Bug 654515

Summary: fallocate argument isn't displayed collectly in x86_64
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Kazuo Moriwaka <kmoriwak>
Component: straceAssignee: Andreas Schwab <schwab>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: qe-baseos-tools-bugs
Severity: low Docs Contact:
Priority: low    
Version: 6.0CC: fnadge, pmuller, syeghiay
Target Milestone: rc   
Target Release: ---   
Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: strace-4.5.19-1.9.el6 Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Cause: syscalls with 64-bit arguments Consequence: incorrect decoding of syscalls with 64-bit arguments Fix: correct decoding of 64-bit arguments of syscalls Result: correct decoding of 64-bit arguments of syscalls
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Description Kazuo Moriwaka 2010-11-18 04:58:40 UTC
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Comment 2 Kazuo Moriwaka 2010-11-18 05:09:16 UTC
Description of problem:

strace cannot show fallocate argument collectly in x86_64.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

strace-4.5.19-1.6.el6.x86_64

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  strace fallocate -l 10g foo.img | grep fallocate

Actual results:

2. output contains 
----
fallocate(3, 0, 9223372036854775808, 0) = 0
----

This number is 0x8000000000000000. 


Expected results:

fallocate 3rd argument will be 10737418240


Additional info:

Debian BTS has same issue. and this says upstream strace already have a fix.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=570603

Comment 3 RHEL Program Management 2011-01-07 15:40:55 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated
in the current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to
address this request at this time. Red Hat invites you to
ask your support representative to propose this request, if
appropriate and relevant, in the next release of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux. If you would like it considered as an
exception in the current release, please ask your support
representative.

Comment 6 Florian Nadge 2011-01-27 15:09:57 UTC
Please be so kind and add a few key words to the Technical Note field of this
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Thanks

Comment 7 Florian Nadge 2011-01-27 15:09:57 UTC
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
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Comment 8 Andreas Schwab 2011-01-27 15:41:37 UTC
    Technical note updated. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
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+syscalls with 64-bit arguments
 
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+incorrect decoding of syscalls with 64-bit arguments
 
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+correct decoding of 64-bit arguments of syscalls
 
-Result:+Result:
+correct decoding of 64-bit arguments of syscalls

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2011-03-10 07:45:49 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0338.html