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diff --git a/lib/frrcu.c b/lib/frrcu.c
index c7cc655e09..6719bc9d87 100644
--- a/lib/frrcu.c
+++ b/lib/frrcu.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
#include "frrcu.h"
#include "seqlock.h"
#include "atomlist.h"
+#include "sigevent.h"
DEFINE_MTYPE_STATIC(LIB, RCU_THREAD, "RCU thread");
DEFINE_MTYPE_STATIC(LIB, RCU_NEXT, "RCU sequence barrier");
@@ -338,7 +339,19 @@ static void rcu_start(void)
*/
sigset_t oldsigs, blocksigs;
- sigfillset(&blocksigs);
+ /* technically, the RCU thread is very poorly suited to run even just a
+ * crashlog handler, since zlog_sigsafe() could deadlock on transiently
+ * invalid (due to RCU) logging data structures
+ *
+ * but given that when we try to write a crashlog, we're already in
+ * b0rked territory anyway - give the crashlog handler a chance.
+ *
+ * (also cf. the SIGALRM usage in writing crashlogs to avoid hung
+ * processes on any kind of deadlock in crash handlers)
+ */
+ sigemptyset(&blocksigs);
+ frr_sigset_add_mainonly(&blocksigs);
+ /* new thread inherits mask */
pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &blocksigs, &oldsigs);
rcu_active = true;