linux-kernel - Re: Char Limit issue on 2.6.29 kernels

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Message-ID: <2c0942db0907241216p416ac5edyce0b41e29926ec29@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:16:21 -0700
From:	Ray Lee <ray-lk@...rabbit.org>
To:	naresh kamboju <naresh.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tim.bird@...sony.com,
	ltp-list@...ts.sourceforge.net, brinda_mn@...oo.co.in,
	rohit.170309@...il.com, Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@...il.com>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	maxin john <maxinbjohn@...il.com>,
	Masatake YAMATO <yamato@...hat.com>, michal.simek@...alogix.com
Subject: Re: Char Limit issue on 2.6.29 kernels

On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 8:31 AM, naresh kamboju <naresh.kernel@...il.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> 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.
>
> What could be the changes that effecting from 2.6.23 to 2.6.29 kernels.
> Please share me the information.

is "ulimit -a" the same on both kernels?

Can you provide a small program that shows the issue?
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