fgets dumps core

[Rajesh Rajguru]

Hi,

fgets dumps core after couple of month
The code is like this
while ((status = fgets(buffer, blen, file)) && *buffer == '#')
; // NULL statement

and core stack shows below output
(gdb) where
#0 0x5c55b8 in real_malloc ()
#1 0x5c30f8 in _malloc ()
#2 0x5c8454 in malloc ()
#3 0x5ed1e0 in _findbuf ()
#4 0x5ec0c8 in _filbuf ()
#5 0x5ebd14 in __fgets_unlocked ()
#6 0x5ebefc in fgets ()
...
...
...

Any pointers on this will be of great help
Thanks

Regards,
Rajesh

[Steve Steel]

Hi


Thats a memory error probably a slight leak in it.

Look at
ftp://eh:spear9@hprc.external.hp.com/memory.htm
for memory info.

Use the command
file core
to see what signal was received

Patch Name: PHCO_31903

Patch Description: s700_800 11.11 libc cumulative patch

Creation Date: 04/09/02

Post Date: 04/09/23

Hardware Platforms - OS Releases:
s700: 11.11
s800: 11.11


Fixes on 11.11


Steve Steel

[Rajesh Rajguru]

Hi,

Thanks

I am not able to see
ftp://eh:spear9@hprc.external.hp.com/memory.htm for memory info.

Can you please give it again ?

Do you mean to say that in fgets there is slight mem leak and that is fixed with the patch that you have mentioned ?

Thanks

[Steve Steel]

Hi

That patch fixes a malloc error similar to yours

The ftp site is extenal and should work

Memory Usage - â What is using all of the memory?â

by:eric.herberholz@hp.com

Last modified: October 18, 2004

Full document is available at external ftp site: ftp://eh:spear9@hprc.external.hp.com/memory.htm
The "Table of Contents" is available in ITRC doc id MEMORYKBAN00000975


Try it again


Steve