diff --git a/en/releases/4.4R/errata.html b/en/releases/4.4R/errata.html index c565bbe263..ed22e619cd 100644 --- a/en/releases/4.4R/errata.html +++ b/en/releases/4.4R/errata.html @@ -170,6 +170,28 @@ class="FILENAME">libscrypt and libdescrypt; the new unified library is called libcrypt.
+ +A problem has been noted with an increasing number of + device drivers that make heavy use of and, in some cases, + can overflow, the kernel stack. This problem has an + easily-identifable signature; processes randomly receive a + SIGPROF signal and may die with + the message ``Profiling time + alarm''. For those users experiencing this problem, a + workaround is to edit /src/sys/i386/include/param.h and change + the line which reads:
++ #define UPAGES 2 ++ to read: +
+ #define UPAGES 3 ++ It will be necessary to recompile the kernel and reboot for + the change to take effect. This problem has been fixed in + FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE.