Pete Bentley wrote: > On 5 Jan 2008, at 13:46, Archana wrote: > >> Hello , >> I had previously send the fix for this bug, but i cant find it now, >> so I am sending it again. >> >> >> ASSERT(MUTEX_HELD(&mod_lock)); >> >> if ((fp = ctf_bufopen(&ctfsect, &symsect, &strsect, error)) == NULL) >> + dprintf(?cannot open ctf_bufopen()?); >> return (NULL); >> > > Even without looking at the bug report or the relevant source file, > it's obvious by inspection that this cannot be the correct fix, nor > can it have been tested. > Agreed here. > Judging from the number of similar postings, I'm guessing that some > professor at the Amrita School of Engineering has set "Find and fix a > Solaris bug" as a piece of coursework for an undergraduate course. > Should the work be discussed in the open and the certain professor can access their students' work here hence making sure sloppy works just don't get marks :) Hint, hint to Archana and all other students from Amrita! > Now whilst it's good for Solaris' outreach to involve these students, > and good for their education, I have to question the value of the > exercise if the students don't take the time or care to develop > correct solutions and submit them in a useful way... It just ends up > offloading their education onto the people who sponsor the fixes. > Yes. There is a danger as such. But this is norm associated with OS development. However, this is a valuable experiences for all involved in this instance plus the potential of some of these students may eventually be part of new blood for OpenSolaris in the time to come.
-Ghee > Pete. > > _______________________________________________ > request-sponsor mailing list > request-sponsor at opensolaris.org >
