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On Fri, Jan 05, 2007 at 11:34:36AM -0500, Christopher Faylor wrote: > >MEM_TOP_DOWN > >0x100000 Allocates memory at the highest possible address. > > > >If there were any kind of simple arithmetic bug behind mmap()'s > >scenes (such as computing space to zero-fill, etc. etc.) I would > >think ENOMEM would be a very common scenario if we're allocating > >near the end of addressible space. > > % grep "simple arithmetic bug" mmap.cc > % > > Seems fine to me. > > It's probably a hyperthreaded, dual-core problem. > > cgf Right, like the mental bash bug I brought up ages ago... Anyways, I interpret the "grep blah" answer as a "figure it out." I was throwing out the thoughts to get people moving in parallel on figuring it out. I can't look into it right now - but was prompted to add my thoughts since I noticed someone else noticed. I can tell you this, it's not a machine issue. Something is amiss since the top down change. I don't have the answer right now as to what it is and won't be able to debug on my own for a bit (work). -cl -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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