LLD crashes when linking Xbox libraries

[MobSlicer152]

I'm using LLVM 19.1.7 on Arch Linux to compile my project. When I try to link it, LLD crashes. The libraries are normal i386 Windows COFF libraries that work fine with MSVC. Here's the stack trace:

PLEASE submit a bug report to https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/ and include the crash backtrace.
Stack dump:
0.      Program arguments: /usr/bin/lld-link -nologo -dynamicbase -nxcompat /safeseh:no -machine:x86 -verbose -libpath:external/xbox/lib -libpath:/xbox/lib -libpath:build/xbox/x86/release -debug -pdb:build/xbox/x86/release/FalseKing.pdb xboxkrnl.lib libcmt.lib xapilib.lib d3d8.lib Launcher.lib Engine.lib RenderSystem.lib Rhi.lib RhiDirectX8.lib VideoSystem.lib Base.lib CommonFiles.lib DllSupport.lib /FORCE:MULTIPLE /MAP /SAFESEH:NO /nodefaultlib -out:build/xbox/x86/release/FalseKing.exe build/.objs/LauncherMain/xbox/x86/release/launcher/main_xbox.cpp.obj
 #0 0x00007b1bade19920 llvm::sys::PrintStackTrace(llvm::raw_ostream&, int) /usr/src/debug/llvm/llvm-19.1.7.src/lib/Support/Unix/Signals.inc:723:22
 #1 0x00007b1bade168bd llvm::sys::RunSignalHandlers() /usr/src/debug/llvm/llvm-19.1.7.src/lib/Support/Signals.cpp:105:20
 #2 0x00007b1bade168bd SignalHandler /usr/src/debug/llvm/llvm-19.1.7.src/lib/Support/Unix/Signals.inc:403:31
 #3 0x00007b1bad04def0 (/usr/lib/libc.so.6+0x3def0)
 #4 0x00007b1bad17cac0 __memset_avx2_unaligned_erms /usr/src/debug/glibc/glibc/string/../sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memset-vec-unaligned-erms.S:437:0
 #5 0x00007b1bb5f2622f writeSections /usr/src/debug/lld/lld-19.1.7.src/COFF/Writer.cpp:2181:26
 #6 0x00007b1bb5f2622f run /usr/src/debug/lld/lld-19.1.7.src/COFF/Writer.cpp:763:18
 #7 0x00007b1bb5f1b015 std::_Vector_base<std::pair<llvm::COFF::DebugType, lld::coff::Chunk*>, std::allocator<std::pair<llvm::COFF::DebugType, lld::coff::Chunk*>>>::~_Vector_base() /usr/include/c++/14.2.1/bits/stl_vector.h:369:45
 #8 0x00007b1bb5f1b015 std::vector<std::pair<llvm::COFF::DebugType, lld::coff::Chunk*>, std::allocator<std::pair<llvm::COFF::DebugType, lld::coff::Chunk*>>>::~vector() /usr/include/c++/14.2.1/bits/stl_vector.h:738:7
 #9 0x00007b1bb5f1b015 ~Writer /usr/src/debug/lld/lld-19.1.7.src/COFF/Writer.cpp:205:7
#10 0x00007b1bb5f1b015 lld::coff::writeResult(lld::coff::COFFLinkerContext&) /usr/src/debug/lld/lld-19.1.7.src/COFF/Writer.cpp:341:3
#11 0x00007b1bb5ecc1b5 lld::coff::LinkerDriver::linkerMain(llvm::ArrayRef<char const*>) /usr/src/debug/lld/lld-19.1.7.src/COFF/Driver.cpp:2652:17
#12 0x00007b1bb5ebd035 lld::coff::link(llvm::ArrayRef<char const*>, llvm::raw_ostream&, llvm::raw_ostream&, bool, bool) /usr/src/debug/lld/lld-19.1.7.src/COFF/Driver.cpp:77:20
#13 0x00007b1bb633bead lld::unsafeLldMain(llvm::ArrayRef<char const*>, llvm::raw_ostream&, llvm::raw_ostream&, llvm::ArrayRef<lld::DriverDef>, bool) /usr/src/debug/lld/lld-19.1.7.src/Common/DriverDispatcher.cpp:164:11
#14 0x00005a05aaf74ab4 lld_main(int, char**, llvm::ToolContext const&) /usr/src/debug/lld/lld-19.1.7.src/tools/lld/lld.cpp:90:27
#15 0x00005a05aaf742a5 main /usr/src/debug/lld/lld-19.1.7.src/build/tools/lld/lld-driver.cpp:18:1
#16 0x00007b1bad0376b5 __libc_start_call_main /usr/src/debug/glibc/glibc/csu/../sysdeps/nptl/libc_start_call_main.h:74:3
#17 0x00007b1bad037769 call_init /usr/src/debug/glibc/glibc/csu/../csu/libc-start.c:128:20
#18 0x00007b1bad037769 __libc_start_main /usr/src/debug/glibc/glibc/csu/../csu/libc-start.c:347:5
#19 0x00005a05aaf74305 _start (/usr/bin/lld-link+0x2305)

[llvmbot]

@llvm/issue-subscribers-lld-coff

Author: Elliot McNeil (MobSlicer152)

I'm using LLVM 19.1.7 on Arch Linux to compile my project. When I try to link it, LLD crashes. The libraries are normal i386 Windows COFF libraries that work fine with MSVC. Here's the stack trace:

PLEASE submit a bug report to https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/ and include the crash backtrace.
Stack dump:
0.      Program arguments: /usr/bin/lld-link -nologo -dynamicbase -nxcompat /safeseh:no -machine:x86 -verbose -libpath:external/xbox/lib -libpath:/xbox/lib -libpath:build/xbox/x86/release -debug -pdb:build/xbox/x86/release/FalseKing.pdb xboxkrnl.lib libcmt.lib xapilib.lib d3d8.lib Launcher.lib Engine.lib RenderSystem.lib Rhi.lib RhiDirectX8.lib VideoSystem.lib Base.lib CommonFiles.lib DllSupport.lib /FORCE:MULTIPLE /MAP /SAFESEH:NO /nodefaultlib -out:build/xbox/x86/release/FalseKing.exe build/.objs/LauncherMain/xbox/x86/release/launcher/main_xbox.cpp.obj
 #<!-- -->0 0x00007b1bade19920 llvm::sys::PrintStackTrace(llvm::raw_ostream&amp;, int) /usr/src/debug/llvm/llvm-19.1.7.src/lib/Support/Unix/Signals.inc:723:22
 #<!-- -->1 0x00007b1bade168bd llvm::sys::RunSignalHandlers() /usr/src/debug/llvm/llvm-19.1.7.src/lib/Support/Signals.cpp:105:20
 #<!-- -->2 0x00007b1bade168bd SignalHandler /usr/src/debug/llvm/llvm-19.1.7.src/lib/Support/Unix/Signals.inc:403:31
 #<!-- -->3 0x00007b1bad04def0 (/usr/lib/libc.so.6+0x3def0)
 #<!-- -->4 0x00007b1bad17cac0 __memset_avx2_unaligned_erms /usr/src/debug/glibc/glibc/string/../sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memset-vec-unaligned-erms.S:437:0
 #<!-- -->5 0x00007b1bb5f2622f writeSections /usr/src/debug/lld/lld-19.1.7.src/COFF/Writer.cpp:2181:26
 #<!-- -->6 0x00007b1bb5f2622f run /usr/src/debug/lld/lld-19.1.7.src/COFF/Writer.cpp:763:18
 #<!-- -->7 0x00007b1bb5f1b015 std::_Vector_base&lt;std::pair&lt;llvm::COFF::DebugType, lld::coff::Chunk*&gt;, std::allocator&lt;std::pair&lt;llvm::COFF::DebugType, lld::coff::Chunk*&gt;&gt;&gt;::~_Vector_base() /usr/include/c++/14.2.1/bits/stl_vector.h:369:45
 #<!-- -->8 0x00007b1bb5f1b015 std::vector&lt;std::pair&lt;llvm::COFF::DebugType, lld::coff::Chunk*&gt;, std::allocator&lt;std::pair&lt;llvm::COFF::DebugType, lld::coff::Chunk*&gt;&gt;&gt;::~vector() /usr/include/c++/14.2.1/bits/stl_vector.h:738:7
 #<!-- -->9 0x00007b1bb5f1b015 ~Writer /usr/src/debug/lld/lld-19.1.7.src/COFF/Writer.cpp:205:7
#<!-- -->10 0x00007b1bb5f1b015 lld::coff::writeResult(lld::coff::COFFLinkerContext&amp;) /usr/src/debug/lld/lld-19.1.7.src/COFF/Writer.cpp:341:3
#<!-- -->11 0x00007b1bb5ecc1b5 lld::coff::LinkerDriver::linkerMain(llvm::ArrayRef&lt;char const*&gt;) /usr/src/debug/lld/lld-19.1.7.src/COFF/Driver.cpp:2652:17
#<!-- -->12 0x00007b1bb5ebd035 lld::coff::link(llvm::ArrayRef&lt;char const*&gt;, llvm::raw_ostream&amp;, llvm::raw_ostream&amp;, bool, bool) /usr/src/debug/lld/lld-19.1.7.src/COFF/Driver.cpp:77:20
#<!-- -->13 0x00007b1bb633bead lld::unsafeLldMain(llvm::ArrayRef&lt;char const*&gt;, llvm::raw_ostream&amp;, llvm::raw_ostream&amp;, llvm::ArrayRef&lt;lld::DriverDef&gt;, bool) /usr/src/debug/lld/lld-19.1.7.src/Common/DriverDispatcher.cpp:164:11
#<!-- -->14 0x00005a05aaf74ab4 lld_main(int, char**, llvm::ToolContext const&amp;) /usr/src/debug/lld/lld-19.1.7.src/tools/lld/lld.cpp:90:27
#<!-- -->15 0x00005a05aaf742a5 main /usr/src/debug/lld/lld-19.1.7.src/build/tools/lld/lld-driver.cpp:18:1
#<!-- -->16 0x00007b1bad0376b5 __libc_start_call_main /usr/src/debug/glibc/glibc/csu/../sysdeps/nptl/libc_start_call_main.h:74:3
#<!-- -->17 0x00007b1bad037769 call_init /usr/src/debug/glibc/glibc/csu/../csu/libc-start.c:128:20
#<!-- -->18 0x00007b1bad037769 __libc_start_main /usr/src/debug/glibc/glibc/csu/../csu/libc-start.c:347:5
#<!-- -->19 0x00005a05aaf74305 _start (/usr/bin/lld-link+0x2305)

[EugeneZelenko]

Could you please try 20 or main branch?

[MobSlicer152]

When I use 20, I also get a crash:

PLEASE submit a bug report to https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/ and include the crash backtrace.
Stack dump:
0.      Program arguments: /home/mobslicer152/Downloads/LLVM-20.1.5-Linux-X64/bin/lld-link -nologo -dynamicbase -nxcompat /safeseh:no -machine:x86 -libpath:external/xbox/lib -libpath:/xbox/lib -libpath:build/xbox/x86/release -debug -pdb:build/xbox/x86/release/FalseKing.pdb xboxkrnl.lib libcmt.lib xapilib.lib d3d8.lib Launcher.lib Engine.lib RenderSystem.lib Rhi.lib RhiDirectX8.lib VideoSystem.lib Base.lib CommonFiles.lib DllSupport.lib /FORCE:MULTIPLE /MAP /SAFESEH:NO /nodefaultlib -out:build/xbox/x86/release/FalseKing.exe build/.objs/LauncherMain/xbox/x86/release/launcher/main_xbox.cpp.obj
 #0 0x00005bbf27c566b7 llvm::sys::PrintStackTrace(llvm::raw_ostream&, int) (/home/mobslicer152/Downloads/LLVM-20.1.5-Linux-X64/bin/lld-link+0x4b956b7)
 #1 0x00005bbf27c56cef SignalHandler(int) Signals.cpp:0:0
 #2 0x000071a8dc0b9ef0 (/usr/lib/libc.so.6+0x3def0)
 #3 0x000071a8dc1e8ac0 (/usr/lib/libc.so.6+0x16cac0)
 #4 0x00005bbf27d2b0ed (anonymous namespace)::Writer::run() Writer.cpp:0:0
 #5 0x00005bbf27d19e30 lld::coff::writeResult(lld::coff::COFFLinkerContext&) (/home/mobslicer152/Downloads/LLVM-20.1.5-Linux-X64/bin/lld-link+0x4c58e30)
 #6 0x00005bbf27c84abb lld::coff::LinkerDriver::linkerMain(llvm::ArrayRef<char const*>) (/home/mobslicer152/Downloads/LLVM-20.1.5-Linux-X64/bin/lld-link+0x4bc3abb)
 #7 0x00005bbf27c71312 lld::coff::link(llvm::ArrayRef<char const*>, llvm::raw_ostream&, llvm::raw_ostream&, bool, bool) (/home/mobslicer152/Downloads/LLVM-20.1.5-Linux-X64/bin/lld-link+0x4bb0312)
 #8 0x00005bbf27c58a3b lld::unsafeLldMain(llvm::ArrayRef<char const*>, llvm::raw_ostream&, llvm::raw_ostream&, llvm::ArrayRef<lld::DriverDef>, bool) (/home/mobslicer152/Downloads/LLVM-20.1.5-Linux-X64/bin/lld-link+0x4b97a3b)
 #9 0x00005bbf2768be51 lld_main(int, char**, llvm::ToolContext const&) (/home/mobslicer152/Downloads/LLVM-20.1.5-Linux-X64/bin/lld-link+0x45cae51)
#10 0x00005bbf2768c120 main (/home/mobslicer152/Downloads/LLVM-20.1.5-Linux-X64/bin/lld-link+0x45cb120)
#11 0x000071a8dc0a36b5 (/usr/lib/libc.so.6+0x276b5)
#12 0x000071a8dc0a3769 __libc_start_main (/usr/lib/libc.so.6+0x27769)
#13 0x00005bbf27ab45e5 _start (/home/mobslicer152/Downloads/LLVM-20.1.5-Linux-X64/bin/lld-link+0x49f35e5)

[mstorsjo]

Can you provide a reproducer for the crash? Pass -reproduce:repro.tar to lld-link, and it will package up a tarball with all the input files that are used, plus the full set of command line arguments, which should allow anybody to reproduce the crash.

[MobSlicer152]

I can send it, but the libraries are technically NDA'd even if they're 20 year old abandonware at this point. I'm using the libraries from the original Xbox version 4400 source tree.