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From: gorpong@telxon.UUCP (Gordon C. Galligher)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: Memory Fault, core Dumped (ISC 2.0.1)
Keywords: memory fault core dumped malloc()
Message-ID: <469@telxon.UUCP>
Date: 21 Feb 90 20:42:22 GMT
Organization: TELXON Corporation, Akron, Ohio
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A while back (I don't know how long) I posted an RFH (Request For HEEEELP)
on this newsgroup about malloc() causing a memory fault and core dump on
Interactive Systems Corporation's 386/ix 2.0.1 and I received a couple of
responses which solved the problem.  The symptom, to repeat myself, occurs
on large (over 12K) programs requesting memory via the malloc() call.  It was
entirely inconsistent and it happened as root and whomever else.  If you
link the code with the -lmalloc option the problem goes away!  This causes
the linkage of the /lib/libmalloc.a file rather than the standard malloc()
call in the libc.a file.

My thanks for all who responded, and I greatly appreciate your help!!

		-- Gordon.


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