From owner-freebsd-bugs Tue Mar 25 17:40:04 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id RAA01576 for bugs-outgoing; Tue, 25 Mar 1997 17:40:04 -0800 (PST) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id RAA01551; Tue, 25 Mar 1997 17:40:02 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 17:40:02 -0800 (PST) Resent-Message-Id: <199703260140.RAA01551@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: gnats (GNATS Management) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats@freefall.FreeBSD.org, adam@veda.is Received: from veda.is (ubiq.veda.is [193.4.230.60]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id RAA00264 for ; Tue, 25 Mar 1997 17:31:58 -0800 (PST) Received: (from adam@localhost) by veda.is (8.8.4/8.7.3) id BAA16632; Wed, 26 Mar 1997 01:52:13 GMT Message-Id: <199703260152.BAA16632@veda.is> Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 01:52:13 GMT From: Adam David Reply-To: adam@veda.is To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 Subject: kern/3103: vi large_file --> reboot without panic Sender: owner-bugs@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >Number: 3103 >Category: kern >Synopsis: vi large_file --> reboot without panic >Confidential: no >Severity: critical >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Mar 25 17:40:01 PST 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Adam David >Organization: Veda Internet >Release: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT i386 >Environment: MFS /tmp, NFS /usr /home tight diskspace might be a factor -current as of 21.Jan.1997 (been like this for months previous) >Description: using vi to edit a huge file results in triggering an instant reboot (no panic, no kernel dump). there's a chance this is already fixed, but I'll not be upgrading to Lite-2 until the NFS exec bug is gone, so I don't know for sure yet. >How-To-Repeat: vi /usr/local/news/lib/history # or some other huge file >Fix: as workaround, use a different editor >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: