[OpenAFS-devel] 1.4.0-rc6 backup volrestore broken

[Harald Barth]

> > After upgrading from 1.2.13 to 1.4.0-rc6 (redhat 9, 2.4.20-35.9smp)
> > I can no longer run "backup volrestore".  The butc process dies after
> > the first file is handed over from the tape interface script.  The
> > bos log says it died because of SIGKILL.
> > 
> Same problem with linux-2.6.13, openafs-1.4.0-rc6 on i386_linux26.
> But, the NON-pthreaded version of butc works fine.

Does the threaded version work if you wrap it in 

#!/bin/sh
MALLOC_CHECK_=0
export MALLOC_CHECK_
exec butc.real "$@"

or something like that? In that case you are a victim of MALLOC_CHECK_
in libc.

Harald.