linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] Linux 2.6.23-rc9 and MAX_ARG

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Date:	Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:43:57 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
To:	Mathieu Chouquet-Stringer <mchouque@...e.fr>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>, Ollie Wild <aaw@...gle.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [BUG] Linux 2.6.23-rc9 and MAX_ARG_PAGES

On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 05:22 +0200, Mathieu Chouquet-Stringer wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 05:12:11PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > I also tested that "ulimit -s" seems to do the right thing for me.
> > 
> > I'm also assuming Mathieu is running x86 (or x86-64): HP-PA has a stack 
> > that grows upwards, and that has traditionally been exciting.
> 
> Correct, x86 it is but as I said it's this stupid auditd thing that
> breaks the whole process.  I'm gonna file a bug against it.

Eric Paris just posted patches to solve this.

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