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Re: MAXACTION exceeded error while using systemtap
Hi -
> [...]
> I guess it's a question of the purpose of MAXACTION. My understanding
> is that it is meant to avoid infinite loops/recursion. [...]
> If you mean for MAXACTION to also provide a bound on time [...]
I think we need to to do the latter also, not just the former. For
kernel stability and usability purposes, an uninterruptible but finite
loop that lasts several seconds could be as bad as an infinite one.
- FChE