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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">When the RTEMS debug code finds a problem with the heap or when it displays walking the heap, it calls printf to do so. However, as this uses malloc and subsequently rtems_region_get_segment, in the first case the debug again recognizes a problem with the heap and again calls printf. This happens indefinitely until the code crashes. In the second case the code crashes fairly quickly as the heap changes as a result of calling printf so that the links between blocks are no longer valid. Does anyone have a neat solution or a bright idea how this might be solved ?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thanks in advance.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Script">Patrick Varney</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Script">Tel. 01932 773576</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Script">Mob. 0771 8046 750</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Script">email patrick.varney@syntegra.bt.co.uk</FONT>
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