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From: weber@tsetse.informatik.uni-kl.de (Markus Weber)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Minix ST 1.3 lpr command
Keywords: lpr
Message-ID: <3712@incas.informatik.uni-kl.de>
Date: 26 Feb 90 09:15:52 GMT
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mcgn@eicons.UUCP (Normand Mc Guire) writes:


>The Minix ST 1.3 lpr command makes the system crash with a bus error
>when killed with kill. What I do is simple: I start `lpr file' in

There's a bug in kernel/stprint.c. I can't quote the patch from memory,
but here goes: kill processing sets the proc# to CANCELLED, which is some
large number. While building the reply message, proc_addr(some_large_number)
is called, which in turn causes the bus error. If needed, I can post a real
patch.

Markus Weber,	EMail: weber@informatik.uni-kl.de