Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 07 Jul 1998 19:05:28 -0600 | From | Rob Riggs <> | Subject | Boomerang 4 |
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The last patch had a buglet. This fixes the problem with integer overflows. This is a slightly better way to avoid overflowing the ring buffer indexes. (And, yes, gcc did tell me the previous patch had a problem -- if only I'd looked.) Its main drawback is that it is a tad bit slower. (It resets the ring buffer counters more frequently, but we get to see any problems *much* sooner.)
If you are interested, the patch is available at:
http://www.devilsthumb.com/~rob/3c59x_99E-4.diff
Get that patch only if you feel like taking the plunge into the unknown or if you want to make sure I haven't screwed up something else along the way. I am currently running with this patch on my backup server and it seems OK.
I have put my notes on this patch at the following URL:
http://www.devilsthumb.com/~rob/#boomerang
Check it out if you are interested.
Many thanks to those who are helping me get this fix straight. Your comments and suggestions are appreciated.
-Rob -- Rob Riggs Devil's Thumb Entertainment Network Administrator Boulder, CO - (303) 938-1200 rob@DevilsThumb.COM http://www.DevilsThumb.COM/~rob "The notion of errors is ill-defined." - IRIX 'netstat' man page
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