[openssl-dev] 90-test_secmem.t hangs the machine for good

[Benjamin Kaduk]

On 05/12/2017 03:05 PM, Blumenthal, Uri - 0553 - MITLL wrote:
>
> I’m not sure. It may well be that it “simply” takes all the memory
> over, so there is no way for anything else to start and do the clean-up…
>

Hmm, I wonder if a top(1) started before the tests would keep running,
in the case that it "simply" takes all the memory over.

>  
>
> From just looking at the code, the only question that comes to mind is
> whether you have a 32- or 64-bit size_t in the build environment in
> question, which is unlikely to cause a eureka moment :(
>
>  
>
> I can tell you that size_t is 64-bit here. It’s certainly not an
> “eureka” moment for me.
>
>  
>
> Some other information to check: do you have MAP_ANON defined by your
> mman.h?
>

mman.h != mmap.h (consult 'man mmap' for authoritative header).

> Todd> Yes, it’s likely this is due to the amount of memory available
> in the machine. I tried to use reasonable values, but apparently not
> reasonable enough
>
>  
>
> Yep. In case it matters, my machine has 16GB of RAM (and runs a ton of
> stuff, besides these tests :).
>
>

Thanks.

-Ben
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