55680 libThread.so`TThread::Function(ptr=0x0000000122754790) at TThread.cxx:821
    frame #16: 0x00007fffab1f493b libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_body + 180
    frame #17: 0x00007fffab1f4887 libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_start + 286
    frame #18: 0x00007fffab1f408d libsystem_pthread.dylib`thread_start + 13
pcanal added a commit to pcanal/root that referenced this pull request Feb 5, 2018
In the example below, thread #11 is waiting on the ‘AppKit lock’ while thread #1 is waiting on the ROOT read lock and thread #12 is waiting on the ROOT write lock.

In thread #11, the ROOT write lock is taken/held by frame #9, TCanvas::Update, to ‘serialize’ the update to the windowing system.

In thread #1, the ‘AppKit lock’ is likely taken/held by a frame in the #16 to root-project#40 range.

This commit remove the dead lock by removing the unnecessary use of code needing the ROOT lock within code run under the AppKit lock so that in they case thread #1 no longer need to wait for the ROOT (read) lock.

In addition it should be investigated whether the ROOT (write) lock should be taken in thread #1, frame 1 (TMacOSXSystem::ProcessPendingEvents) for the same reason it is taken in TCanvas::Update.

  thread #11
    frame #0: 0x00007fffab109bf2 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__psynch_cvwait + 10
    frame #1: 0x00007fffab1f57fa libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_cond_wait + 712
    frame #2: 0x00007fff93394e34 AppKit`-[NSViewHierarchyLock lockForReadingWithExceptionHandler:] + 287
    frame #3: 0x00007fff934948ae AppKit`-[NSWindow _copyAcquiredViewHierarchyLock] + 126
    frame #4: 0x00007fff9349442c AppKit`-[NSView lockFocusIfCanDraw] + 159
    frame #5: 0x000000011c09063d libGCocoa.so`ROOT::MacOSX::X11::CommandBuffer::Flush(this=0x0000000100dbb080, impl=0x0000000100dbb000) at X11Buffer.mm:550
    frame #6: 0x000000011c04e9c4 libGCocoa.so`TGCocoa::Update(this=0x0000000100ad1bc0, mode=1) at TGCocoa.mm:536
    frame #7: 0x000000011c04ff3e libGCocoa.so`TGCocoa::UpdateWindow(this=0x0000000100ad1bc0, (null)=1) at TGCocoa.mm:776
    frame #8: 0x000000011ad70827 libGpad.so`TCanvas::Flush(this=0x000000012274e740) at TCanvas.cxx:1096
    frame #9: 0x000000011ad7830f libGpad.so`TCanvas::Update(this=0x000000012274e740) at TCanvas.cxx:2287
    frame #10: 0x0000000100fe4e86 threadsh2_C.so`handle2((null)=0x0000000000000001) at threadsh2.C:105
    frame #11: 0x0000000100f55680 libThread.so`TThread::Function(ptr=0x0000000122753b00) at TThread.cxx:821
    frame #12: 0x00007fffab1f493b libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_body + 180
    frame #13: 0x00007fffab1f4887 libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_start + 286
    frame #14: 0x00007fffab1f408d libsystem_pthread.dylib`thread_start + 13

  thread #1, queue = 'com.apple.main-thread', stop reason = signal SIGSTOP
    frame #0: 0x00007fffab109bf2 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__psynch_cvwait + 10
    frame #1: 0x00007fffab1f57fa libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_cond_wait + 712
    frame #2: 0x00007fffa9b734cd libc++.1.dylib`std::__1::condition_variable::wait(std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex>&) + 47
    frame #3: 0x0000000100f76b6f libThread.so`void std::__1::condition_variable_any::wait<std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex> >(this=0x0000000122753a28, __lock=0x00007fff5fbf5cf8) at condition_variable:202
    frame #4: 0x0000000100f6887e libThread.so`ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::ReadLock() [inlined] void std::__1::condition_variable_any::wait<std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex>, ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::ReadLock()::'lambda'()>(this=0x0000000122753a28, __lock=0x00007fff5fbf5cf8, __pred=(anonymous class) @ 0x00007fff5fbf5e08)::'lambda'()) at condition_variable:211
    frame #5: 0x0000000100f68857 libThread.so`ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::ReadLock(this=0x00000001227539d8) at TReentrantRWLock.cxx:95
    frame #6: 0x0000000100f5c719 libThread.so`ROOT::TRWMutexImp<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::ReadLock(this=0x00000001227539d0) at TRWMutexImp.cxx:33
    frame #7: 0x00000001000f52d1 libCore.so`ROOT::TReadLockGuard::TReadLockGuard(this=0x00007fff5fbf5f48, mutex=0x00000001227539d0) at TVirtualRWMutex.h:89
    frame #8: 0x00000001000f275d libCore.so`ROOT::TReadLockGuard::TReadLockGuard(this=0x00007fff5fbf5f48, mutex=0x00000001227539d0) at TVirtualRWMutex.h:88
    frame #9: 0x00000001002fcebf libCore.so`THashTable::FindObject(this=0x0000000100b0e120, name="TGTextView") const at THashTable.cxx:242
    frame #10: 0x00000001003a67fd libCore.so`TClass::GetClass(name="TGTextView", load=true, silent=true) at TClass.cxx:2900
    frame #11: 0x00000001003c9e16 libCore.so`TClass::InheritsFrom(this=0x0000000118fe1250, classname="TGTextView") const at TClass.cxx:4683
    frame #12: 0x000000010024cb6e libCore.so`TObject::InheritsFrom(this=0x0000000126908de0, classname="TGTextView") const at TObject.cxx:445
    frame #13: 0x000000011c03e47f libGCocoa.so`ROOT::MacOSX::X11::ViewIsTextView(viewID=116) at QuartzWindow.mm:899
    frame #14: 0x000000011c03e518 libGCocoa.so`ROOT::MacOSX::X11::ViewIsTextView(view=0x0000000126908ee0) at QuartzWindow.mm:907
    frame #15: 0x000000011c04706c libGCocoa.so`::-[QuartzView drawRect:](self=0x0000000126908ee0, _cmd="drawRect:", dirtyRect=(origin = (x = 0, y = 0), size = (width = 29, height = 21))) at QuartzWindow.mm:2728
    frame #16: 0x00007fff934a4f99 AppKit`-[NSView _drawRect:clip:] + 2276
    frame #17: 0x00007fff934f4f2f AppKit`-[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 1753
    frame #18: 0x00007fff934f539a AppKit`-[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 2884
    frame #19: 0x00007fff934f539a AppKit`-[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 2884
    frame #20: 0x00007fff934f539a AppKit`-[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 2884
    frame #21: 0x00007fff934a2ad2 AppKit`-[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:topView:] + 837
    frame #22: 0x00007fff934a22af AppKit`-[NSThemeFrame _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:topView:] + 334
    frame root-project#23: 0x00007fff934a06d8 AppKit`-[NSView _displayRectIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:] + 2452
    frame root-project#24: 0x00007fff9349bfca AppKit`-[NSView displayIfNeeded] + 1748
    frame root-project#25: 0x00007fff9349b8db AppKit`-[NSWindow displayIfNeeded] + 230
    frame root-project#26: 0x00007fff93bfbcb4 AppKit`___NSWindowGetDisplayCycleObserver_block_invoke.6228 + 277
    frame root-project#27: 0x00007fff9349b3b9 AppKit`__37+[NSDisplayCycle currentDisplayCycle]_block_invoke + 454
    frame root-project#28: 0x00007fff9b384cc6 QuartzCore`CA::Transaction::run_commit_handlers(CATransactionPhase) + 46
    frame root-project#29: 0x00007fff9b48e8ac QuartzCore`CA::Context::commit_transaction(CA::Transaction*) + 160
    frame root-project#30: 0x00007fff9b3837a1 QuartzCore`CA::Transaction::commit() + 475
    frame root-project#31: 0x00007fff9377e8b1 AppKit`__37+[NSDisplayCycle currentDisplayCycle]_block_invoke.31 + 323
    frame root-project#32: 0x00007fff95874d37 CoreFoundation`__CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_AN_OBSERVER_CALLBACK_FUNCTION__ + 23
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    frame root-project#34: 0x00007fff958556d9 CoreFoundation`__CFRunLoopRun + 873
    frame root-project#35: 0x00007fff95855114 CoreFoundation`CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 420
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    frame root-project#37: 0x00007fff94db5bf9 HIToolbox`ReceiveNextEventCommon + 184
    frame root-project#38: 0x00007fff94db5b26 HIToolbox`_BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 71
    frame root-project#39: 0x00007fff9334ca54 AppKit`_DPSNextEvent + 1120
    frame root-project#40: 0x00007fff93ac87ee AppKit`-[NSApplication(NSEvent) _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 2796
    frame root-project#41: 0x0000000100491031 libCore.so`TMacOSXSystem::ProcessPendingEvents(this=0x0000000100c06d60) at TMacOSXSystem.mm:473
    frame root-project#42: 0x000000010049097d libCore.so`TMacOSXSystem::DispatchOneEvent(this=0x0000000100c06d60, pendingOnly=true) at TMacOSXSystem.mm:365
    frame root-project#43: 0x0000000100294f4b libCore.so`TSystem::ProcessEvents(this=0x0000000100c06d60) at TSystem.cxx:429
    frame root-project#44: 0x0000000100fe5844 threadsh2_C.so`threadsh2() at threadsh2.C:196
    frame root-project#45: 0x0000000100fec06a
    frame root-project#46: 0x0000000103d7dc2f libCling.so`cling::IncrementalExecutor::executeWrapper(this=0x0000000100a1d410, function=(Data = "_Z15__cling_Un1Qu30Pv", Length = 21), returnValue=0x00007fff5fbfbde0) at IncrementalExecutor.h:196
    frame root-project#47: 0x0000000103d7db1f libCling.so`cling::Interpreter::RunFunction(this=0x0000000100a0e3b0, FD=0x000000011780f6b0, res=0x00007fff5fbfbde0) at Interpreter.cpp:980
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    frame root-project#50: 0x0000000103e552a5 libCling.so`cling::MetaProcessor::process(this=0x0000000100b65aa0, input_line=(Data = "threadsh2()", Length = 11), compRes=0x00007fff5fbfb540, result=0x00007fff5fbfbde0, disableValuePrinting=false) at MetaProcessor.cpp:341
    frame root-project#51: 0x000000010397bd63 libCling.so`HandleInterpreterException(metaProcessor=0x0000000100b65aa0, input_line="threadsh2()", compRes=0x00007fff5fbfb540, result=0x00007fff5fbfbde0) at TCling.cxx:2053
    frame root-project#52: 0x000000010397a16e libCling.so`TCling::ProcessLine(this=0x0000000100a0de40, line=".X  /opt/build/root_builds/master.debug/tutorials/thread/./threadsh2.C+", error=0x00007fff5fbfd694) at TCling.cxx:2170
    frame root-project#53: 0x0000000103984436 libCling.so`TCling::ProcessLineSynch(this=0x0000000100a0de40, line=".X  /opt/build/root_builds/master.debug/tutorials/thread/./threadsh2.C+", error=0x00007fff5fbfd694) at TCling.cxx:3044
    frame root-project#54: 0x00000001001f3133 libCore.so`TApplication::ExecuteFile(file="threadsh2.C+", error=0x00007fff5fbfd694, keep=false) at TApplication.cxx:1143
    frame root-project#55: 0x00000001001f19e0 libCore.so`TApplication::ProcessFile(this=0x0000000100b113e0, file="threadsh2.C+", error=0x00007fff5fbfd694, keep=false) at TApplication.cxx:1015
    frame root-project#56: 0x00000001001f138f libCore.so`TApplication::ProcessLine(this=0x0000000100b113e0, line=".x threadsh2.C+", sync=false, err=0x00007fff5fbfd694) at TApplication.cxx:988
    frame root-project#57: 0x000000010009878d libRint.so`TRint::ProcessLineNr(this=0x0000000100b113e0, filestem="ROOT_cli_", line=".x threadsh2.C+", error=0x00007fff5fbfd694) at TRint.cxx:756
    frame root-project#58: 0x0000000100097daf libRint.so`TRint::Run(this=0x0000000100b113e0, retrn=false) at TRint.cxx:416
    frame root-project#59: 0x00000001000027a4 root.exe`main(argc=1, argv=0x00007fff5fbff780) at rmain.cxx:30
    frame root-project#60: 0x00007fffaafdb235 libdyld.dylib`start + 1

  thread #12
    frame #0: 0x00007fffab109bf2 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__psynch_cvwait + 10
    frame #1: 0x00007fffab1f57fa libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_cond_wait + 712
    frame #2: 0x00007fffa9b734cd libc++.1.dylib`std::__1::condition_variable::wait(std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex>&) + 47
    frame #3: 0x0000000100f76b6f libThread.so`void std::__1::condition_variable_any::wait<std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex> >(this=0x0000000122753a28, __lock=0x0000700009f18898) at condition_variable:202
    frame #4: 0x0000000100f697b4 libThread.so`ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::WriteLock() [inlined] void std::__1::condition_variable_any::wait<std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex>, ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::WriteLock()::'lambda'()>(this=0x0000000122753a28, __lock=0x0000700009f18898, __pred=(anonymous class) @ 0x0000700009f18a28)::'lambda'()) at condition_variable:211
    frame #5: 0x0000000100f69790 libThread.so`ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::WriteLock(this=0x00000001227539d8) at TReentrantRWLock.cxx:175
    frame #6: 0x0000000100f5c779 libThread.so`ROOT::TRWMutexImp<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::WriteLock(this=0x00000001227539d0) at TRWMutexImp.cxx:42
    frame #7: 0x0000000100f57df6 libThread.so`ROOT::TVirtualRWMutex::Lock(this=0x00000001227539d0) at TVirtualRWMutex.h:52
    frame #8: 0x00000001039b2dd9 libCling.so`TLockGuard::TLockGuard(this=0x0000700009f18b48, mutex=0x00000001227539d0) at TVirtualMutex.h:85
    frame #9: 0x000000010397ba8d libCling.so`TLockGuard::TLockGuard(this=0x0000700009f18b48, mutex=0x00000001227539d0) at TVirtualMutex.h:85
    frame #10: 0x00000001039aa152 libCling.so`TCling::ClassInfo_Factory(this=0x0000000100a0de40, all=true) const at TCling.cxx:7216
    frame #11: 0x00000001004150ba libCore.so`TMethodCall::Init(this=0x0000700009f18d80, cl=0x0000000100af0470, method="Print", params="", objectIsConst=false) at TMethodCall.cxx:259
    frame #12: 0x0000000100414ff3 libCore.so`TMethodCall::TMethodCall(this=0x0000700009f18d80, cl=0x0000000100af0470, method="Print", params="") at TMethodCall.cxx:62
    frame #13: 0x000000010041519d libCore.so`TMethodCall::TMethodCall(this=0x0000700009f18d80, cl=0x0000000100af0470, method="Print", params="") at TMethodCall.cxx:61
    frame #14: 0x0000000100fe471a threadsh2_C.so`handle1((null)=0x0000000000000000) at threadsh2.C:48
    frame #15: 0x0000000100f55680 libThread.so`TThread::Function(ptr=0x0000000122754790) at TThread.cxx:821
    frame #16: 0x00007fffab1f493b libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_body + 180
    frame #17: 0x00007fffab1f4887 libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_start + 286
    frame #18: 0x00007fffab1f408d libsystem_pthread.dylib`thread_start + 13
pcanal added a commit that referenced this pull request Feb 5, 2018
In the example below, thread #11 is waiting on the ‘AppKit lock’ while thread #1 is waiting on the ROOT read lock and thread #12 is waiting on the ROOT write lock.

In thread #11, the ROOT write lock is taken/held by frame #9, TCanvas::Update, to ‘serialize’ the update to the windowing system.

In thread #1, the ‘AppKit lock’ is likely taken/held by a frame in the #16 to #40 range.

This commit remove the dead lock by removing the unnecessary use of code needing the ROOT lock within code run under the AppKit lock so that in they case thread #1 no longer need to wait for the ROOT (read) lock.

In addition it should be investigated whether the ROOT (write) lock should be taken in thread #1, frame 1 (TMacOSXSystem::ProcessPendingEvents) for the same reason it is taken in TCanvas::Update.

  thread #11
    frame #0: 0x00007fffab109bf2 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__psynch_cvwait + 10
    frame #1: 0x00007fffab1f57fa libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_cond_wait + 712
    frame #2: 0x00007fff93394e34 AppKit`-[NSViewHierarchyLock lockForReadingWithExceptionHandler:] + 287
    frame #3: 0x00007fff934948ae AppKit`-[NSWindow _copyAcquiredViewHierarchyLock] + 126
    frame #4: 0x00007fff9349442c AppKit`-[NSView lockFocusIfCanDraw] + 159
    frame #5: 0x000000011c09063d libGCocoa.so`ROOT::MacOSX::X11::CommandBuffer::Flush(this=0x0000000100dbb080, impl=0x0000000100dbb000) at X11Buffer.mm:550
    frame #6: 0x000000011c04e9c4 libGCocoa.so`TGCocoa::Update(this=0x0000000100ad1bc0, mode=1) at TGCocoa.mm:536
    frame #7: 0x000000011c04ff3e libGCocoa.so`TGCocoa::UpdateWindow(this=0x0000000100ad1bc0, (null)=1) at TGCocoa.mm:776
    frame #8: 0x000000011ad70827 libGpad.so`TCanvas::Flush(this=0x000000012274e740) at TCanvas.cxx:1096
    frame #9: 0x000000011ad7830f libGpad.so`TCanvas::Update(this=0x000000012274e740) at TCanvas.cxx:2287
    frame #10: 0x0000000100fe4e86 threadsh2_C.so`handle2((null)=0x0000000000000001) at threadsh2.C:105
    frame #11: 0x0000000100f55680 libThread.so`TThread::Function(ptr=0x0000000122753b00) at TThread.cxx:821
    frame #12: 0x00007fffab1f493b libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_body + 180
    frame #13: 0x00007fffab1f4887 libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_start + 286
    frame #14: 0x00007fffab1f408d libsystem_pthread.dylib`thread_start + 13

  thread #1, queue = 'com.apple.main-thread', stop reason = signal SIGSTOP
    frame #0: 0x00007fffab109bf2 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__psynch_cvwait + 10
    frame #1: 0x00007fffab1f57fa libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_cond_wait + 712
    frame #2: 0x00007fffa9b734cd libc++.1.dylib`std::__1::condition_variable::wait(std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex>&) + 47
    frame #3: 0x0000000100f76b6f libThread.so`void std::__1::condition_variable_any::wait<std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex> >(this=0x0000000122753a28, __lock=0x00007fff5fbf5cf8) at condition_variable:202
    frame #4: 0x0000000100f6887e libThread.so`ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::ReadLock() [inlined] void std::__1::condition_variable_any::wait<std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex>, ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::ReadLock()::'lambda'()>(this=0x0000000122753a28, __lock=0x00007fff5fbf5cf8, __pred=(anonymous class) @ 0x00007fff5fbf5e08)::'lambda'()) at condition_variable:211
    frame #5: 0x0000000100f68857 libThread.so`ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::ReadLock(this=0x00000001227539d8) at TReentrantRWLock.cxx:95
    frame #6: 0x0000000100f5c719 libThread.so`ROOT::TRWMutexImp<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::ReadLock(this=0x00000001227539d0) at TRWMutexImp.cxx:33
    frame #7: 0x00000001000f52d1 libCore.so`ROOT::TReadLockGuard::TReadLockGuard(this=0x00007fff5fbf5f48, mutex=0x00000001227539d0) at TVirtualRWMutex.h:89
    frame #8: 0x00000001000f275d libCore.so`ROOT::TReadLockGuard::TReadLockGuard(this=0x00007fff5fbf5f48, mutex=0x00000001227539d0) at TVirtualRWMutex.h:88
    frame #9: 0x00000001002fcebf libCore.so`THashTable::FindObject(this=0x0000000100b0e120, name="TGTextView") const at THashTable.cxx:242
    frame #10: 0x00000001003a67fd libCore.so`TClass::GetClass(name="TGTextView", load=true, silent=true) at TClass.cxx:2900
    frame #11: 0x00000001003c9e16 libCore.so`TClass::InheritsFrom(this=0x0000000118fe1250, classname="TGTextView") const at TClass.cxx:4683
    frame #12: 0x000000010024cb6e libCore.so`TObject::InheritsFrom(this=0x0000000126908de0, classname="TGTextView") const at TObject.cxx:445
    frame #13: 0x000000011c03e47f libGCocoa.so`ROOT::MacOSX::X11::ViewIsTextView(viewID=116) at QuartzWindow.mm:899
    frame #14: 0x000000011c03e518 libGCocoa.so`ROOT::MacOSX::X11::ViewIsTextView(view=0x0000000126908ee0) at QuartzWindow.mm:907
    frame #15: 0x000000011c04706c libGCocoa.so`::-[QuartzView drawRect:](self=0x0000000126908ee0, _cmd="drawRect:", dirtyRect=(origin = (x = 0, y = 0), size = (width = 29, height = 21))) at QuartzWindow.mm:2728
    frame #16: 0x00007fff934a4f99 AppKit`-[NSView _drawRect:clip:] + 2276
    frame #17: 0x00007fff934f4f2f AppKit`-[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 1753
    frame #18: 0x00007fff934f539a AppKit`-[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 2884
    frame #19: 0x00007fff934f539a AppKit`-[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 2884
    frame #20: 0x00007fff934f539a AppKit`-[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 2884
    frame #21: 0x00007fff934a2ad2 AppKit`-[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:topView:] + 837
    frame #22: 0x00007fff934a22af AppKit`-[NSThemeFrame _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:topView:] + 334
    frame #23: 0x00007fff934a06d8 AppKit`-[NSView _displayRectIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:] + 2452
    frame #24: 0x00007fff9349bfca AppKit`-[NSView displayIfNeeded] + 1748
    frame #25: 0x00007fff9349b8db AppKit`-[NSWindow displayIfNeeded] + 230
    frame #26: 0x00007fff93bfbcb4 AppKit`___NSWindowGetDisplayCycleObserver_block_invoke.6228 + 277
    frame #27: 0x00007fff9349b3b9 AppKit`__37+[NSDisplayCycle currentDisplayCycle]_block_invoke + 454
    frame #28: 0x00007fff9b384cc6 QuartzCore`CA::Transaction::run_commit_handlers(CATransactionPhase) + 46
    frame #29: 0x00007fff9b48e8ac QuartzCore`CA::Context::commit_transaction(CA::Transaction*) + 160
    frame #30: 0x00007fff9b3837a1 QuartzCore`CA::Transaction::commit() + 475
    frame #31: 0x00007fff9377e8b1 AppKit`__37+[NSDisplayCycle currentDisplayCycle]_block_invoke.31 + 323
    frame #32: 0x00007fff95874d37 CoreFoundation`__CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_AN_OBSERVER_CALLBACK_FUNCTION__ + 23
    frame #33: 0x00007fff95874ca7 CoreFoundation`__CFRunLoopDoObservers + 391
    frame #34: 0x00007fff958556d9 CoreFoundation`__CFRunLoopRun + 873
    frame #35: 0x00007fff95855114 CoreFoundation`CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 420
    frame #36: 0x00007fff94db5ebc HIToolbox`RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 240
    frame #37: 0x00007fff94db5bf9 HIToolbox`ReceiveNextEventCommon + 184
    frame #38: 0x00007fff94db5b26 HIToolbox`_BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 71
    frame #39: 0x00007fff9334ca54 AppKit`_DPSNextEvent + 1120
    frame #40: 0x00007fff93ac87ee AppKit`-[NSApplication(NSEvent) _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 2796
    frame #41: 0x0000000100491031 libCore.so`TMacOSXSystem::ProcessPendingEvents(this=0x0000000100c06d60) at TMacOSXSystem.mm:473
    frame #42: 0x000000010049097d libCore.so`TMacOSXSystem::DispatchOneEvent(this=0x0000000100c06d60, pendingOnly=true) at TMacOSXSystem.mm:365
    frame #43: 0x0000000100294f4b libCore.so`TSystem::ProcessEvents(this=0x0000000100c06d60) at TSystem.cxx:429
    frame #44: 0x0000000100fe5844 threadsh2_C.so`threadsh2() at threadsh2.C:196
    frame #45: 0x0000000100fec06a
    frame #46: 0x0000000103d7dc2f libCling.so`cling::IncrementalExecutor::executeWrapper(this=0x0000000100a1d410, function=(Data = "_Z15__cling_Un1Qu30Pv", Length = 21), returnValue=0x00007fff5fbfbde0) at IncrementalExecutor.h:196
    frame #47: 0x0000000103d7db1f libCling.so`cling::Interpreter::RunFunction(this=0x0000000100a0e3b0, FD=0x000000011780f6b0, res=0x00007fff5fbfbde0) at Interpreter.cpp:980
    frame #48: 0x0000000103d7a92a libCling.so`cling::Interpreter::EvaluateInternal(this=0x0000000100a0e3b0, input="threadsh2()", CO=CompilationOptions @ 0x00007fff5fbfaae8, V=0x00007fff5fbfbde0, T=0x0000000000000000, wrapPoint=44) at Interpreter.cpp:1232
    frame #49: 0x0000000103d79e27 libCling.so`cling::Interpreter::process(this=0x0000000100a0e3b0, input="threadsh2()", V=0x00007fff5fbfbde0, T=0x0000000000000000, disableValuePrinting=false) at Interpreter.cpp:684
    frame #50: 0x0000000103e552a5 libCling.so`cling::MetaProcessor::process(this=0x0000000100b65aa0, input_line=(Data = "threadsh2()", Length = 11), compRes=0x00007fff5fbfb540, result=0x00007fff5fbfbde0, disableValuePrinting=false) at MetaProcessor.cpp:341
    frame #51: 0x000000010397bd63 libCling.so`HandleInterpreterException(metaProcessor=0x0000000100b65aa0, input_line="threadsh2()", compRes=0x00007fff5fbfb540, result=0x00007fff5fbfbde0) at TCling.cxx:2053
    frame #52: 0x000000010397a16e libCling.so`TCling::ProcessLine(this=0x0000000100a0de40, line=".X  /opt/build/root_builds/master.debug/tutorials/thread/./threadsh2.C+", error=0x00007fff5fbfd694) at TCling.cxx:2170
    frame #53: 0x0000000103984436 libCling.so`TCling::ProcessLineSynch(this=0x0000000100a0de40, line=".X  /opt/build/root_builds/master.debug/tutorials/thread/./threadsh2.C+", error=0x00007fff5fbfd694) at TCling.cxx:3044
    frame #54: 0x00000001001f3133 libCore.so`TApplication::ExecuteFile(file="threadsh2.C+", error=0x00007fff5fbfd694, keep=false) at TApplication.cxx:1143
    frame #55: 0x00000001001f19e0 libCore.so`TApplication::ProcessFile(this=0x0000000100b113e0, file="threadsh2.C+", error=0x00007fff5fbfd694, keep=false) at TApplication.cxx:1015
    frame #56: 0x00000001001f138f libCore.so`TApplication::ProcessLine(this=0x0000000100b113e0, line=".x threadsh2.C+", sync=false, err=0x00007fff5fbfd694) at TApplication.cxx:988
    frame #57: 0x000000010009878d libRint.so`TRint::ProcessLineNr(this=0x0000000100b113e0, filestem="ROOT_cli_", line=".x threadsh2.C+", error=0x00007fff5fbfd694) at TRint.cxx:756
    frame #58: 0x0000000100097daf libRint.so`TRint::Run(this=0x0000000100b113e0, retrn=false) at TRint.cxx:416
    frame #59: 0x00000001000027a4 root.exe`main(argc=1, argv=0x00007fff5fbff780) at rmain.cxx:30
    frame #60: 0x00007fffaafdb235 libdyld.dylib`start + 1

  thread #12
    frame #0: 0x00007fffab109bf2 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__psynch_cvwait + 10
    frame #1: 0x00007fffab1f57fa libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_cond_wait + 712
    frame #2: 0x00007fffa9b734cd libc++.1.dylib`std::__1::condition_variable::wait(std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex>&) + 47
    frame #3: 0x0000000100f76b6f libThread.so`void std::__1::condition_variable_any::wait<std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex> >(this=0x0000000122753a28, __lock=0x0000700009f18898) at condition_variable:202
    frame #4: 0x0000000100f697b4 libThread.so`ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::WriteLock() [inlined] void std::__1::condition_variable_any::wait<std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex>, ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::WriteLock()::'lambda'()>(this=0x0000000122753a28, __lock=0x0000700009f18898, __pred=(anonymous class) @ 0x0000700009f18a28)::'lambda'()) at condition_variable:211
    frame #5: 0x0000000100f69790 libThread.so`ROOT::TReentrantRWLock<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::WriteLock(this=0x00000001227539d8) at TReentrantRWLock.cxx:175
    frame #6: 0x0000000100f5c779 libThread.so`ROOT::TRWMutexImp<std::__1::mutex, ROOT::Internal::RecurseCounts>::WriteLock(this=0x00000001227539d0) at TRWMutexImp.cxx:42
    frame #7: 0x0000000100f57df6 libThread.so`ROOT::TVirtualRWMutex::Lock(this=0x00000001227539d0) at TVirtualRWMutex.h:52
    frame #8: 0x00000001039b2dd9 libCling.so`TLockGuard::TLockGuard(this=0x0000700009f18b48, mutex=0x00000001227539d0) at TVirtualMutex.h:85
    frame #9: 0x000000010397ba8d libCling.so`TLockGuard::TLockGuard(this=0x0000700009f18b48, mutex=0x00000001227539d0) at TVirtualMutex.h:85
    frame #10: 0x00000001039aa152 libCling.so`TCling::ClassInfo_Factory(this=0x0000000100a0de40, all=true) const at TCling.cxx:7216
    frame #11: 0x00000001004150ba libCore.so`TMethodCall::Init(this=0x0000700009f18d80, cl=0x0000000100af0470, method="Print", params="", objectIsConst=false) at TMethodCall.cxx:259
    frame #12: 0x0000000100414ff3 libCore.so`TMethodCall::TMethodCall(this=0x0000700009f18d80, cl=0x0000000100af0470, method="Print", params="") at TMethodCall.cxx:62
    frame #13: 0x000000010041519d libCore.so`TMethodCall::TMethodCall(this=0x0000700009f18d80, cl=0x0000000100af0470, method="Print", params="") at TMethodCall.cxx:61
    frame #14: 0x0000000100fe471a threadsh2_C.so`handle1((null)=0x0000000000000000) at threadsh2.C:48
    frame #15: 0x0000000100f55680 libThread.so`TThread::Function(ptr=0x0000000122754790) at TThread.cxx:821
    frame #16: 0x00007fffab1f493b libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_body + 180
    frame #17: 0x00007fffab1f4887 libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_start + 286
    frame #18: 0x00007fffab1f408d libsystem_pthread.dylib`thread_start + 13
eguiraud added a commit to eguiraud/root that referenced this pull request Oct 18, 2021
This tutorial crashed with the following stacktrace when run
interactively. Avoiding to register a canvas with the same name
multiple times fixes the crash:

```
    root-project#8  0x00007f5b7876967d in TCanvas::Resize(char const*) (this=0x55e768e126c0) at ../graf2d/gpad/src/TCanvas.cxx:1740
    root-project#9  0x00007f5b3e90d668 in TRootCanvas::HandleContainerConfigure(Event_t*) (this=0x55e76852b460) at ../gui/gui/src/TRootCanvas.cxx:1789
    root-project#10 0x00007f5b3e8464fd in TGFrame::HandleEvent(Event_t*) (this=0x55e767938e70, event=0x7f5b79adff40) at ../gui/gui/src/TGFrame.cxx:476
    root-project#11 0x00007f5b3e7f4c9a in TGClient::HandleEvent(Event_t*) (this=0x55e768de2290, event=0x7f5b79adff40) at ../gui/gui/src/TGClient.cxx:846
    root-project#12 0x00007f5b3e7f531d in TGClient::ProcessOneEvent() (this=0x55e768de2290) at ../gui/gui/src/TGClient.cxx:656
    root-project#13 TGClient::ProcessOneEvent() (this=0x55e768de2290) at ../gui/gui/src/TGClient.cxx:648
    root-project#14 0x00007f5b3e7f536b in TGClient::HandleInput() (this=0x55e768de2290) at ../gui/gui/src/TGClient.cxx:703
    root-project#15 0x00007f5b8dcb0ff8 in TUnixSystem::DispatchOneEvent(bool) (this=0x55e75ccfd080, pendingOnly=<optimized out>) at ../core/unix/src/TUnixSystem.cxx:1067
    root-project#16 0x00007f5b8dbd0dca in TSystem::ProcessEvents() (this=0x55e75ccfd080) at ../core/base/src/TSystem.cxx:424
    root-project#17 0x00007f5b8130600d in  ()
    root-project#18 0x00007f5b79ae0450 in  ()
    root-project#19 0x00007f5b8de5215f in WrapperCall(Cppyy::TCppMethod_t, size_t, void*, void*, void*) (method=94452242807424, nargs=0, args_=0x7f5b79ae01d7, self=0x55e75ccfd080, result=0x7f5b79ae01d7) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/cppyy-backend/clingwrapper/src/clingwrapper.cxx:778
    root-project#20 0x00007f5b8de527cf in CallT<unsigned char> (args=<optimized out>, nargs=<optimized out>, self=<optimized out>, method=<optimized out>) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/cppyy-backend/clingwrapper/src/clingwrapper.cxx:816
    root-project#21 Cppyy::CallB(long, void*, unsigned long, void*) (method=<optimized out>, self=<optimized out>, nargs=<optimized out>, args=<optimized out>) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/cppyy-backend/clingwrapper/src/clingwrapper.cxx:833
    root-project#22 0x00007f5b8decdc0f in GILCallB (ctxt=0x7f5b79ae0430, self=<optimized out>, method=<optimized out>) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/CPyCppyy/src/Executors.cxx:69
    root-project#23 CPyCppyy::(anonymous namespace)::BoolExecutor::Execute(Cppyy::TCppMethod_t, Cppyy::TCppObject_t, CPyCppyy::CallContext*) (this=<optimized out>, method=<optimized out>, self=<optimized out>, ctxt=0x7f5b79ae0430) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/CPyCppyy/src/Executors.cxx:148
    root-project#24 0x00007f5b8deba4c9 in CPyCppyy::CPPMethod::ExecuteFast(void*, long, CPyCppyy::CallContext*) (self=<optimized out>, offset=<optimized out>, ctxt=<optimized out>, this=<optimized out>, this=<optimized out>) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/CPyCppyy/src/CPPMethod.cxx:74
    root-project#25 0x00007f5b8debd3a8 in CPyCppyy::CPPMethod::ExecuteProtected(void*, long, CPyCppyy::CallContext*) (this=this entry=0x55e760617f50, self=0x55e75ccfd080, offset=0, ctxt=0x7f5b79ae0430) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/CPyCppyy/src/CPPMethod.cxx:149
    root-project#26 0x00007f5b8debb6fa in CPyCppyy::CPPMethod::Execute(void*, long, CPyCppyy::CallContext*) (this=this entry=0x55e760617f50, self=self entry=0x55e75ccfd080, offset=<optimized out>, ctxt=ctxt entry=0x7f5b79ae0430) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/CPyCppyy/src/CPPMethod.cxx:728
    root-project#27 0x00007f5b8debc46c in CPyCppyy::CPPMethod::Call(CPyCppyy::CPPInstance*&, _object*, _object*, CPyCppyy::CallContext*) (this=0x55e760617f50, self= 0x7f5b8080ef50: 0x7f5b808043c0, args=0x7f5b8e1ab040, kwds=<optimized out>, ctxt=0x7f5b79ae0430) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/CPyCppyy/src/CPPMethod.cxx:783
    root-project#28 0x00007f5b8dec09fe in CPyCppyy::(anonymous namespace)::mp_call(CPyCppyy::CPPOverload*, PyObject*, PyObject*) (pymeth=0x7f5b8080ef40, args=0x7f5b8e1ab040, kwds=0x0) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/CPyCppyy/src/CPPOverload.cxx:566
    root-project#29 0x00007f5b8e941333 in _PyObject_MakeTpCall () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    root-project#30 0x00007f5b8e93d218 in _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    root-project#31 0x00007f5b8e936fd9 in  () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    root-project#32 0x00007f5b8e948b8e in _PyFunction_Vectorcall () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    root-project#33 0x00007f5b8e93aec9 in _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    root-project#34 0x00007f5b8e94896b in _PyFunction_Vectorcall () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    root-project#35 0x00007f5b8e93858e in _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    root-project#36 0x00007f5b8e94896b in _PyFunction_Vectorcall () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    root-project#37 0x00007f5b8e93858e in _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    root-project#38 0x00007f5b8e94896b in _PyFunction_Vectorcall () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    root-project#39 0x00007f5b8e95795b in  () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    root-project#40 0x00007f5b8ea3cac6 in  () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    root-project#41 0x00007f5b8ea17554 in  () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    root-project#42 0x00007f5b8e62c259 in start_thread () at /usr/lib/libpthread.so.0
    root-project#43 0x00007f5b8e7425e3 in clone () at /usr/lib/libc.so.6
```
eguiraud added a commit that referenced this pull request Oct 19, 2021
This tutorial crashed with the following stacktrace when run
interactively. Avoiding to register a canvas with the same name
multiple times fixes the crash:

```
    #8  0x00007f5b7876967d in TCanvas::Resize(char const*) (this=0x55e768e126c0) at ../graf2d/gpad/src/TCanvas.cxx:1740
    #9  0x00007f5b3e90d668 in TRootCanvas::HandleContainerConfigure(Event_t*) (this=0x55e76852b460) at ../gui/gui/src/TRootCanvas.cxx:1789
    #10 0x00007f5b3e8464fd in TGFrame::HandleEvent(Event_t*) (this=0x55e767938e70, event=0x7f5b79adff40) at ../gui/gui/src/TGFrame.cxx:476
    #11 0x00007f5b3e7f4c9a in TGClient::HandleEvent(Event_t*) (this=0x55e768de2290, event=0x7f5b79adff40) at ../gui/gui/src/TGClient.cxx:846
    #12 0x00007f5b3e7f531d in TGClient::ProcessOneEvent() (this=0x55e768de2290) at ../gui/gui/src/TGClient.cxx:656
    #13 TGClient::ProcessOneEvent() (this=0x55e768de2290) at ../gui/gui/src/TGClient.cxx:648
    #14 0x00007f5b3e7f536b in TGClient::HandleInput() (this=0x55e768de2290) at ../gui/gui/src/TGClient.cxx:703
    #15 0x00007f5b8dcb0ff8 in TUnixSystem::DispatchOneEvent(bool) (this=0x55e75ccfd080, pendingOnly=<optimized out>) at ../core/unix/src/TUnixSystem.cxx:1067
    #16 0x00007f5b8dbd0dca in TSystem::ProcessEvents() (this=0x55e75ccfd080) at ../core/base/src/TSystem.cxx:424
    #17 0x00007f5b8130600d in  ()
    #18 0x00007f5b79ae0450 in  ()
    #19 0x00007f5b8de5215f in WrapperCall(Cppyy::TCppMethod_t, size_t, void*, void*, void*) (method=94452242807424, nargs=0, args_=0x7f5b79ae01d7, self=0x55e75ccfd080, result=0x7f5b79ae01d7) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/cppyy-backend/clingwrapper/src/clingwrapper.cxx:778
    #20 0x00007f5b8de527cf in CallT<unsigned char> (args=<optimized out>, nargs=<optimized out>, self=<optimized out>, method=<optimized out>) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/cppyy-backend/clingwrapper/src/clingwrapper.cxx:816
    #21 Cppyy::CallB(long, void*, unsigned long, void*) (method=<optimized out>, self=<optimized out>, nargs=<optimized out>, args=<optimized out>) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/cppyy-backend/clingwrapper/src/clingwrapper.cxx:833
    #22 0x00007f5b8decdc0f in GILCallB (ctxt=0x7f5b79ae0430, self=<optimized out>, method=<optimized out>) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/CPyCppyy/src/Executors.cxx:69
    #23 CPyCppyy::(anonymous namespace)::BoolExecutor::Execute(Cppyy::TCppMethod_t, Cppyy::TCppObject_t, CPyCppyy::CallContext*) (this=<optimized out>, method=<optimized out>, self=<optimized out>, ctxt=0x7f5b79ae0430) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/CPyCppyy/src/Executors.cxx:148
    #24 0x00007f5b8deba4c9 in CPyCppyy::CPPMethod::ExecuteFast(void*, long, CPyCppyy::CallContext*) (self=<optimized out>, offset=<optimized out>, ctxt=<optimized out>, this=<optimized out>, this=<optimized out>) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/CPyCppyy/src/CPPMethod.cxx:74
    #25 0x00007f5b8debd3a8 in CPyCppyy::CPPMethod::ExecuteProtected(void*, long, CPyCppyy::CallContext*) (this=this entry=0x55e760617f50, self=0x55e75ccfd080, offset=0, ctxt=0x7f5b79ae0430) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/CPyCppyy/src/CPPMethod.cxx:149
    #26 0x00007f5b8debb6fa in CPyCppyy::CPPMethod::Execute(void*, long, CPyCppyy::CallContext*) (this=this entry=0x55e760617f50, self=self entry=0x55e75ccfd080, offset=<optimized out>, ctxt=ctxt entry=0x7f5b79ae0430) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/CPyCppyy/src/CPPMethod.cxx:728
    #27 0x00007f5b8debc46c in CPyCppyy::CPPMethod::Call(CPyCppyy::CPPInstance*&, _object*, _object*, CPyCppyy::CallContext*) (this=0x55e760617f50, self= 0x7f5b8080ef50: 0x7f5b808043c0, args=0x7f5b8e1ab040, kwds=<optimized out>, ctxt=0x7f5b79ae0430) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/CPyCppyy/src/CPPMethod.cxx:783
    #28 0x00007f5b8dec09fe in CPyCppyy::(anonymous namespace)::mp_call(CPyCppyy::CPPOverload*, PyObject*, PyObject*) (pymeth=0x7f5b8080ef40, args=0x7f5b8e1ab040, kwds=0x0) at ../bindings/pyroot/cppyy/CPyCppyy/src/CPPOverload.cxx:566
    #29 0x00007f5b8e941333 in _PyObject_MakeTpCall () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    #30 0x00007f5b8e93d218 in _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    #31 0x00007f5b8e936fd9 in  () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    #32 0x00007f5b8e948b8e in _PyFunction_Vectorcall () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    #33 0x00007f5b8e93aec9 in _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    #34 0x00007f5b8e94896b in _PyFunction_Vectorcall () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    #35 0x00007f5b8e93858e in _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    #36 0x00007f5b8e94896b in _PyFunction_Vectorcall () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    #37 0x00007f5b8e93858e in _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    #38 0x00007f5b8e94896b in _PyFunction_Vectorcall () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    #39 0x00007f5b8e95795b in  () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    #40 0x00007f5b8ea3cac6 in  () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    #41 0x00007f5b8ea17554 in  () at /usr/lib/libpython3.9.so.1.0
    #42 0x00007f5b8e62c259 in start_thread () at /usr/lib/libpthread.so.0
    #43 0x00007f5b8e7425e3 in clone () at /usr/lib/libc.so.6
```
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