easylogging throw on HeapAlloc during initialization for static build with thread-safe (windows, vcpkg, static, thread-safe)

[wluter]

easyloggingpp from vcpkg seems to throw during INITIALIZE_EASYLOGGINGPP when used in a static build on Windows with thread-safe feature enabled. The error involves heap allocation.

It is a 64 bit MFC application on windows with static build and uses vcpkg for several components including easyloggingpp

Stack Trace:
ntdll.dll!00007ffb4eabe414() Unknown
ntdll.dll!00007ffb4eabb44d() Unknown

MyApp.exe!heap_alloc_dbg_internal(const unsigned __int64 size, const int block_use, const char * const file_name, const int line_number) Line 359 C++
MyApp.exe!heap_alloc_dbg(const unsigned __int64 size, const int block_use, const char * const file_name, const int line_number) Line 450 C++
MyApp.exe!_malloc_dbg(unsigned __int64 size, int block_use, const char * file_name, int line_number) Line 496 C++
MyApp.exe!operator new(unsigned __int64 nSize) Line 43 C++
MyApp.exe!std::_Default_allocate_traits::_Allocate(const unsigned __int64 _Bytes) Line 88 C++
MyApp.exe!std::_Allocate<16,std::_Default_allocate_traits,0>(const unsigned __int64 _Bytes) Line 245 C++
MyApp.exe!std::allocator<std::_List_node<std::pair<enum el::Level const ,el::base::LogFormat>,void *>>::allocate(const unsigned __int64 _Count) Line 975 C++
MyApp.exe!std::_Alloc_construct_ptr<std::allocator<std::_List_node<std::pair<enum el::Level const ,el::base::LogFormat>,void *>>>::_Allocate() Line 1152 C++
MyApp.exe!std::_List_node_emplace_op2<std::allocator<std::_List_node<std::pair<enum el::Level const ,el::base::LogFormat>,void *>>>::_List_node_emplace_op2<std::allocator<std::_List_node<std::pair<enum el::Level const ,el::base::LogFormat>,void >>><std::pair<enum el::Level,el::base::LogFormat>>(std::allocator<std::_List_node<std::pair<enum el::Level const ,el::base::LogFormat>,void >> & Al, std::pair<enum el::Level,el::base::LogFormat> && <_Vals_0>) Line 586 C++
MyApp.exe!std::_Hash<std::_Umap_traits<enum el::Level,el::base::LogFormat,std::_Uhash_compare<enum el::Level,std::hash,std::equal_to>,std::allocator<std::pair<enum el::Level const ,el::base::LogFormat>>,0>>::emplace<std::pair<enum el::Level,el::base::LogFormat>>(std::pair<enum el::Level,el::base::LogFormat> && <_Vals_0>) Line 613 C++
MyApp.exe!std::unordered_map<enum el::Level,el::base::LogFormat,std::hash,std::equal_to,std::allocator<std::pair<enum el::Level const ,el::base::LogFormat>>>::insert<std::pair<enum el::Level,el::base::LogFormat>,0>(std::pair<enum el::Level,el::base::LogFormat> && _Val) Line 276 C++
MyApp.exe!el::base::TypedConfigurations::setValueel::base::LogFormat(el::Level level, const el::base::LogFormat & value, std::unordered_map<enum el::Level,el::base::LogFormat,std::hash,std::equal_to,std::allocator<std::pair<enum el::Level const ,el::base::LogFormat>>> * confMap, bool includeGlobalLevel) Line 2018 C++
MyApp.exe!el::base::TypedConfigurations::build(el::Configurations * configurations) Line 1697 C++
MyApp.exe!el::base::TypedConfigurations::TypedConfigurations(el::Configurations * configurations, std::shared_ptr<std::unordered_map<std::string,std::shared_ptr<std::basic_fstream<char,std::char_traits>>,std::hashstd::string,std::equal_tostd::string,std::allocator<std::pair<std::string const ,std::shared_ptr<std::basic_fstream<char,std::char_traits>>>>>> logStreamsReference) Line 1621 C++
MyApp.exe!el::Logger::configure(const el::Configurations & configurations) Line 661 C++
MyApp.exe!el::Logger::Logger(const std::string & id, const el::Configurations & configurations, std::shared_ptr<std::unordered_map<std::string,std::shared_ptr<std::basic_fstream<char,std::char_traits>>,std::hashstd::string,std::equal_tostd::string,std::allocator<std::pair<std::string const ,std::shared_ptr<std::basic_fstream<char,std::char_traits>>>>>> logStreamsReference) Line 619 C++
MyApp.exe!el::base::RegisteredLoggers::get(const std::string & id, bool forceCreation) Line 1900 C++
MyApp.exe!el::base::Storage::Storage(const std::shared_ptrel::LogBuilder & defaultLogBuilder) Line 2079 C++
MyApp.exe!el::base::`dynamic initializer for 'elStorage''() Line 19 C++
MyApp.exe!_initterm(void()() * first, void()() * last) Line 22 C++
MyApp.exe!__scrt_common_main_seh() Line 258 C++
MyApp.exe!__scrt_common_main() Line 331 C++
MyApp.exe!wWinMainCRTStartup(void * __formal) Line 17 C++
kernel32.dll!00007ffb4e4e7614() Unknown
ntdll.dll!00007ffb4eae26f1() Unknown

[wluter]

I have a minimal project ready to demonstrate the problem. Some additional notes:

1. If you compile static with a vcpkg manifest file using no features it compiles, easylogging initializes, and it runs but will eventually crash if you log from multiple threads.
2. If you enable feature no-defaultfile it will not initialize
3. If you enable thread-safe it will not initialize
4. Because MFC application does not expose main() then INITIALIZE_EASYLOGGING must be put in the cpp of the CWinApp derived application class where InitInstance is called. Maybe this is the problem?

[wluter]

Further reading and debugging indicates this may be due to it being a static compilation. The actual HeapAlloc error occurs during creation of el::base::Storage.

To debug I replaced INITIALIZE_EASYLOGGINGPP AS FOLLOWS:
//INITIALIZE_EASYLOGGINGPP namespace el { namespace base { el::base::type::StoragePointer elStorage; } el::base::debug::CrashHandler elCrashHandler(ELPP_USE_DEF_CRASH_HANDLER); }
And put this at the begging of main:
el::base::DefaultLogBuilder* dlb = new el::base::DefaultLogBuilder(); el::LogBuilderPtr lpb(dlb); el::base::Storage * s = new el::base::Storage(lpb); //<<< FAILS HERE el::base::elStorage.reset(s); START_EASYLOGGINGPP(argc, argv);

And the trace shows it fails in Logger* RegisteredLoggers::get

[impromptu1583]

I also have this issue. @wluter did you ever find a solution?

[wluter]

I also have this issue. @wluter did you ever find a solution?

I did not. I ran out of time trying so I moved on to use g3log instead. I have had tremendous success with it so I have abandoned easyloggingpp. NOTE: if you need multiple log files then g3log is more work - it has a single stream sink and you have to create your own sinks for multiple log files.

[impromptu1583]

Thank you so much! I'll give g3log a try!