Fix VM inconsistency caused by userdata C TM fast paths (#497)

This fixes usage of userdata C functions in xpcall handler following call stack overflow

VM/src/ldo.cpp

@@ -213,6 +213,14 @@ CallInfo* luaD_growCI(lua_State* L)
     return ++L->ci;
 }
 
+void luaD_checkCstack(lua_State *L)
+{
+    if (L->nCcalls == LUAI_MAXCCALLS)
+        luaG_runerror(L, "C stack overflow");
+    else if (L->nCcalls >= (LUAI_MAXCCALLS + (LUAI_MAXCCALLS >> 3)))
+        luaD_throw(L, LUA_ERRERR); /* error while handling stack error */
+}
+
 /*
 ** Call a function (C or Lua). The function to be called is at *func.
 ** The arguments are on the stack, right after the function.
@@ -222,12 +230,8 @@ CallInfo* luaD_growCI(lua_State* L)
 void luaD_call(lua_State* L, StkId func, int nResults)
 {
     if (++L->nCcalls >= LUAI_MAXCCALLS)
-    {
+        luaD_checkCstack(L);
-        if (L->nCcalls == LUAI_MAXCCALLS)
+
-            luaG_runerror(L, "C stack overflow");
-        else if (L->nCcalls >= (LUAI_MAXCCALLS + (LUAI_MAXCCALLS >> 3)))
-            luaD_throw(L, LUA_ERRERR); /* error while handing stack error */
-    }
     if (luau_precall(L, func, nResults) == PCRLUA)
     {                                        /* is a Lua function? */
         L->ci->flags |= LUA_CALLINFO_RETURN; /* luau_execute will stop after returning from the stack frame */

VM/src/ldo.h

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ LUAI_FUNC int luaD_pcall(lua_State* L, Pfunc func, void* u, ptrdiff_t oldtop, pt
 LUAI_FUNC void luaD_reallocCI(lua_State* L, int newsize);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaD_reallocstack(lua_State* L, int newsize);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaD_growstack(lua_State* L, int n);
+LUAI_FUNC void luaD_checkCstack(lua_State* L);
 
 LUAI_FUNC l_noret luaD_throw(lua_State* L, int errcode);
 LUAI_FUNC int luaD_rawrunprotected(lua_State* L, Pfunc f, void* ud);

VM/src/lvmexecute.cpp

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ LUAU_NOINLINE static void luau_callTM(lua_State* L, int nparams, int res)
     ++L->nCcalls;
 
     if (L->nCcalls >= LUAI_MAXCCALLS)
-        luaG_runerror(L, "C stack overflow");
+        luaD_checkCstack(L);
 
     luaD_checkstack(L, LUA_MINSTACK);
 

tests/conformance/errors.lua

@@ -167,6 +167,81 @@ if not limitedstack then
   end
 end
 
+-- C stack overflow
+if not limitedstack then
+  local count = 1
+  local cso = setmetatable({}, {
+    __index = function(self, i)
+      count = count + 1
+      return self[i]
+    end,
+    __newindex = function(self, i, v)
+      count = count + 1
+      self[i] = v
+    end,
+    __tostring = function(self)
+      count = count + 1
+      return tostring(self)
+    end
+  })
+
+  local ehline
+  local function ehassert(cond)
+    if not cond then
+      ehline = debug.info(2, "l")
+      error()
+    end
+  end
+
+  local userdata = newproxy(true)
+  getmetatable(userdata).__index = print
+  assert(debug.info(print, "s") == "[C]")
+
+  local s, e = xpcall(tostring, function(e)
+    ehassert(string.find(e, "C stack overflow"))
+    print("after __tostring C stack overflow", count) -- 198: 1 resume + 1 xpcall + 198 luaB_tostring calls (which runs our __tostring successfully 197 times, erroring on the last attempt)
+    ehassert(count > 1)
+
+    local ps, pe
+
+    -- __tostring overflow (lua_call)
+    count = 1
+    ps, pe = pcall(tostring, cso)
+    print("after __tostring overflow in handler", count) -- 23: xpcall error handler + pcall + 23 luaB_tostring calls
+    ehassert(not ps and string.find(pe, "error in error handling"))
+    ehassert(count > 1)
+
+    -- __index overflow (callTMres)
+    count = 1
+    ps, pe = pcall(function() return cso[cso] end)
+    print("after __index overflow in handler", count) -- 23: xpcall error handler + pcall + 23 __index calls
+    ehassert(not ps and string.find(pe, "error in error handling"))
+    ehassert(count > 1)
+
+    -- __newindex overflow (callTM)
+    count = 1
+    ps, pe = pcall(function() cso[cso] = "kohuke" end)
+    print("after __newindex overflow in handler", count) -- 23: xpcall error handler + pcall + 23 __newindex calls
+    ehassert(not ps and string.find(pe, "error in error handling"))
+    ehassert(count > 1)
+
+    -- test various C __index invocations on userdata
+    ehassert(pcall(function() return userdata[userdata] end)) -- LOP_GETTABLE
+    ehassert(pcall(function() return userdata[1] end)) -- LOP_GETTABLEN
+    ehassert(pcall(function() return userdata.StringConstant end)) -- LOP_GETTABLEKS (luau_callTM)
+
+    -- lua_resume test
+    local coro = coroutine.create(function() end)
+    ps, pe = coroutine.resume(coro)
+    ehassert(not ps and string.find(pe, "C stack overflow"))
+
+    return true
+  end, cso)
+
+  assert(not s)
+  assert(e == true, "error in xpcall eh, line " .. tostring(ehline))
+end
+
 --[[
 local i=1
 while stack[i] ~= l1 do