[Zope] zope_msg.log Message

Martijn Pieters mj@digicool.com
Sun, 26 Mar 2000 17:08:14 +0200


On Sun, Mar 26, 2000 at 10:02:59AM -0500, Cary O'Brien wrote:
> Wild idea: Do you ever get errors when you try to compile a big, big
> program, specifically the Linux kernel?  It seems as if a large number
> of seemingly perfectly functioning PCs have memory errors that only
> show up under specific, not well known access patterns.  Compiling a
> big program is a process that can exhibit these error prone
> patterns[1][2].  Perhaps Zope under load causes the same access
> patterns?
> 
> [1] This is not an urban legend.  I have seen it.
> [2] Search for gcc and signal-11 or sigsegv.  There are a couple of
>     web pages out there about this.

I get them constantly when recompiling Mozilla, which is a daily task almost.
And bad_slab_magic, and random segv's.

I'll be running a good memory stress test soon, to see if I can pinpoint the
offending Mem. bank.

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Martijn Pieters
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