From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266443AbUFZXVO (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Jun 2004 19:21:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266492AbUFZXVO (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Jun 2004 19:21:14 -0400 Received: from ftp.nuit.ca ([66.11.160.83]:54666 "EHLO smtp.nuit.ca") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266443AbUFZXVJ (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Jun 2004 19:21:09 -0400 Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:21:06 +0000 From: simon@nuit.ca To: Andrew Morton Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Cannot access '/dev/pts/292': Value too large for defined data type Message-ID: <20040626232104.GA32365@nuit.ca> References: <20040626151108.GA8778@nuit.ca> <20040626135948.7b4396e9.akpm@osdl.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="/04w6evG8XlLl3ft" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040626135948.7b4396e9.akpm@osdl.org> X-Operating-System: Debian GNU/Linux X-GPG-Key-Server: x-hkp://subkeys.pgp.net User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040523i X-Scan-Signature: smtp.nuit.ca 1BeMTq-0008SP-Mj 6d155ee43afc8b798cf6b81b3511493e Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --/04w6evG8XlLl3ft Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ce jour Sat, 26 Jun 2004, Andrew Morton a dit: > simon@nuit.ca wrote: > > > > whenever i try open a new pseudo-pty, i get a similar message to=20 > > the one in the subject, and one like "fstat: Value too large for defin= ed data > > type" if i open an xterm. >=20 > It appears that you're using some variant of the 2.6.7 kernel, yes? yup, just pure mainline, no patches. > That kernel (and many preceding ones) will create large pty indexes and o= ld > (and/or buggy) userspace fails to handle it correctly. ok, i suspected the user space stuff would puke on that, thanks. > Post-2.6.7, the allocation of pty indexes was switched to first-fit and > things should now work OK. oh good news - thank you very much :). > Please test a current kernel and send a report. >=20 > 2.6.7 plus > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.7-bk9.gz > would be suitable. ok. as soon as i can. move it up on my mental TODO list =3D). BTW, thanks go to all the kernel hackers and patch submitters (and anyone else that works on or for the kernel :), for doing such a good job, it's appreciated. --/04w6evG8XlLl3ft Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iQGVAwUBQN4E3mqIeuJxHfCXAQKtUQv+OzE+4SlyJuwHEWZbnphiitaIe8jngsC8 rkFQYTNw9m20JfLwDrLhy4gdELy1CUPtHIALBEfMRjrrnHjT3Vnxe55EIoh7u/oz BwWjwcO7EAPv/C02Ih81PKdoztafUiA0qhlrZ1yQJSD9OxxadIPdeqfICAdQiOAK qJnoTUNYx29fpXXZtmWTxdER5oe6NIgNHqKpmqENDmAmJ2w8J8RL0gn6VfoRmwjH g9Wz0iYXIUXav5skSVXE6Hs0A1rfJf5DmyAPh8skJSCVzkzp4r3GWZwB//CL38hi DQpKyWxzLgTEfj/mYB+eGJlx5VOJUYqUa5q/R+pwlejq3PO8cJjmoAcEn5/sjGck hcpoexS2hrWCE9MqDImapV3OVnIhFJHeMKr/FBincEeNW+roRHUNvnoE3W4U+rma c757/u3nPcBme+uqlAG6LcCoitcGveuGbMYP3oWr7x31a8TFIYkAwWx/eW/Apfh3 gpfrMgzZCNBMbtYdymp/oxBC/agis1/e =iIBD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --/04w6evG8XlLl3ft--