rsync - Jun 2008 - DO NOT REPLY [Bug 5541] New: "rsync -H" Fails on PPC AIX 5.3.0

https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5541

           Summary: "rsync -H" Fails on PPC AIX 5.3.0
           Product: rsync
           Version: 3.0.3
          Platform: PPC
        OS/Version: AIX
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: core
        AssignedTo: wayned@samba.org
        ReportedBy: mikepublic@nc.rr.com
         QAContact: rsync-qa@samba.org


I have built rsync 3.0.2 and 3.0.3pre2 using both "gcc" and
"cc", neither being
able to handle the hard link option correctly.  This was found while running
the testsuite provided (initially in the "hands" test).  Here is a
snippette
from the hands/test.log file:

Test hard links: Running: "/tmp/rsync/rsync-3.0.3pre2/rsync  -avH
"/tmp/rsync/rsync-3.0.3pre2/testtmp/hands/from/"
"/tmp/rsync/rsync-3.0.3pre2/testtmp/hands/to""
sending incremental file list
rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (9 bytes received so far) [sender]
rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(635)
[sender=3.0.3pre2]

The prior test (i.e., with only the "-av" options) ran as expected.

I have compiled version 2.6.2, and it tests fine.  I do not know if there is a
new option I must throw when running ./configure, or if this is a bug in rsync.
 Please advise.  I'm not sure what else I can provide at this time, but
please
feel free to ask for whatever I can provide (within reason, of course).  I have
searched this Bugzilla and Google for help, also to no avail.


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------- Comment #1 from wayned@samba.org  2008-06-13 01:12 CST -------
Yes, this is a known bug, but nobody responded to my requests to help me in
debugging it (I can see the failures on the samba build farm, but have no
access to AIX).  If there is a way for me to login to an AIX system, I'd be
glad to look into the issue.  Otherwise, please check to see if rsync is
crashing, and if so, where.


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------- Comment #2 from mikepublic@nc.rr.com  2008-06-13 01:36 CST -------
Wayne,

I wish I could give you access to one of our AIX boxes, but it is not possible
(it would be grounds for my dismissal).  If you could give me a hint as to
where to begin to debug this, I may be able to help.  I'm no programmer;
I'm an
electrical engineer with a specific task that needs to be handled.  I do have
extensive PERL experience and some very "OLD" C programming experience
(i.e.,
1980's - early 90's).

On a very LONG shot, I may be able to set up a Netmeeting with you, in which I
can either have you watch, or give you limited access to an AIX box.  However,
I would have to clear it with my boss on Monday.  As I am sure you have a real
job during the day, if I get approval, I can do it either some evening, or over
the weekend if that suits you better.  I will keep you posted on this front.

Thanks again, 
Mike


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wayned@samba.org changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |ASSIGNED




------- Comment #3 from wayned@samba.org  2008-06-14 12:12 CST -------
You should be able to ask your OS to allow crash dumps to be created.  This is
typically done via "ulimit -c unlimted", and affects the current
shell's
processes.  Then, if you run rsync and it crashes, you should get a core file. 
You can use that core file with a non-stripped version of the rsync executable
you ran (one with the debug symbols in it, such as the rsync executable in the
build dir) to get a backtrace of the crash point.  e.g.:

  gdb rsync core
  bt
  quit

If it doesn't crash, you can try running rsync under a syscall tracing
utility
(which is strace under linux -- I don't know what AIX uses).  That can show
you
if a particular system call is failing, and if so, can help to reveal what is
going wrong.


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wayned@samba.org changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|ASSIGNED                    |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |FIXED
            Version|3.0.3                       |3.1.0




------- Comment #4 from wayned@samba.org  2008-07-21 02:25 CST -------
I managed to get the AIX system in the compile farm to point me at the problem,
which is now fixed in the git repository.  It was some code that was calling
malloc with a 0 length, which works under Linux, but fails under AIX.  The
simple patch is here:

http://git.samba.org/?p=rsync.git;a=commitdiff;h=ced4fd89932ce510c32e517add56a77bc4b185b2


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mikepublic@nc.rr.com changed:

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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED




------- Comment #5 from mikepublic@nc.rr.com  2008-07-22 16:11 CST -------
Thank you so very much.  I do apologize for not getting back to you sooner, as
I have been trying to find the right people to point you to within IBM to help.
 I have pulled the latest "nightly" tar file
(rsync-HEAD-20080721-0732GMT.tar.gz), and have successfully compiled and tested
it (make test -- 29 passed, 8 skipped, 0 failed!).


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