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The gdb backtrace of running interactively 'faulthandler._sigsegv()'. After the SIGSEGV and the last gdb 'continue', python is still alive with a '>>>' prompt and ready for the next user input:
(gdb) b faulthandler_sigsegv
Breakpoint 1 at 0xb752159f: file /home/xavier/src/packages/android/cpython/Modules/faulthandler.c, line 964.
(gdb) c
Continuing.
Breakpoint 1, faulthandler_sigsegv (self=self@entry=<module at remote 0xb6d85cf4>, 
 args=args@entry=()) at /home/xavier/src/packages/android/cpython/Modules/faulthandler.c:964
964 {
(gdb) next
965 int release_gil = 0;
(gdb) 
966 if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "|i:_sigsegv", &release_gil))
(gdb) 
969 if (release_gil) {
(gdb) 
974 faulthandler_raise_sigsegv();
(gdb) step
faulthandler_raise_sigsegv ()
 at /home/xavier/src/packages/android/cpython/Modules/faulthandler.c:941
941 {
(gdb) next
942 faulthandler_suppress_crash_report();
(gdb) 
958 raise(SIGSEGV);
(gdb) 
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0xb76ec126 in ?? ()
(gdb) c
Continuing.