From owner-freebsd-bugs  Sun Jan 12 06:10:03 1997
Return-Path: <owner-bugs>
Received: (from root@localhost)
          by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id GAA28664
          for bugs-outgoing; Sun, 12 Jan 1997 06:10:03 -0800 (PST)
Received: (from gnats@localhost)
          by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id GAA28658;
          Sun, 12 Jan 1997 06:10:02 -0800 (PST)
Resent-Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 06:10:02 -0800 (PST)
Resent-Message-Id: <199701121410.GAA28658@freefall.freebsd.org>
Resent-From: gnats (GNATS Management)
Resent-To: freebsd-bugs
Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats@freefall.FreeBSD.org,
        Received:(from nobody@localhost) by.freefall.freebsd.org.id.GAA28382;Sun; (8.8.4/8.8.4);,
        12 Jan 1997 06:04:02.-0800 (PST)
Message-Id: <199701121404.GAA28382@freefall.freebsd.org>
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 06:04:02 -0800 (PST)
From: andrew@ugh.net.au
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
X-Send-Pr-Version: www-1.0
Subject: bin/2457: vi keeps dumping
Sender: owner-bugs@freebsd.org
X-Loop: FreeBSD.org
Precedence: bulk


>Number:         2457
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       vi keeps dumping
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Jan 12 06:10:00 PST 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Andrew Stevenson
>Organization:
>Release:        2.2-BETA
>Environment:
FreeBSD sally.ugh.net.au 2.2-BETA_A FreeBSD 2.2-BETA_A #0: Tue Dec 24 03:41:49
1996	jkh@time.cdrom.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC	i386
>Description:
If you leave vi idle for too long (a couple of minutes) when you return and try and type something
vi says:

Error: input: Bad address

vi then usually core dumps - occaisonally it will recover and continue.
I kept some cores if you want me to do something with them. messges says
it vi is exiting on signal 11.
>How-To-Repeat:
Leave vi idle for 10 or so minutes and then type something in it.
>Fix:

>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: