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Re: 2.6.7-mm2, mmaps rework, buggy apps, setarch
| From: | Arjan van de Ven <arjanv-AT-redhat.com> | |
| To: | Norbert Preining <preining-AT-logic.at> | |
| Subject: | Re: 2.6.7-mm2, mmaps rework, buggy apps, setarch | |
| Date: | Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:31:16 +0200 | |
| Cc: | linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org, Andrew Morton <akpm-AT-osdl.org> |
>
> 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 = malloc(some_size);
if (ptr <= 0)
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 ?
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