When tracing a process using ptrace and there are multiple threads in the tracing process hitting the same breakpoint, sometimes main thread exits (WIFEXITED(status) is TRUE) before last queued TRAP_BKPT signal(s) have been delivered to the tracing process. So a final breakpoint hits counter is less than it should be. Steps to reproduce: cd /tmp git clone https://github.com/rayrapetyan/ptrace_bug_poc.git cd ptrace_bug_poc mkdir build cd build cmake .. make Run ~20 times: /tmp/ptrace_bug_poc/build/src/ptrace_test/ptrace_test /tmp/ptrace_bug_poc/build/src/mt_example/mt_example 0x201385 ------- Note: make sure 0x201385 is a call to <printf@plt> in "/tmp/ptrace_bug_poc/build/src/mt_example/mt_example": gdb /tmp/ptrace_bug_poc/build/src/mt_example/mt_example disassemble foo ------- Wait fo appearance of: "BOOM! Invalid BP hits counter (hits: 1, tid: XXXX)" at the end of the output (most of the times it will be "SUCCESS")