On Mon, Dec 23, 2002 at 10:25:36AM +0900, GOTO Masanori wrote: > Please don't use glibc 2.3.1-6 on linux kernel 2.2.x. glibc 2.3.1-6 > has bug of getdents(), so "ls" or all getdents() operation are > failed. It's no problem on kernel 2.4. > > If you're in trouble with this problem: (1) boot kernel 2.4, and > downgrade glibc from -6 to -5, or (2) stop using old kernel 2.2, > switch into 2.4 :-) > > The bug is as follows: glibc 2.3.1-6 uses getdents64() in first. On > kernel 2.4, this system call is succeeded. But getdents64() is > implemented after kernel 2.4.0-test7. So, this system call is failed > on kernel 2.2, then glibc tries falling back to getdents(). But this > "falling back" condition check has bug, all getdents() operations are > always failed. > > I was already fixed it in the current debian glibc cvs. Jeff Bailey is > concentrating to prepare glibc 2.3.1-7 with some other fixes. Please > wait and use glibc 2.3.1-7, if you are kernel 2.2 user. > > I'm sorry cutting this thread, but I want more people notice this > problem. > > At Sun, 22 Dec 2002 11:22:16 -0600, > Hank Marquardt wrote: > > Interesting -- I upgraed a couple 2.4 boxes and they were OK ... and > > others reported the same; but good to know (and report) that all may not > > be well in 2.4land either. > >
I had that getdents64 problem this afternoon on a 2.2.20 box. Fixed by cd /lib rsync -a -e ssh * [my.borked.remote]:/lib # cruft-R-us >From a functioning up to date unstable box to the broken box. Does that imply it is not so much the package as the dependancies? -- Christopher F. Miller, Publisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] MaineStreet Communications, Inc 208 Portland Road, Gray, ME 04039 1.207.657.5078 http://www.maine.com/ Content/site management, online commerce, internet integration, Debian linux -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
