Subject: admin/15878: "/usr/games/fortune all" gives extra error messages when MALLOC_OPTIONS=J
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <eravin@panix.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 03/11/2002 14:51:05
>Number:         15878
>Category:       admin
>Synopsis:       "/usr/games/fortune all" gives extra error messages when MALLOC_OPTIONS=J
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    netbsd-admin
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Mar 11 14:51:00 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Ed Ravin
>Release:        1.5.2
>Organization:
Public Access Networks Corp
>Environment:
NetBSD panix2.panix.com 1.5.2 NetBSD 1.5.2 (PANIX-USER) #1: Mon Jan 14 23:28:51 EST 2002     marcotte@trinity.nyc.access.net:/devel/netbsd/1.5.2/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/PANIX-USER i386

>Description:
The warning:

fortune in free(): warning: junk pointer, too high to make sense.

appears multiple times if the "J" malloc option is set (via /etc/malloc.conf or MALLOC_OPTIONS environment variable)
>How-To-Repeat:
$ MALLOC_OPTIONS=J /usr/games/fortune all

>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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