Re: LARGE MEMleak with /dev/zero, 2.1.78

Andi Kleen (ak@muc.de)
14 Jan 1998 02:54:20 +0100


alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox) writes:

> > lost until reboot and does not show up anywhere.
> > Probably has nothing to do with threads I wrote last about.
> >
> > any user can take the kernel down within minutes !
>
> Known 2.1.x problem with the tcp fast paths and memory owner ship

I fixed it mostly in my kernel now (there are a few quirks still).
Anyone interested in testing? If yes I'll prepare a patch.

-Andi