[tor-bugs] #5792 [Metrics Data Processor]: Fix metrics-db segfault which might be related to parsing assignment*.gz files

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#5792: Fix metrics-db segfault which might be related to parsing assignment*.gz
files
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 Reporter:  karsten                 |          Owner:  karsten
     Type:  defect                  |         Status:  new    
 Priority:  critical                |      Milestone:         
Component:  Metrics Data Processor  |        Version:         
 Keywords:                          |         Parent:         
   Points:                          |   Actualpoints:         
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 Since May 6, 10:08 CEST, metrics-db's JVM sometimes segfaults with this
 output:

 {{{
      [java] Java Result: 134
      [java] #
      [java] # A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime
 Environment:
      [java] #
      [java] #  SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0x00007febde77bdec, pid=6579,
 tid=140651047905024
      [java] #
      [java] # JRE version: 6.0_18-b18
      [java] # Java VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (14.0-b16 mixed mode
 linux-amd64 )
      [java] # Derivative: IcedTea6 1.8.13
      [java] # Distribution: Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.4 (squeeze), package
 6b18-1.8.13-0+squeeze1
      [java] # Problematic frame:
      [java] # V  [libjvm.so+0x3c3dec]
      [java] #
      [java] # An error report file with more information is saved as:
      [java] # /srv/metrics.torproject.org/db/hs_err_pid6579.log
      [java] #
      [java] # If you would like to submit a bug report, please include
      [java] # instructions how to reproduce the bug and visit:
      [java] #   http://icedtea.classpath.org/bugzilla
      [java] #
 }}}

 A quick analysis shows that the segfault happens while processing .gz-
 compressed bridge pool assignment files.  Attempts to reproduce this
 problem by reading the .gz file in question 100 times in a row and by
 setting up a separate metrics-db instance were not successful.  Switched
 from commons-compress-1.0.jar to commons-compress-1.4.jar, even though the
 change log doesn't say anything about a possible segfault.

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