Linux-kernel mailing list archive 2000-26,: Re: nr_files in linux-2.4.0-test2

# Re: nr_files in linux-2.4.0-test2

Arjan van de Ven (arjan@fenrus.demon.nl)
Sun, 25 Jun 2000 23:26:36 +0200 (CEST)

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In article <Pine.LNX.4.10.10006251321150.11318-100000@home.suse.com> you wrote:

> Hello,

> Looks as though nr_files in fs/file_table.c is not being initialized
> anymore, on my box it is starting at a large negative number. So, was
> this supposed to be zero filled elsewhere, or do we just need the
> following patch?

This also might be caused by the thing Tigran found: some portions of the
kernel expect that

int x;
int y;
int z;

are consecutive in memory when they export it to /proc.

Tigran: any comments?

Greetings,
Arjan van de Ven

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