Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266359AbUFYIb7 (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Jun 2004 04:31:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266567AbUFYIb6 (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Jun 2004 04:31:58 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:14800 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266571AbUFYIb1 (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Jun 2004 04:31:27 -0400 Subject: Re: 2.6.7-mm2, mmaps rework, buggy apps, setarch From: Arjan van de Ven Reply-To: arjanv@redhat.com To: Norbert Preining Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andrew Morton In-Reply-To: <20040625082243.GA11515@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> References: <20040625082243.GA11515@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-8yiIUIsvhzMu1jUpUtM1" Organization: Red Hat UK Message-Id: <1088152275.2704.8.camel@laptop.fenrus.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:31:16 +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1174 Lines: 46 --=-8yiIUIsvhzMu1jUpUtM1 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >=20 > Can someone please explain me *what* the effects of a `buggy app' would > be: Segfault I suppose. But what to do with a commerical app where I > cannot check a stack trace or whatever? basically the applications that break do: int ptr; ptr =3D malloc(some_size); if (ptr <=3D 0)=20 handle_no_memory(); > Background: I am having problems with current debian/sid on 2.6.7-mm2 > with vuescan. can you describe these problems in somewhat more detail ? --=-8yiIUIsvhzMu1jUpUtM1 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBA2+LSxULwo51rQBIRAoxDAJ9ZvUMSbnFRHuQ4urn3BfvmOiuXkwCfUgxo UgpzWyU1n0chABr7r0bufbE= =Y/97 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-8yiIUIsvhzMu1jUpUtM1-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/