Re: System V msg queue bugs in latest kernels

From: Mark Swanson (swansma@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Feb 17 2001 - 14:22:38 EST

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    You are right.
    /proc/sysvipc/msg is correct. It shows:
    cbytes: 1048575
    qnum: 95325

    ipcs shows:
    used-bytes: 65535
    messages: 65535

    It's a 16-bit number issue.

    --- Manfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com> wrote:
    > Mark Swanson wrote:
    > >
    > > Hello,
    > >
    > > ipcs (msg) gives incorrect results if used-bytes is above 65536. It
    > > stays at 65536 even though messages are being read and removed from
    > the
    > > msg queue.
    > >
    > I'm testing it.
    >
    > Could you check /proc/sysvipc/msg?
    >
    > I know that several API's have 16-bit numbers, perhaps wrong values
    > are
    > returned to user space.
    >
    > --
    > Manfred

    =====
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