On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 03:31:53PM +0100, Sujith Nayak wrote: > I am currently working on a board powered by a MIPS > processor, using Linux kernel 2.4.2. The problem that > I am facing is, whenever I create a shared memory > using shmget(), shmat(), etc. APIs, I always see that > the shared mem is created with 0 bytes. As a result > any access to it bombs the process. > > Anyone has any idea, I will be grateful for your > response. I had a look at the patch-2.4.2-ac23, which > talks about the some shared mem lock up problem. But I > cannot apply the patch as it is because my customer > has pruned the kernel so much that the patch does not > apply right away. This doesn't look like the fingerprint of any known problem. Anyway, discussing 2.4.2 bugs is pointless - you're missing over three years worth of bugfixes. Ralf
