On 16 Mar 2002, Martin Pool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While testing a frontend to rsync, we have been bitten by rsync eating > all the memory of the host. We have found that it was due to rsync > trying to write an error and then failing to write the error and > trying to report that it fails to write the error and so on. I have > attached a patch which breaks the loop.
Thankyou for the patch. I wonder if you can give more detailed instructions on how to reproduce the bug? I suspect it happens when the network connection is abruptly closed. I'd like to write a regression test for it if we can. -- Martin -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
