handles: do not store handles by uintptr

If we store values by uintptrs the GC may try to inspect their
values when it kicks in. As the pointers are most likely invalid,
this will result in an invalid pointer dereference, causing the
program to panic. We can fix this by storing values by an int
index value instead, returning pointers to those indices as
handles instead.

Author: pks-t

handles.go

@@ -11,23 +11,23 @@ type HandleList struct {
 	// stores the Go pointers
 	handles []interface{}
 	// indicates which indices are in use
-	set map[uintptr]bool
+	set map[int]bool
 }
 
 func NewHandleList() *HandleList {
 	return &HandleList{
 		handles: make([]interface{}, 5),
-		set:     make(map[uintptr]bool),
+		set:     make(map[int]bool),
 	}
 }
 
 // findUnusedSlot finds the smallest-index empty space in our
 // list. You must only run this function while holding a write lock.
-func (v *HandleList) findUnusedSlot() uintptr {
+func (v *HandleList) findUnusedSlot() int {
 	for i := 1; i < len(v.handles); i++ {
-		isUsed := v.set[uintptr(i)]
+		isUsed := v.set[i]
 		if !isUsed {
-			return uintptr(i)
+			return i
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (v *HandleList) findUnusedSlot() uintptr {
 	slot := len(v.handles)
 	v.handles = append(v.handles, nil)
 
-	return uintptr(slot)
+	return slot
 }
 
 // Track adds the given pointer to the list of pointers to track and
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ func (v *HandleList) Track(pointer interface{}) unsafe.Pointer {
 
 	v.Unlock()
 
-	return unsafe.Pointer(slot)
+	return unsafe.Pointer(&slot)
 }
 
 // Untrack stops tracking the pointer given by the handle
 func (v *HandleList) Untrack(handle unsafe.Pointer) {
-	slot := uintptr(handle)
+	slot := *(*int)(handle)
 
 	v.Lock()
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (v *HandleList) Untrack(handle unsafe.Pointer) {
 
 // Get retrieves the pointer from the given handle
 func (v *HandleList) Get(handle unsafe.Pointer) interface{} {
-	slot := uintptr(handle)
+	slot := *(*int)(handle)
 
 	v.RLock()