Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:22:43 +0200 | Subject | 2.6.7-mm2, mmaps rework, buggy apps, setarch | From | Norbert Preining <> |
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Hi list, hi Andrew!
You wrote: > Added a patch from Ingo which reworks the placement of mmaps within the > ia32 virtual memory layout. Has been in RH kernels for a long time. > > If it breaks something, the app was already buggy. You can use > > setarch -L my-buggy-app <args> > > to run in back-compat mode. This requires a setarch patch - see the > changelog in flexible-mmap-267-mm1-a0.patch for details.
Can someone please explain me *what* the effects of a `buggy app' would be: Segfault I suppose. But what to do with a commerical app where I cannot check a stack trace or whatever?
Background: I am having problems with current debian/sid on 2.6.7-mm2 with vuescan.
Best wishes
Norbert
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