Re: Core dumps...

[Adam K Kirchhoff <adamk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Dillon wrote:

> :This started happening this morning:
> :
> :[ adamk@sorrow - ~ ]: gnome-terminal 
> :Fatal error 'gc cannot wait for a signal' at line ? in file /usr/src/lib/libc_r/uthread/uthread_gc.c (errno = ?)
> :Abort trap (core dumped)
> :
> :Same for mozilla, thunderbird, firefox, etc..
> :
> :I left my machine, brushed my teeth, came back, and suddenly it's working again.  Any ideas what happened? 
> :
> :Adam
>
>    Ah, interesting.  I think this is related to the reports of clock problems,
>    e.g. people's clocks going too fast or too slow.
>
>    My guess is that clock_gettime(), which calls nanotime() in the kernel,
>    is getting an illegal nanoseconds field.
>
>    I've been trying to find that bug for weeks, I'll focus on checking the
>    nanoseconds calculation tomorrow.  Er, later today.
>
> 					-Matt
> 					Matthew Dillon 
> 					<dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>  

Oh good...  Then the CMOS battery isn't dying on my brand new machine! 
:-)  That hopefully explains the clock problems I've noticed.

Adam