Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 10:52:51 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: ambrisko@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: linux emulation file descriptor leakage -current? Message-ID: <20060516105251.jkhr0f6pb4ogck4o@netchild.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20060516080436.7878D294B9@mail.bitblocks.com> References: <20060516080436.7878D294B9@mail.bitblocks.com>
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Quoting Bakul Shah <bakul@bitblocks.com> (from Tue, 16 May 2006 =20 01:04:36 -0700): >> > The following code from linux_stats.c looked dodgy to me so I >> > reverted /sys/{i386/linux,compat/{linux,linprocfs}} to about >> > one month old state and the problem disappears. skype still >> > opens about 296 files but no more. >> >> Can you please do a binary search for the commit which breaks this? Go >> to a 2 week old current and see if the problem is still there. If it >> isn't, the problem appeared in the last two weeks, so update to an one >> week old current (and so on). I think only the kernel needs to be >> updated. > > Yes, only the kernel needs to be updated. Look at rev 1.80 > of /sys/compat/linux/linux_stats.c and related changes > (commited on 2006/05/05 16:10:45). I am reasonably certain > this is the culprit. To avoid looking at alpha support > removal changes (which have nothing to do with this) do > > cd /sys/compat/linux > cvs diff -D'1 month ago' -D'1 week ago' > > This is the only change in that time period. Perhaps the > commit (sponsored by IronPort Systems) needs to be vetted. > Removing this code has fixed the problem for me. If you > have an alternative fix I'll be happy to try it. Doug, the problem we see is a file descriptor leak with several =20 applications. For example start acroread and try to open a file by =20 browsing for it (instead of specifying it at the command line). =20 Another possibility is to start skype and login. Can you please have a =20 look at it? Bye, Alexander. --=20 http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID =3D B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID =3D 72077137 Don't let your status become too quo!
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