[OmniOS-discuss] LX chdir bug with steps to reproduce

[Mini Trader]

This simple python code will break on an LX zone (LTS)

import os
import time

os.chdir('/main/documents/test')
for i in xrange(2000):
    print i
    os.chdir('a')
    print os.getcwd()
    os.chdir('..')


On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 1:01 PM, Mini Trader <miniflowtrader at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Would this bug have been fixed in the latest stable version of OmniOS CE?
>
> On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 5:36 PM, Dan McDonald <danmcd at omniti.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> > On Jan 16, 2017, at 5:01 PM, Mini Trader <miniflowtrader at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > We definitely need:
>> >
>> > https://smartos.org/bugview/OS-5167 (and probably whatever was done
>> before it).
>>
>> Joyent mentioned that very bug to me earlier this afternoon.  During the
>> bringup of LX zones, I didn't cherrypick it from illumos-joyent, and now I
>> remember why... it unravels a larger ball of yarn.
>>
>> To that end, I'm attempting that unravelling now.  I doubt it'll be
>> backported into r151020, though.  LX is still considered "beta" in 020, and
>> stability of the overall system is why I'm loathe to bring in non-LX fixes
>> for LX problems (as these all are) into a Stable release.
>>
>> I'm going to cut a bloody release this week.  It has lots of new things
>> in it, and if I'm lucky, it may include these Joyent fixes as well.  If you
>> want to help, get a box up to bloody once I cut the release this week.
>>
>> Thanks, and sorry I can't be of IMMEDIATE assistance,
>> Dan
>>
>>
>
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