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Article #19Re: malloc: recursive call (3 bytes)
From: Malcolm Hoar
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 00:00
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In article <36575432$0$12776@nntp1.ba.best.com>, thad@thadlabs.com (Thad Floryan) wrote: >About once in every 100 ssh connections to Best (shell3), I receive the >following: > > You have mail. > -bash in malloc(): warning: recursive call. > bash: xmalloc: cannot allocate 3 bytes (0 bytes allocated) Today, right after logging into shell7 (with ssh), pine partially hung saying my inbox was empty (it wasn't). I was able to exit and got an "error in free()" msg. There's been at least one other report (tin or trn) of malloc-type errors in the past day or two. Maybe some kernel bug has crept in? -- |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | Malcolm Hoar "The more I practice, the luckier I get". | | malch@malch.com Gary Player. | | http://www.malch.com/ Shpx gur PQN. | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f669e,5b7a914799701819 X-Google-Attributes: gidf669e,public From: malch@malch.com (Malcolm Hoar) Subject: Re: malloc: recursive call (3 bytes) Date: 1998/11/22 Message-ID: <3657fc0c$0$12777@nntp1.ba.best.com> X-Deja-AN: 414456883 Distribution: best References: <36575432$0$12776@nntp1.ba.best.com> X-Trace: nntp1.ba.best.com 911735820 12777 208.195.157.146 Organization: Malch Newsgroups: best.bugs