From: Tom Flynn (flynnt++at++cthulhu.engr.sgi.com)
Date: 07/21/2000 13:37:14
Sorry about this, I had a rather significant typo:
On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Tom Flynn wrote:
> The problem with pfuInitInput() you're seeing is probably related to where
> it is placed within main(). Try putting it after pfdInitConverter() and
> before pfConfig(). If the problem persists, please send us an email at
> mongoose-feedback++at++corp.sgi.com.
I was refering to placement of pfuInit(). You won't see the problem until
pfuInitInput().
tom
> hope that helps,
> tom
>
> On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Aline Normoyle wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > We're in the process of trying to port a performer application to linux
> > (Red Hat 6.2, gcc version egcs-1.1.2) using Performer 2.3.1. Throughout
> > the documentation, I keep seeing that Shared Arenas and pfDataPools are
> > not functional. I'm not sure what this means exactly, however, since the
> > calls still exist in the libraries and work most of the time (calls such
> > as pfGetSharedArena() are even being called in the perfly application).
> >
> > For example, in our application we are occasionally getting crashes in
> > pfDataPool::find. Here's the call stack:
> >
> > #0 0x40883e43 in pfDataPool::find () from /usr/lib/libpr.so
> > #1 0x408717b7 in pfDPoolFind () from /usr/lib/libpr.so
> > #2 0x4030d240 in pfuNewEventQ () from /usr/lib/libpfutil_ogl.so
> > #3 0x8143ac8 in initDataPool () at libpfu_input.c:130
> > #4 0x8143d6d in pfuInitInput (pw=0x86048a0, mode=2) at libpfu_input.c:252
> > #5 0x810b3ba in main (argc=4, argv=0xbffff7d4) at main.cxx:502
> >
> > libpfu_input.c is based on the file input.c from libpfutil and the two
> > functions, pfuInitInput and initDataPool, are identical to the ones which
> > came with 2.3.1.
> >
> > What types of things should we be doing to get around "not supported"
> > functions? Are there any obvious errors which would result in
> > pfDataPool::find to crashing?
> >
> > Any information regarding the current state of these memory functions
> > would be extremely helpful!
> >
> > thanks, Aline
> >
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> > * aline++at++mak.com
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