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Re: Msg: input buffer overflow in lcrash.

To: "Matt D. Robinson" <yakker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Msg: input buffer overflow in lcrash.
From: Luc Chouinard <lucc@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2001 14:07:35 -0400
Cc: lkcd@xxxxxxxxxxx
Organization: SGI
References: <OF45C88BE4.06840B7F-ONC1256A9B.0025B5E7@xxxxxxxxxx> <3B6841DF.A8EC1431@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sender: owner-lkcd@xxxxxxxxxxx
Yep, let me look at it more closely. It appears that this issue is more
wide spred then I thought. More later.

"Matt D. Robinson" wrote:
> 
> Luc, are you going to look into this, or should I?
> 
> --Matt
> 
> Andreas Herrmann wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I don't have a solution to this, but a "workaround".
> > On startup lcrash tries to read files for the embedded sial-interpreter.
> > By default such files are searched under /usr/share/sial/lcrash/.
> > One such file is ps.sial providing a new command for lcrash.
> > While reading this file the error occurs.
> >
> > Just remove this file and the file 'scripts/ps.sial' in the lcrash
> > directory to avoid
> > automatical loading of the file on startup and installation of ps.sial when
> > calling 'make install', respectively.
> >
> > Of course, when using the workaround, you are not able to use the
> > functionality provided by libsial.
> > So, a real bug fix has to be found yet.
> >
> > PS: The error occurs not only on S390, I've also seen the error on intel
> > platform. If  I found time I'll go
> > deeper into this.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Andreas
> >
> > --
> > Linux for eServer Development
> > Tel :  +49-7031-16-4640
> > Notes mail :  Andreas Herrmann/GERMANY/IBM@IBMDE
> > email :  aherrman@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Evandro Tadeu S Vargas/Brazil/IBM@IBMBR@oss.sgi.com on 07/31/2001 06:17:19
> > PM
> >
> > Please respond to Evandro Tadeu S Vargas/Brazil/IBM@IBMBR
> >
> > Sent by:  owner-lkcd@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > To:   lkcd@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > cc:
> > Subject:  Msg: input buffer overflow in lcrash.
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >      I'm  testing lcrash in Linux/390 (Suse 2.2.16) for processing dump.
> > After compiler the lkcdutils,
> >  i created an dump (using Linux/390 standalone dump) and lcrash show
> > following msg:
> >
> >               input buffer overflow, can't enlarge buffer because scanner
> > uses REJECT
> >
> >      Could you explain this message and possible solution ?
> >
> >                  TIA.
> >                                              Evandro Vargas

-- 
Luc

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