Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 16:46:19 -0700 (PDT) From: craig@tuna.progroup.com (Craig W. Shaver) To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: NFS/mmap freeze in 2.2R Message-ID: <199704102346.QAA04627@tuna.ProGroup.COM> In-Reply-To: <199704102106.OAA09726@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Apr 10, 97 02:06:08 pm
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> > > While you are at it, maybe, you want to check this out also. We noticed we have del ... > > Are you running the INN msync() patch? There is an error in the INN > use of mapped files when the file is extended. The problem occurs when: > > 1) The file is not a multiple of a page size in length > 2) The file is mmap'ed, and the last page is zero filled > 3) The file is extended > 4) The mmap'ed area is accessed between the previous end of the > file and the page boundry following the end of the file, without > an intervening msync(). > > This is a bug in INN's use of the mmap() interface, not a FreeBSD bug. > > > (If you are running the msync() patch, then never mind). Terry, where can I find the INN msync() patch, and what version of INN is it to be applied against? Thanks, -- Craig Shaver (craig@progroup.com) (415)390-0654 Productivity Group POB 60458 Sunnyvale, CA 94088
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