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Summary: Infinite loop for -exec [..] {} +
Project: findutils
Submitted by: jay
Submitted on: Sun 08 Nov 2009 11:04:20 PM GMT
Category: None
Severity: 4 - Important
Item Group: Wrong result
Status: None
Privacy: Public
Assigned to: jay
Originator Name: Elias Pipping
Originator Email:
pipping.elias@...
Open/Closed: Open
Discussion Lock: Any
Release: None
Fixed Release: None
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Details:
Hi,
I've come across a situation in which find will enter an infinite loop when
it shouldn't. I've written a script to reproduce the issue, loop.sh, that I'm
attaching together w/ the output, out.
The problem occurs when find is run on a file that cannot be opened for
reading as well as a large number of file (the order matters).
The problem will only occur when -exec [..] {} + is used, not w/ -exec [..]
{} \; or -print0 | xargs.
The problem will not occur if the number of files is too small (6664 does it
for me, if you're unable to reproduce the issue w/ my script, please try
something greater than that) or if the above-mentioned file is missing.
This is probably related to bug #27328 (I've had segfaults w/ slightly
different invocations earlier as well, I find myself unable to come up w/ a
test case that doesn't involve the 2G directory I ran it on, for that,
though)
-- Elias
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