Matthew Dillon wrote:
>:This started happening this morning:
>:
>:[ adamk@sorrow - ~ ]: gnome-terminal
>:Fatal error 'gc cannot wait for a signal' at line ? in file /usr/src/lib/libc_r/uthread/uthread_gc.c (errno = ?)
>:Abort trap (core dumped)
>:
>:Same for mozilla, thunderbird, firefox, etc..
>:
>:I left my machine, brushed my teeth, came back, and suddenly it's working again. Any ideas what happened?
>:
>:Adam
>
> Ah, interesting. I think this is related to the reports of clock problems,
> e.g. people's clocks going too fast or too slow.
>
> My guess is that clock_gettime(), which calls nanotime() in the kernel,
> is getting an illegal nanoseconds field.
>
> I've been trying to find that bug for weeks, I'll focus on checking the
> nanoseconds calculation tomorrow. Er, later today.
>
> -Matt
> Matthew Dillon
> <dillon@backplane.com>
>
>
>
Oh good... Then the CMOS battery isn't dying on my brand new machine!
:-) That hopefully explains the clock problems I've noticed.
Adam