Re: Core dump from fast ENTERs

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From: Hamish Macdonald
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 1991 17:13

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>>>>> On 2 Aug 91 14:24:23 GMT,
>>>>> In message <BLK.91Aug2092423@vanity.mitre.org>,
>>>>> You wrote:

Brian> I core dump epoch occassionally by hitting several ENTERs
Brian> (RETURNs) in quick succession.  The problem is much more likely
Brian> to occur when I have a half dozen modified files open.
Brian> Circumstantial evidence suggests that the trouble is related to
Brian> auto-save; the only time I have lost any changes is when a
Brian> message sat in the minibuffer, notifying me that autosave
Brian> wasn't done because the file reduced in size substantially -
Brian> which was true.  Even the trouble making ENTERs appear in the
Brian> #backups# (maybe not the final one).

Brian> Anyone else have this problem?

Yes.  The problem is that the file write is interrupted by the SIGIO
signal (wierd, I know).

I have fixed this problem by blocking SIGIO when writing files, and I
could make patches available if people want them.
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