Package: netatalk Version: 2.0.2-3 Severity: normal Two or three weeks ago, papd processes on my print server started hanging in a busy loop. It now happens with disturbing frequency. Here's strace output:
read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 read(5, "", 4096) = 0 It seems to not realize it's hit end-of-file while reading from a PPD: COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE NODE NAME papd 12769 root cwd DIR 3,8 4096 128 / papd 12769 root rtd DIR 3,8 4096 128 / papd 12769 root txt REG 3,8 131988 92315935 /usr/sbin/papd papd 12769 root mem REG 3,8 878500 84046448 /usr/lib/libdb3.so.3.0.2 papd 12769 root mem REG 3,8 43060 25201742 /lib/libnss_files-2.3.2.so papd 12769 root mem REG 3,8 22340 25221238 /lib/libnss_db-2.2.so papd 12769 root mem REG 3,8 7212 67150429 /usr/lib/gconv/ISO8859-1.so papd 12769 root mem REG 3,8 76012 84017143 /usr/lib/libz.so.1.2.2 papd 12769 root mem REG 3,8 16296 84028283 /usr/lib/libgpg-error.so.0.1.3 papd 12769 root mem REG 3,8 317768 84028242 /usr/lib/libgcrypt.so.11.1.1 papd 12769 root mem REG 3,8 63968 84028287 /usr/lib/libtasn1.so.2.0.10 papd 12769 root mem REG 3,8 428196 84028265 /usr/lib/libgnutls.so.11.1.16 papd 12769 root mem REG 3,8 1298544 25201734 /lib/libc-2.3.2.so papd 12769 root mem REG 3,8 11252 25201736 /lib/libdl-2.3.2.so papd 12769 root mem REG 3,8 78036 25201739 /lib/libnsl-2.3.2.so papd 12769 root mem REG 3,8 119268 83948595 /usr/lib/libcups.so.2 papd 12769 root mem REG 3,8 37772 25167278 /lib/libpam.so.0.76 papd 12769 root mem REG 3,8 94420 25201729 /lib/ld-2.3.2.so papd 12769 root mem REG 3,8 290576 8454985 /usr/lib/locale/locale-archive papd 12769 root mem REG 3,8 1474 25165971 /usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/libc.mo papd 12769 root 0u CHR 1,3 125830567 /dev/null papd 12769 root 1r DIR 3,8 4096 128 / papd 12769 root 2r DIR 3,8 4096 128 / papd 12769 root 3r DIR 3,8 4096 128 / papd 12769 root 4u unix 0xce747e00 3357968 socket papd 12769 root 5r REG 3,8 49238 219289 /etc/cups/ppd/copier-plain.ppd papd 12769 root 7u sock 0,4 3963453 can't identify protocol The PPD in question had been in place unaltered for more than a month prior to the onset of symptoms. This is the printer definition in papd.conf which matches that file: copier-plain via AppleTalk:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:pr=|/usr/bin/lp -d copier-plain:pd=/etc/cups/ppd/copier-plain.ppd I've not yet determined what causes this to happen. -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 Architecture: powerpc (ppc) Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-powerpc Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages netatalk depends on: ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libcupsys2-gnutls10 1.1.23-10 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - ii libdb4.2 4.2.52-18 Berkeley v4.2 Database Libraries [ ii libgssapi1-heimdal 0.6.3-10 Libraries for Heimdal Kerberos ii libpam-modules 0.76-22 Pluggable Authentication Modules f ii libpam-runtime 0.76-22 Runtime support for the PAM librar ii libpam0g 0.76-22 Pluggable Authentication Modules l ii libslp1 1.0.11a-2 OpenSLP libraries ii libwrap0 7.6.dbs-8 Wietse Venema's TCP wrappers libra ii netbase 4.21 Basic TCP/IP networking system ii perl 5.8.4-8 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction -- no debconf information -- William Aoki KD7YAF [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5-1924 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
