mesontest: Set MALLOC_PERTURB_ to a random value
This is useful enough that we can enable this for everyone. If people
really don't want this, they can pass MALLOC_PERTURB_=0 in the
environment or in the test.
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import time, datetime, multiprocessing, json
import concurrent.futures as conc
import platform
import signal
+import random
# GNU autotools interprets a return code of 77 from tests it executes to
# mean that the test should be skipped.
@@ -221,6 +222,14 @@ class TestHarness:
if len(test.extra_paths) > 0:
child_env['PATH'] += ';'.join([''] + test.extra_paths)
+ # If MALLOC_PERTURB_ is not set, or if it is set to an empty value,
+ # (i.e., the test or the environment don't explicitly set it), set
+ # it ourselves. We do this unconditionally because it is extremely
+ # useful to have in tests.
+ # Setting MALLOC_PERTURB_="0" will completely disable this feature.
+ if 'MALLOC_PERTURB_' not in child_env or not child_env['MALLOC_PERTURB_']:
+ child_env['MALLOC_PERTURB_'] = str(random.randint(1, 255))
+
setsid = None
stdout = None
stderr = None
