Re: [Pharo-project] Too many semaphores, image blocked

> On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Schwab,Wilhelm K <[hidden email]>wrote:
>
> > Eliot,
> >
> > Is there a way to save the image given that it is non-responsive?
> >  Otherwise (and this could be "how it is") one would have to apply the fix
> > before having the problem.  Just curious.  Should we all periodically take a
> > semaphore head count in our images?
> >
> > I try to leave a reasonable trail of backups of working images just in case
> > I do something stupid; a little uncertainty can motivate cautious
> > behavior...
> >
>
> Hmm... I think what's needed is a command-line parameter.  Give me a few...
>
>
> > Bill
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________________
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> > [hidden email]] On Behalf Of Eliot Miranda [
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> > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 4:22 PM
> > To: [hidden email]
> > Subject: Re: [Pharo-project] Too many semaphores, image blocked
> >
> > Hi Janko,
> >
> >    you need to /save/ the image having applied Smalltalk vm
> > maxExternalSemaphoresSilently: 3000.  This must be set in the image at
> > start-up, not after the image has loaded.  i.e. the VM inspects the value
> > saved in the image header and applies the value *before* the image starts
> > running.
> >
> > 2011/10/7 Janko Miv??ek <[hidden email]<mailto:
> > [hidden email]>>
> > Hi Henrik,
> >
> > S, Henrik Sperre Johansen pi??e:
> > > On 05.10.2011 01:18, Schwab,Wilhelm K wrote:
> >
> > >> The log you posted contains the string "Not enough space for external
> > >> objects, set a larger size at startup!"  Maybe a command-line switch
> > >> to the vm will give you more memory and a way to get the image going?
> >
> > > Smalltalk vm maxExternalSemaphoresSilently: aSize  would be the line to
> > > include.
> > > If the script passed on a command line is higher in the startuplist than
> > > the InputEventSensor, it would get it working again.
> >
> > Ok, I'm back having time to look at this problem and I made a start.st<
> > http://start.st>
> > script below, start the image with it, but get the same blank screen as
> > you can see in attached screenshot. Ctrl or Alt . doesn't help.
> >
> > start.st<http://start.st>
> > Smalltalk vm maxExternalSemaphoresSilently: 3000
> >
> >
> > ./Contents/Linux/squeak ./Contents/Resources/waste.image start.st<
> > http://start.st>
> >
> > Any more idea? Otherwise I'll start to recover from changes, but
> > starting this nonresponsive image would of course be faster solution:)
> >
> > Best regards
> > Janko
> >
> >
> > --
> > Janko Miv??ek
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> > Smalltalk Web Application Server
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> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > best,
> > Eliot
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> best,
> Eliot