Re: star hangs at pipe read

Udo P=FCtz <[email protected]> wrote:

> I've got a problem with a server that uses star to backup to a tape =

> drive. Sometimes all goes well and star finishes, sometimes the two =

> processes hang indefinitely. From what I found out I think they don't =

> communicate with each other anymore through the pipes.
>
> strace -p 31484
> Process 31484 attached - interrupt to quit
> read(5,  <unfinished ...>
>
> strace -p 31498
> Process 31498 attached - interrupt to quit
> read(3,  <unfinished ...>
>
> Did I understand it correctly that the 5 and 3 in the read lines refer =

> to the file descriptors (see below)?
> As far as I see it both processes are now waiting for the other to write =

> something into the pipes.
> I dunno what the NODE value means and I also don't know how to debug it =

> any further.
>
> Can someone shed some light on it or has a solution?
> Thanks in advance!
> Udo Puetz
>
> relevant infos:
>
> star -version
> star: star 1.5a70 (x86_64-suse-linux)

The fix is simple: Don't use extremely outdated versions!

This problem was fixed more than 3 years ago.

J=F6rg

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