linux-kernel - Re: [LTP] Char Limit issue on 2.6.29 kernels

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Message-ID: <f5a7b3810907241104g498b00a6i60c8858b8805091a@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:34:40 +0530
From:	naresh kamboju <naresh.kernel@...il.com>
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
Cc:	ltp-list@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	maxin john <maxinbjohn@...il.com>, brinda_mn@...oo.co.in,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>, tim.bird@...sony.com,
	rohit.170309@...il.com
Subject: Re: [LTP] Char Limit issue on 2.6.29 kernels

Hi Mike,

On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 11:19 PM, Mike Frysinger<vapier@...too.org> wrote:
> On Friday 24 July 2009 11:31:59 naresh kamboju wrote:
>> I have come across with char Limit issue on 2.6.29 kernels.
>>
>>
>> SIGFAULT:
>>
>> #define SIZE            8053759
>> char buf1[SIZE] ;
>>
>> NO SIGFAULT:
>>
>> #define SIZE            8053758
>> char buf1[SIZE] ;
>>
>> This SIGFAULT not observed on 2.6.23 kernels.
>
> -ENOINFO
>
> post some actual code rather than saying "i declared a large buffer and things
> crashed".

currently i am debugging this issue.
i'll come up with more details.

>is there a reason you cc-ed LTP ?  is this a crash i >a LTP test ?
No.
it is not a test cases of LTP.
i am a member of LTP. want to share this information to LTP community.

-naresh

>
>> What could be the changes that effecting from 2.6.23 to 2.6.29 kernels.
>> Please share me the information.
>
> git log v2.6.23..v2.6.29
> -mike
>
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