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Description of problem: gdb.base/vla-overflow.exp testcase was suggested to be run as part of 'VLA' feature testing for RHEL6. This testcase has two fails on s390x architecture: Running ./gdb.base/vla-overflow.exp ... FAIL: gdb.base/vla-overflow.exp: Enter abort() (GDB internal error) FAIL: gdb.base/vla-overflow.exp: Backtrace after abort() (GDB internal error) details in log: ./../gdb/utils.c:1251: internal-error: virtual memory exhausted: can't allocate 135456 bytes.^M A problem internal to GDB has been detected,^M further debugging may prove unreliable.^M Quit this debugging session? (y or n) FAIL: gdb.base/vla-overflow.exp: Enter abort() (GDB internal error) Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gdb-7.1-18 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. runtest --tool=gdb gdb.base/vla-overflow.exp 2. 3. Actual results: # of unexpected failures 2 Expected results: # of expected passes 2 Additional info:
OK, reproduced (with glibc-debuginfo.s390x). It is a bit fragily test but not sure what to do with it to keep it meaningful: There was: set mb_reserve 10 s390x now uses 16204KB, I will increase it for example to: set mb_reserve 40 qa_ack, please.
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# of expected passes 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 is now available and should resolve the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of CURRENTRELEASE. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you.