On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 02:44:25AM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote: > I see the culprit in ntpd/ntp_monitor.c: > > /* > * Limits on the number of structures allocated. This limit is picked > * with the illicit knowlege that we can only return somewhat less > * than 8K bytes in a mode 7 response packet, and that each structure > * will require about 20 bytes of space in the response. > * > * ... I don't believe the above is true anymore ... jdg > */ > #ifndef MAXMONMEM > #define MAXMONMEM 600 /* we allocate up to 600 structures */ > #endif
http://ntp.bkbits.net:8080/ntp-stable/ntpd/ntp_monitor.c?PAGE=anno&REV=4501fb5ciab3mg65AEoxeovMbL3KMg and http://ntp.bkbits.net:8080/ntp-stable/ntpd/ntp_monitor.c?PAGE=history seem to indicate that this code is over 9 years old (older than the initial commit on 1999-05-25)... http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/ntp_spool/depredated/xntp2/xntp.tar.Z contains a copy where MAXMONMEM is 400, dated 1989-11-06. The difference between those two versions also includes this comment: + * trimmed back memory consumption ... jdg 8/94 Whoa. It looks like this code could use some help. I can't remember what could have been too much memory consumption in 1989/1994, but I'm pretty sure that we'd all just chuckle at those numbers these days. :) -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
