Re: V2.1.42

Martin Mares (mj@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz)
Tue, 3 Jun 1997 11:20:00 +0200


Hi,

> Linux version V2.1.42 still has the problem with the default terminal
> termios structure getting corrupted when arch/i386/mm/init.c frees
> "unused memory". The result is that echo on primative commands like
> `cat` thinks the control key was pressed.

Does this still happen after the getties initialize the terminal?

> This can be temoprarily "fixed" by putting a "return" statement
> at about line 372 of init.c, i.e., disabling the function.

What version of binutils do you use?

Martin