malloc: recursive call (3 bytes)

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2 total messages Started by Thad Floryan Sun, 22 Nov 1998 00:00

#18

Author: Thad Floryan
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 00:00

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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)
      Connection closed.

and an immediate re-connect attempt always succeeds and I won't see the
error again for perhaps another 2 weeks.

It's probably not serious, but here's the report anyway since I had a
few moments and Cut-'N-Pasted it into this report.

FWIW, I _never_ get any kind of error connecting anywhere else (assuming
the "anyplace else" is up :-), only via ssh to Best.

Thad

Re: malloc: recursive call (3 bytes)

#19

Author: Malcolm Hoar
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?

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