Elliott Mitchell wrote: >> From: Eugene V. Lyubimkin <jackyf.devel@gmail.com> >> Though, I think, severity of this bug can be downgraded (imho, to important) >> if it show itself rarely. And it's very hard to fix, yes. > > No. > > Have you looked at how many reports there are of the MMap problem and how > old they are? > > A quick browse found #178623, #295051 and #380509. Plus #400768 which is > a distinct problem, but still tickles the MMap problem. > > #178623 is *five* *years* *old*! And *nothing* has been done to fix it, > all that has occured is increasing the limit, which works around the > problem for a litle while. > > An average of 5-10 bug reports per year for five *years* isn't enough to > consider this a grave problem?! 5 years ago, I think important would have > been appropriate, work needs to start *now* on a *fix*. Hm, I don't see how the age of bug is related to its severity. >> P.S. No one answered on my investigation message before :( > > You didn't send a copy to me... It was mainly to APT team as they decide how to deal with bugs. Sorry. -- Eugene V. Lyubimkin aka JackYF
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