Number: 2115

Date:  9-Sep-84 18':08':08

Submitter: Roach

Source: Roach

Subject: LISTFILES uses too many processes

Assigned To: 

Attn: JONL

Status: Open

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Problem Type: Design - Impl

Impact: Moderate

Difficulty: 

Frequency: Once

Priority: 

System: Windows and Graphics

Subsystem: Printing

Machine: 1132

Disk: 

Lisp Version:  8-Sep-84 01':22':25

Source Files: 

Microcode Version: 5124

Memory Size: 4096

File Server: 

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Disposition: '
["Sannella.PA" "11-Sep-84 12':56':42" Status':(New->Open) System':(Text->Windows% and% Graphics) Subsystem':(Other->Printing)]

Description: I wanted to archive my <ROACH>DLION> subdirectory on floppy and in hardcopy.  For the latter, this meant doing LISTFILES of approximately 26 files on a Sunday evening.  Unfortunately, so many LISTFILES processes get created that there is a STACK OVERFLOW error, presumably because PROCESS world stack allocation is swamped with too many requests.  The old LISTFILES probably would not have had this problem.  Now I''ll have to kludge some DISMISS''s in between LISTFILES on the machine that is doing the hardcopying for me.

Workaround: 

Test Case: 

Edit-By: Sannella.PA

Edit-Date: 11-Sep-84 12':56':43