Fix segfault: Remove per-thread php_module_startup calls

The crash was caused by calling php_module_startup() from multiple
tokio worker threads concurrently. php_module_startup() is not
thread-safe - it modifies global state including the memory allocator
function pointers.

The fix:
- php_module_startup() is called ONCE on the main thread when Sapi
  is constructed (via startup callback)
- Worker threads only call ext_php_rs_sapi_per_thread_init() via
  ThreadScope to set up thread-local storage (TSRM TLS)
- Removed ModuleScope since it's not needed for per-thread init

The crash manifested as EXC_BAD_ACCESS in _estrdup when the
corrupted memory allocator function pointer table was dereferenced.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <[email protected]>

Author: Qard

src/embed.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use http_handler::types::{Request, Response};
 use http_handler::Handler;
 
 use super::{
-  sapi::{ensure_sapi, Sapi},
+  sapi::{acquire_php_lock, ensure_sapi, Sapi},
   scopes::{FileHandleScope, RequestScope, ThreadScope},
   strings::translate_path,
   EmbedRequestError, EmbedStartError, RequestContext,
@@ -343,19 +343,26 @@ impl Handler for Embed {
     let blocking_handle = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
       eprintln!("DEBUG [spawn_blocking] Step 1: Entered spawn_blocking");
 
+      // CRITICAL: Acquire the PHP execution lock to serialize PHP operations.
+      // PHP's memory allocator is not thread-safe for concurrent access even with TSRM.
+      // Without this lock, multiple spawn_blocking tasks running PHP code simultaneously
+      // will corrupt the memory allocator state, causing EXC_BAD_ACCESS crashes.
+      let _php_lock = acquire_php_lock();
+      eprintln!("DEBUG [spawn_blocking] Step 2: PHP execution lock acquired");
+
+      // Keep sapi alive for the duration of the blocking task
+      let _sapi = sapi;
+
       // Initialize thread-local storage for this worker thread.
       // This calls ext_php_rs_sapi_per_thread_init() -> ts_resource(0) which sets up
       // PHP's thread-local storage for the current thread.
+      //
+      // NOTE: php_module_startup() is called ONCE on the main thread when Sapi is created.
+      // Worker threads only need per-thread TLS initialization via ThreadScope, NOT
+      // another php_module_startup call. Calling php_module_startup from multiple threads
+      // concurrently corrupts global state (memory allocator function pointers).
       let _thread_scope = ThreadScope::new();
-      eprintln!("DEBUG [spawn_blocking] Step 2: ThreadScope created");
-
-      // Initialize PHP module for this thread.
-      // In ZTS mode, php_module_startup must be called per-thread after the thread's
-      // local storage has been initialized. ModuleScope ensures matching shutdown.
-      let _module_scope = sapi
-        .module_scope()
-        .map_err(|_| EmbedRequestError::SapiNotStarted)?;
-      eprintln!("DEBUG [spawn_blocking] Step 3: ModuleScope created (php_module_startup called)");
+      eprintln!("DEBUG [spawn_blocking] Step 3: ThreadScope created (per-thread TLS initialized)");
 
       // Setup RequestContext (always streaming from SAPI perspective)
       // RequestContext::new() will extract the request body's read stream and add it as RequestStream extension
@@ -372,21 +379,22 @@ impl Handler for Embed {
       // All estrdup calls happen here, inside spawn_blocking, after ThreadScope::new()
       // has initialized PHP's thread-local storage. These will be freed by efree in
       // sapi_module_deactivate during request shutdown.
-      eprintln!("DEBUG [spawn_blocking] Step 6: About to call estrdup for request_uri");
-      let request_uri_c = estrdup(request_uri_str.as_str());
-      eprintln!("DEBUG [spawn_blocking] Step 7: estrdup for request_uri completed");
-      let path_translated = estrdup(translated_path_str.as_str());
-      eprintln!("DEBUG [spawn_blocking] Step 8: estrdup for path_translated completed");
-      let request_method = estrdup(method_str.as_str());
-      eprintln!("DEBUG [spawn_blocking] Step 9: estrdup for request_method completed");
-      let query_string = estrdup(query_str.as_str());
-      eprintln!("DEBUG [spawn_blocking] Step 10: estrdup for query_string completed");
+      eprintln!("DEBUG [spawn_blocking] Step 6: estrdup for request_uri_str: {}", request_uri_str.clone());
+      let request_uri_c = estrdup(request_uri_str);
+      eprintln!("DEBUG [spawn_blocking] Step 7: estrdup for translated_path_str: {}", translated_path_str.clone());
+      let path_translated = estrdup(translated_path_str.clone());
+      eprintln!("DEBUG [spawn_blocking] Step 8: estrdup for method_str: {}", method_str.clone());
+      let request_method = estrdup(method_str);
+      eprintln!("DEBUG [spawn_blocking] Step 9: estrdup for query_str: {}", query_str.clone());
+      let query_string = estrdup(query_str);
+      eprintln!("DEBUG [spawn_blocking] Step 10: estrdup for query_string: {:?}", content_type_str);
       let content_type = content_type_str
-        .as_ref()
-        .map(|s| estrdup(s.as_str()))
+        .map(estrdup)
         .unwrap_or(std::ptr::null_mut());
       eprintln!("DEBUG [spawn_blocking] Step 11: estrdup for content_type completed");
 
+      eprintln!("DEBUG [spawn_blocking] Using estrdup on args: {:?}", args);
+
       // Prepare argv pointers
       let argc = args.len() as i32;
       let mut argv_ptrs: Vec<*mut c_char> = args

src/sapi.rs

@@ -40,6 +40,23 @@ pub(crate) fn fallback_handle() -> &'static tokio::runtime::Handle {
   FALLBACK_RUNTIME.handle()
 }
 
+// Global mutex to serialize PHP execution.
+// PHP's memory allocator (emalloc/estrdup) is not thread-safe for concurrent access
+// even with TSRM per-thread initialization. Multiple spawn_blocking tasks running
+// PHP code simultaneously will corrupt the memory allocator state, causing crashes
+// like "EXC_BAD_ACCESS in _emalloc/_estrdup".
+//
+// This mutex must be held for the entire duration of PHP operations in spawn_blocking.
+static PHP_EXECUTION_MUTEX: Lazy<std::sync::Mutex<()>> = Lazy::new(|| std::sync::Mutex::new(()));
+
+/// Acquire the PHP execution lock. Returns a guard that must be held for the
+/// duration of PHP operations. Only one thread can execute PHP code at a time.
+pub(crate) fn acquire_php_lock() -> std::sync::MutexGuard<'static, ()> {
+  PHP_EXECUTION_MUTEX
+    .lock()
+    .expect("PHP execution mutex poisoned")
+}
+
 // This is a helper to ensure that PHP is initialized and deinitialized at the
 // appropriate times.
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -86,8 +103,9 @@ impl Sapi {
       ext_php_rs_sapi_startup();
       sapi_startup(boxed.as_mut());
 
-      // Call module startup for the main thread that's constructing this Sapi.
-      // Each worker thread also needs its own module startup via module_scope().
+      // Call module startup ONCE on the main thread that's constructing this Sapi.
+      // Worker threads only need per-thread TLS initialization via ThreadScope::new(),
+      // NOT another php_module_startup call. php_module_startup is not thread-safe.
       if let Some(startup) = boxed.startup {
         startup(boxed.as_mut());
       }
@@ -116,24 +134,6 @@ impl Sapi {
     })
   }
 
-  /// Creates a new ModuleScope for per-thread module startup.
-  ///
-  /// In ZTS mode, php_module_startup must be called per-thread after the thread's
-  /// local storage has been initialized via ts_resource(0) in ThreadScope::new().
-  ///
-  /// This method provides access to the SAPI module and module entry pointers
-  /// needed by ModuleScope::new().
-  pub fn module_scope(&self) -> Result<crate::scopes::ModuleScope, EmbedRequestError> {
-    let mut sapi = self
-      .module
-      .write()
-      .map_err(|_| EmbedRequestError::SapiNotStarted)?;
-
-    unsafe {
-      crate::scopes::ModuleScope::new(sapi.as_mut() as *mut _, get_module())
-    }
-  }
-
   pub fn shutdown(&self) -> Result<(), EmbedRequestError> {
     // Only shutdown if we're on the same thread that created this Sapi
     let current_thread = std::thread::current().id();
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ where
   K: AsRef<str>,
   V: AsRef<str>,
 {
+  eprintln!("DEBUG [env_var] estrdup for value: {}", value.as_ref());
   let c_value = estrdup(value.as_ref());
   env_var_c(vars, key, c_value)?;
   maybe_efree(c_value.cast::<u8>());
@@ -556,6 +557,7 @@ fn env_var_c<K>(
 where
   K: AsRef<str>,
 {
+  eprintln!("DEBUG [env_var] estrdup for key: {}", key.as_ref());
   let c_key = estrdup(key.as_ref());
   unsafe {
     php_register_variable(c_key, c_value, vars);

src/scopes.rs

@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ use std::{
 
 use ext_php_rs::{
   alloc::{efree, estrdup},
-  embed::{ext_php_rs_sapi_per_thread_init, ext_php_rs_sapi_per_thread_shutdown, SapiModule},
+  embed::{ext_php_rs_sapi_per_thread_init, ext_php_rs_sapi_per_thread_shutdown},
   ffi::{
-    _zend_file_handle__bindgen_ty_1, php_module_startup, php_request_shutdown, php_request_startup,
-    zend_destroy_file_handle, zend_file_handle, zend_module_entry, zend_stream_init_filename,
-    ZEND_RESULT_CODE_SUCCESS,
+    _zend_file_handle__bindgen_ty_1, php_request_shutdown, php_request_startup,
+    zend_destroy_file_handle, zend_file_handle, zend_stream_init_filename, ZEND_RESULT_CODE_SUCCESS,
   },
 };
 
@@ -39,48 +38,6 @@ impl Drop for ThreadScope {
   }
 }
 
-/// A scope for PHP module startup per-thread.
-/// This ensures that php_module_startup is called on scope creation.
-///
-/// In ZTS mode, php_module_startup must be called per-thread after the thread's
-/// local storage has been initialized via ts_resource(0).
-///
-/// NOTE: php_module_shutdown should only be called once when the SAPI shuts down,
-/// NOT per-thread. Per-thread cleanup is handled by ThreadScope (ts_free_thread).
-pub(crate) struct ModuleScope;
-
-impl ModuleScope {
-  /// Creates a new ModuleScope, calling php_module_startup.
-  ///
-  /// # Safety
-  /// The sapi_module and module_entry pointers must be valid.
-  pub unsafe fn new(
-    sapi_module: *mut SapiModule,
-    module_entry: *mut zend_module_entry,
-  ) -> Result<Self, EmbedRequestError> {
-    eprintln!("DEBUG [ModuleScope::new] Calling php_module_startup()");
-
-    let result = php_module_startup(sapi_module, module_entry);
-    if result != ZEND_RESULT_CODE_SUCCESS {
-      eprintln!("DEBUG [ModuleScope::new] php_module_startup() FAILED");
-      return Err(EmbedRequestError::SapiNotStarted);
-    }
-
-    eprintln!("DEBUG [ModuleScope::new] php_module_startup() succeeded");
-    Ok(Self)
-  }
-}
-
-impl Drop for ModuleScope {
-  fn drop(&mut self) {
-    // NOTE: We intentionally do NOT call php_module_shutdown() here.
-    // php_module_shutdown should only be called once when the entire SAPI shuts down,
-    // not per-thread. Per-thread cleanup is handled by ThreadScope::drop which calls
-    // ext_php_rs_sapi_per_thread_shutdown() -> ts_free_thread().
-    eprintln!("DEBUG [ModuleScope::drop] ModuleScope dropped (no php_module_shutdown called)");
-  }
-}
-
 /// A scope in which php request activity may occur. This is responsible for
 /// starting up and shutting down the php request and cleaning up associated
 /// data.
@@ -131,6 +88,7 @@ impl FileHandleScope {
       len: 0,
     };
 
+    eprintln!("DEBUG [FileHandleScope::new] estrdup for path: {}", path_str);
     let path = estrdup(path_str);
 
     unsafe {