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Marcia Hon  
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 More options 15 Feb 2004, 23:31
Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer, comp.os.linux.networking, comp.lang.c, comp.os.linx, comp.os.linux.development
From: "Marcia Hon" <h...@rogers.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 18:40:08 GMT
Local: Sun 15 Feb 2004 18:40
Subject: Segmentation fault need help
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Hi,

I am trying to run a program except I get the following segmentation fault.
I don't know how to solve it. Please if you know could you please help.

Thanks, Marcia

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.

0x0a6e6962 in ?? ()

(gdb) bt

#0 0x0a6e6962 in ?? ()

Cannot access memory at address 0xa6d6461

(gdb)


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Måns Rullgård  
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 More options 15 Feb 2004, 23:38
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From: m...@kth.se (Måns Rullgård)
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 00:38:35 +0100
Local: Sun 15 Feb 2004 23:38
Subject: Re: Segmentation fault need help
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You have a corrupted stack.  Look for buffer overflows in
automatically allocated memory.  Another typical cause is freeing
automatic memory.  It could also be caused by using an uninitialized
pointer.  A memory debugger like Electric Fence or (for PC) valgrind
is useful for finding such bugs.

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Paul Pluzhnikov  
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 More options 16 Feb 2004, 02:20
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From: Paul Pluzhnikov <ppluzhnikov-...@charter.net>
Date: 15 Feb 2004 18:20:31 -0800
Local: Mon 16 Feb 2004 02:20
Subject: Re: Segmentation fault need help
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m...@kth.se (Måns Rullgård) writes:
> "Marcia Hon" <h...@rogers.com> writes:
> > (gdb) bt
> > #0 0x0a6e6962 in ?? ()

Note that this is ASCII: "\nnib", doing "x/s $esp" may reveal the
rest of the string which overflowed its buffer.

> You have a corrupted stack.  

Most definitely.

> Look for buffer overflows in automatically allocated memory.  

Yes. I would bet 10:1 that this is a simple strcpy() into an
automatic char array that is too small.

> Another typical cause is freeing automatic memory.

That would cause a SIGSEGV *in* malloc/free, not a jump to ASCII.

> It could also be caused by using an uninitialized pointer.  

Or it could be that.

> A memory debugger like Electric Fence or (for PC) valgrind
> is useful for finding such bugs.

EFence will not help with this kind of bug at all, valgrind might
(if this is an uninitialized pointer, but not otherwize).

Cheers,
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CBFalconer  
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 More options 16 Feb 2004, 20:13
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From: CBFalconer <cbfalco...@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 20:13:26 GMT
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Subject: Re: Segmentation fault need help
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Marcia Hon wrote:

> I am trying to run a program except I get the following segmentation fault.
> I don't know how to solve it. Please if you know could you please help.

You are getting out of hand.  Please STOP the excessive
cross-posting, and STOP posting OT matter, and START posting
cut-down compilable complete programs not exceeding 100 lines when
you need help.  Failing this I suggest wholesale PLONKING, after
which you will not be able to get help anywhere.

For you, anything over one newsgroup is excessive crossposting.

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Marcia Hon  
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 More options 17 Feb 2004, 05:45
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From: "Marcia Hon" <h...@rogers.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 23:46:57 GMT
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Thanks.

I don't know how to solve it your way. I would like to learn. I, however,
solved it by sequentially putting printfs throughout the program!

Thanks again for your help.
Marcia


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nikhil bhargav  
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 More options 17 Mar 2004, 09:10
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From: nikhilbhargav_n...@indiatimes.com (nikhil bhargav)
Date: 17 Mar 2004 01:10:08 -0800
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CBFalconer <cbfalco...@yahoo.com> wrote in message <news:403108D1.50786BF7@yahoo.com>...
> Marcia Hon wrote:

> > I am trying to run a program except I get the following segmentation fault.
> > I don't know how to solve it. Please if you know could you please help.

> You are getting out of hand.  Please STOP the excessive
> cross-posting, and STOP posting OT matter, and START posting
> cut-down compilable complete programs not exceeding 100 lines when
> you need help.  Failing this I suggest wholesale PLONKING, after
> which you will not be able to get help anywhere.

> For you, anything over one newsgroup is excessive crossposting.

Pleae avoid cross postng as it goes against spirit of user groups and
discusson forums. Instead try to post ur code if its small or uload it
somewhere and give its link, so that ppl could read it and give their
suggestions.

SIGSEV is given when a user level process tries to read/write/free a
mem region which doesnot belong to its user stack.

nikhil


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