rlm_perl issues, patch

[Eike Dehling]

Hi List,

we use freeradius for authentication wireless users and use rlm_perl to 
integrate perl scripts which determine e.g. vlan info from our database 
and lookup the users password.

I was having some issues with freeradius segfaulting. In debug mode (-X) 
everything worked, but normal mode (multithreaded) it segfaults. The 
segfault would be at a seemingly random place in the perl library.

The solution was in the way rlm_perl calls perl_clone (for creating 
perl-threads). The perl docs say this must be done one after the other, 
not in parallel. By adding a mutex around the perl_clone calls, the 
problem went away.

I have attached a patch which solved the problem for me. Perhaps this 
patch is of use to someone else.

Suggestions and improvements are welcome?

Eike Dehling
Quarantainenet

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