We had this problem at linuxpower 10 months or so ago... the problem ended up being a few spurious mysql_connect rather than mysql_pconnect being used. Moral of the story: use mysql_pconnect() rather than mysql_connect().
The only problem is that you don't get the range of testing on a prepatch that you do with an actual kernel release. If the main kernel developers have a problem with a kernel, it generally doesn't get released. But, the sheer variety of PC hardware makes it such that, as Murphy's Law puts it, anything that can go wrong will go wrong. So, unless you have every different possible combination of hardware under realistic load that you're willing to offer for testing, it's not going to get much better.
Anyway, just venting. This gets said a lot by people who just don't understand what the problems boil down to (not that I always do either... but anyways)
NOOOOOOOOO!!!!! DO NOT RUN WITH 2.2.8. Sorry to shout there, but 2.2.8 has _severe_ memory issues. So in that case, go back to 2.2.7:) But, only sporadic people are having fs corruption in 2.2.9/10 so I'd recommend using 2.2.10 (or maybe this patch, haven't looked at it yet).
Actually, the problem isn't the GNOME stuff (GTK+ and glib aren't technically GNOME stuff, though GNOME uses them; that's not my point though:)
Anyway, the main problem is that people are requiring at least a specific patchlevel of a stable library. I know for a FACT that the last x11amp in cvs worked just fine with gtk+/glib 1.2.1 (what comes with RedHat 6) after you change the configure script. The later versions just add bug fixes. Sure, those bug fixes are probably good to have, but I don't think that an application should depend on you having a different stable patch level. It's somewhat understandable in devel, because then things are changing and you may be using a feature added in a certain version, but that's not the case here.
So, protest to the app developers. And if you write apps yourself, make your requirements what they really are, not necessarily what you run. GTK+ apps should really only require gtk+ 1.2.0 unless you have a really good reason otherwise.
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Yep, Starbuck 5.9.7 is pretty stable, but if you want the scoop on any of the problems, you can join the starbuck mailing list (starbuck-list@redhat.com) or just check the archives at http://katz.linuxpower.org/starbuck-archive/
Looks like the FAT32 fix is in there, along with what looks like a major NTFS change, some changes for parallel port zip drives and zip plus. Some swap code changes, and a new ksymoops seem to be the highlights from my brief look at it...
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We had this problem at linuxpower 10 months or so ago... the problem ended up being a few spurious mysql_connect rather than mysql_pconnect being used. Moral of the story: use mysql_pconnect() rather than mysql_connect().
The only problem is that you don't get the range of testing on a prepatch that you do with an actual kernel release. If the main kernel developers have a problem with a kernel, it generally doesn't get released. But, the sheer variety of PC hardware makes it such that, as Murphy's Law puts it, anything that can go wrong will go wrong. So, unless you have every different possible combination of hardware under realistic load that you're willing to offer for testing, it's not going to get much better.
Anyway, just venting. This gets said a lot by people who just don't understand what the problems boil down to (not that I always do either... but anyways)
NOOOOOOOOO!!!!! DO NOT RUN WITH 2.2.8. Sorry to shout there, but 2.2.8 has _severe_ memory issues. So in that case, go back to 2.2.7 :) But, only sporadic people are having fs corruption in 2.2.9/10 so I'd recommend using 2.2.10 (or maybe this patch, haven't looked at it yet).
Really... I thought kernel of the month and stuff had already been hashed out in the past and decided not important. finger @linux.kernel.org
There are two different versions, the standard X11 version which I believe uses SDL and the Glide version.
Actually, the problem isn't the GNOME stuff (GTK+ and glib aren't technically GNOME stuff, though GNOME uses them; that's not my point though :)
Anyway, the main problem is that people are requiring at least a specific patchlevel of a stable library. I know for a FACT that the last x11amp in cvs worked just fine with gtk+/glib 1.2.1 (what comes with RedHat 6) after you change the configure script. The later versions just add bug fixes. Sure, those bug fixes are probably good to have, but I don't think that an application should depend on you having a different stable patch level. It's somewhat understandable in devel, because then things are changing and you may be using a feature added in a certain version, but that's not the case here.
So, protest to the app developers. And if you write apps yourself, make your requirements what they really are, not necessarily what you run. GTK+ apps should really only require gtk+ 1.2.0 unless you have a really good reason otherwise.
Anyway, that's enough of my ranting for now
"Young Computer Genius One of This Year's Honorary Doctors
This year's honorary doctors at Stockholm University have been awarded. Among them is the merely 29 year old Finnish-Swede Linus Torvalds, who, among other things, created the world famous Linux operating system.
Torvalds resides in Santa Clara, USA...
The honorary doctorates are going to be formally awarded at a ceremony in Bla Hallen in the Stockholm City Hall on Friday the 24th of September..."
Found it on LinuxToday.
Yep, Starbuck 5.9.7 is pretty stable, but if you want the scoop on any of the problems, you can join the starbuck mailing list (starbuck-list@redhat.com) or just check the archives at http://katz.linuxpower.org/starbuck-archive/
Make sure that you have the newest patch installed... it seems to take care of a lot of such issues
Looks like the FAT32 fix is in there, along with what looks like a major NTFS change, some changes for parallel port zip drives and zip plus. Some swap code changes, and a new ksymoops seem to be the highlights from my brief look at it...