From owner-freebsd-bugs  Tue Feb  4 17:30:03 1997
Return-Path: <owner-bugs>
Received: (from root@localhost)
          by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id RAA08023
          for bugs-outgoing; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 17:30:03 -0800 (PST)
Received: (from gnats@localhost)
          by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id RAA08013;
          Tue, 4 Feb 1997 17:30:01 -0800 (PST)
Resent-Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 17:30:01 -0800 (PST)
Resent-Message-Id: <199702050130.RAA08013@freefall.freebsd.org>
Resent-From: gnats (GNATS Management)
Resent-To: freebsd-bugs
Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats@freefall.FreeBSD.org,
        Received:(from nobody@localhost) by.freefall.freebsd.org.id.RAA07495;Tue; (8.8.5/8.8.5);,
        4 Feb 1997 17:25:48.-0800 (PST)
Message-Id: <199702050125.RAA07495@freefall.freebsd.org>
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 17:25:48 -0800 (PST)
From: rob@ugh.net.au
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
X-Send-Pr-Version: www-1.0
Subject: bin/2662: ppp hangs with recursive malloc() call
Sender: owner-bugs@freebsd.org
X-Loop: FreeBSD.org
Precedence: bulk


>Number:         2662
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       ppp hangs with recursive malloc() call
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Feb  4 17:30:01 PST 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Rob Wise
>Organization:
>Release:        2.2-970202-GAMMA
>Environment:
FreeBSD 2.2-970202-GAMMA #0: Mon Feb  3 22:12:36 EST 1997      root@WonK.hobart.TASed.EDU.AU:/usr/sys/src/compile/WONK
>Description:
After ppp has been connected and running for a while (usually about a
day) it hangs with the message:
ppp in malloc(): warning: recursive call.
The only thing it will respond to is kill -9.
>How-To-Repeat:
Leave ppp connected for a while.
This problem also existed in 2.2-BETA and BETA_A.
>Fix:

>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: