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New frames replace the ones an earlier lookup of stack, line, column or sourceURL materialized. The next lookup formats the new frames. A call while materializeErrorInfoIfNeeded() still reads the frames keeps them.
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I reviewed this PR and didn't find any bugs. Because it changes the ErrorInstance materialization state machine (a re-entrancy guard plus re-arming two one-shot flags) with no in-tree test, and the verification lives in the Bun-side tests, a human look would still be worthwhile.
What was reviewed:
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m_errorInfoMaterialized && m_stackTraceguard: traced both materialize paths — the BUN hook path nullsm_stackTraceright after the hook, and thecomputeErrorInfo()path nulls it before setting the flag at line 520 — so outside the hook window a Bun-issuedsetStackFrames()is not refused (the only way to reach that state needs JSC's ownError.captureStackTrace, which Bun does not install). - Re-entrancy through the non-BUN
computeErrorInfo()path: the flag is set only after the frames are nulled, but that path's string hook runs at GC end and does not run JS, so no capture can land mid-format there. - The unlocked reads in the guard match the existing mutator-side reads of
m_stackTrace(lines 382, 406, 468);cellLock()only fences concurrent GC readers. - JSC-only behaviour:
setStackFrames()is declared underUSE(BUN_JSC_ADDITIONS)and has no in-tree caller, so upstream paths are unchanged.
Extended reasoning...
The change adds 10 lines to ErrorInstance::setStackFrames() in Source/JavaScriptCore/runtime/ErrorInstance.cpp: an early return when a capture arrives while materializeErrorInfoIfNeeded() is mid-hook, and a reset of m_errorInfoMaterialized and m_stackPropertyAlreadyMaterialized under the existing cell lock so replaced frames are formatted on the next stack/line/column/sourceURL lookup. It touches no security-sensitive surface (no auth, injection, or data exposure); it is Bun-only lifecycle state for lazy error info. It reads correctly against both compile paths, but /Source/JavaScriptCore is covered by .github/CODEOWNERS (jsc-reviewers), the fix relies on subtle ordering between the flag and m_stackTrace across two materialization paths, and the PR adds no JSTests case (the tests are in the companion Bun PR), which together argue for a human reviewer as well.
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In `@Source/JavaScriptCore/runtime/ErrorInstance.cpp`:
- Around line 127-131: Guard the re-entrancy check and its explanatory comment
in setStackFrames with USE(BUN_JSC_ADDITIONS), so the check is compiled only for
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| // materializeErrorInfoIfNeeded() is formatting m_stackTrace right now: the hook set the flag | ||
| // and still reads the frames. A capture from inside the hook's callback (Error.prepareStackTrace) | ||
| // on the error being formatted keeps the frames the callback was given. | ||
| if (m_errorInfoMaterialized && m_stackTrace) | ||
| return; |
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Guard the Bun-specific re-entrancy path.
materializeErrorInfoIfNeeded() enters onComputeErrorInfoJSValue() only under USE(BUN_JSC_ADDITIONS). That path sets m_errorInfoMaterialized before the callback, which can re-enter setStackFrames while m_stackTrace is still present. Guard this condition and its comment with USE(BUN_JSC_ADDITIONS).
Proposed change
+#if USE(BUN_JSC_ADDITIONS)
// materializeErrorInfoIfNeeded() is formatting m_stackTrace right now: the hook set the flag
// and still reads the frames. A capture from inside the hook's callback (Error.prepareStackTrace)
// on the error being formatted keeps the frames the callback was given.
if (m_errorInfoMaterialized && m_stackTrace)
return;
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| // materializeErrorInfoIfNeeded() is formatting m_stackTrace right now: the hook set the flag | |
| // and still reads the frames. A capture from inside the hook's callback (Error.prepareStackTrace) | |
| // on the error being formatted keeps the frames the callback was given. | |
| if (m_errorInfoMaterialized && m_stackTrace) | |
| return; | |
| #if USE(BUN_JSC_ADDITIONS) | |
| // materializeErrorInfoIfNeeded() is formatting m_stackTrace right now: the hook set the flag | |
| // and still reads the frames. A capture from inside the hook's callback (Error.prepareStackTrace) | |
| // on the error being formatted keeps the frames the callback was given. | |
| if (m_errorInfoMaterialized && m_stackTrace) | |
| return; | |
| #endif |
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In `@Source/JavaScriptCore/runtime/ErrorInstance.cpp` around lines 127 - 131,
Guard the re-entrancy check and its explanatory comment in setStackFrames with
USE(BUN_JSC_ADDITIONS), so the check is compiled only for the Bun-specific
callback path.
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Related to oven-sh/bun#43827
Problem
ErrorInstance::setStackFrames()replacesm_stackTracebut leavesm_errorInfoMaterializedset. After a lookup ofstackmaterialized the old frames, the new frames are never formatted on a lookup, and a collection that finds a dead frame runscomputeErrorInfo(), whoseASSERT(!m_errorInfoMaterialized)fails (ErrorInstance.cpp:395).Error.captureStackTraceworks around this: on an error whosestackwas read, it formats the new stack at capture time. Node formats on the next read ofstack, so a latererror.message = "..."or a laterError.prepareStackTraceshows in the stack. That is Regression in 1.3.12:Error.captureStackTraceon an Error whosestackwas already read keeps the old stack bun#43827, a regression since Bun 1.3.12.Fix
setStackFrames()clearsm_errorInfoMaterializedandm_stackPropertyAlreadyMaterializedwith the frames, under the cell lock it already takes. The next lookup ofstack,line,columnorsourceURLrunsmaterializeErrorInfoIfNeeded()again and formats the new frames. A collection that finds a dead frame takes the existingcomputeErrorInfo()path, because the error is not materialized.materializeErrorInfoIfNeeded()returns without a change. That state ism_errorInfoMaterialized && m_stackTrace: the flag is set before the hook runs and the frames are cleared after it. The hook runsError.prepareStackTrace, which can callError.captureStackTraceon the same error. The frames the hook reads stay valid.setStackFrames()is aUSE(BUN_JSC_ADDITIONS)method that only Bun calls.autobuild-preview-pr-721-a5b2b471, with the capture-time format deleted, passestest/regression/issue/43827.test.ts(7 tests, Bun 1.4.3 fails 5) andtest/js/node/v8/capture-stack-trace.test.js. The companion PR is Error.captureStackTrace on an Error whose stack was read formats on the next read of stack (WebKit bump for oven-sh/WebKit#721) bun#43832: it deletes the capture-time format and pins this build.Background
ErrorInstancekeeps its frames inm_stackTraceand formats them on the first lookup ofstack,line,columnorsourceURL(materializeErrorInfoIfNeeded()).m_errorInfoMaterializedmakes that a one-time step. After it,m_stackTraceis null.reconcileWeakReferencesAtGCEnd()runs at the end of a collection. The frames hold their callee and code block weakly. If one is dead,computeErrorInfo()formats the frames to a string while they are still readable.Error.captureStackTracecallssetStackFrames()and installs a lazystackaccessor. With this change it does so for everyErrorInstance, read or not.Notes
setStackFrames()clearm_stackStringfor the same reason: an earlier state of the error must not outlive the frames that replace it. This change extends that to the two materialization bits.m_stackPropertyAlreadyMaterializedis set by JSC's ownerrorConstructorCaptureStackTrace, which Bun does not install. Bun's capture deletesstackbefore it installs the accessor, so the next materialization must writestackagain. The bit is cleared for that.Error.prepareStackTracefor the error being formatted. The outer materialization then writes its ownstack, as it does today.setStackFrames()in Bun (Bun__attachAsyncStackFromPromise) checkhasMaterializedErrorInfo()before they call it and are unchanged.JSTestscase: thejscshell installs JSC'sError.captureStackTrace, which does not callsetStackFrames(). The tests are in the Bun PR.