Subject: Re: interesting bug
To: Marc WANDSCHNEIDER <storm@mnementh.cs.mcgill.ca>
From: Chris G. Demetriou <cgd@nobozo.CS.Berkeley.EDU>
List: current-users
Date: 01/20/1994 20:43:57
> mooo!

moo to you too!  8-)

> 	well, this certainly is interesting.
>
>	[ ... ]
>
> 	all three processes will report having 4m virtual sizes, with
> 	normal res sizes.  setting the limit to 8m -or anything greater-
> 	than 8m causes them to report 8m for some rason.  setting
> 	it at 2m causes them all to have 2m virt size under ps and top
> 	etc....
>
>	[ ... ]
>
> 	no idea where the bug is or what causes it tho' :-)

well, i've tracked it down to a bit of strange interaction between
ld.so and the VM system's notion of the stack size...  i've come
up with a fix, but i want to run it by the "right people."

i've also found another bug while i was at it...  8-)


chris

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