Bug#997829: Bug#1000896: Bug#997829: libipc-shareable-perl: autopkgtest regression on armhf and i386

[gregor herrmann]

On Sat, 22 Jan 2022 18:57:30 +0200, Niko Tyni wrote:

> Given 999999999999 % 2^32 == 3567587327 it's pretty clear that the
> requested size does not fit into 32 bits (shmget(2) takes a size_t)
> so just its lower bits get passed in. Not sure if perl should protest
> somehow there.

Thanks for the analysis!
 
> Anyway, seems like the test could just be skipped on 32-bit or something.

As I'm not sure there's a reliable way detect the bitness from the
test, I've marked it as TODO for the time being (and added your
findings to the upstream issue).


Cheers,
gregor

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