[OpenWrt-Tickets] [OpenWrt] #2702: r9548: ipkg fails with "ERROR: fork failed before execution: " or "fork failed: Cannot allocate memory"

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#2702: r9548: ipkg fails with "ERROR: fork failed before execution: " or "fork
failed: Cannot allocate memory"
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 Reporter:  Tom       |        Owner:  developers
     Type:  defect    |       Status:  reopened  
 Priority:  high      |    Milestone:            
Component:  packages  |   Resolution:            
 Keywords:            |  
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Comment(by anonymous):

 Same problem here on a Fonera with Kamikaze r11305:

 {{{
 root at ap200:/tmp# ipkg install -nodeps -V99 screen_4.0.3-1_mips.ipk
 Debug install_cmd: screen_4.0.3-1_mips.ipk
 Package screen provided by hand (screen_4.0.3-1_mips.ipk).
 Function: pkg_vec_insert_merge. Adding new pkg=screen version=4.0.3-1
 arch=mips
 pkg_info_preinstall_check: updating arch priority for each package
 pkg_info_preinstall_check: update file owner list
  Getting old  from pkg_hash_fetch
  Getting new  from pkg_hash_fetch
 best installation candidate for screen
  adding screen to providers
   screen arch=mips arch_priority=10 version=4.0.3-1
  Found a valid candidate for the install: screen 4.0.3-1
  New versions from pkg_hash_fetch 4.0.3-1
  Versions from pkg_hash_fetch in ipkg_install_by_name  new 4.0.3-1
 Function: ipkg_install_by_name calling ipkg_install_pkg
 Function: ipkg_install_pkg calling pkg_arch_supported ipkg_install_pkg
 arch mips (priority 10) supported for pkg screen
 Installing screen (4.0.3-1) to root...
 ipkg: fork failed: Cannot allocate memory
 }}}

 I don't think that the error is caused by the file size of
 /usr/lib/ipkg/status. Remember that 'free' gives you '''kilo bytes'''
 whereas 'ls -l' rebots '''bytes'''.

 {{{
 root at ap200:/tmp# free
               total         used         free       shared      buffers
   Mem:        13700        10892         2808            0           56
  Swap:            0            0            0
 Total:        13700        10892         2808

 root at ap200:/tmp# df -h
 Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
 tmpfs                     6.7M    192.0k      6.5M   3% /tmp
 tmpfs                   512.0k         0    512.0k   0% /dev
 /dev/mtdblock3            5.9M      1.1M      4.8M  18% /jffs
 mini_fo:/jffs             1.0M      1.0M         0 100% /

 root at ap200:/tmp# ls -lhR /usr/lib/ipkg/
 /usr/lib/ipkg/:
 drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root            0 Jan 11 02:27 info
 drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root            0 Jan  1 00:09 lists
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         3.6k Jan 11 02:27 status

 /usr/lib/ipkg/info:
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1.4k May 31  2008 base-files-
 atheros.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root           35 May 31  2008 bridge.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1.7k May 31  2008 busybox.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          106 May 31  2008 dnsmasq.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          270 May 31  2008 dropbear.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          353 Sep 30  2007 ethtool.control
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root           18 Jan  5 01:36 ethtool.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root           50 May 31  2008 hotplug2.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          590 May 31  2008 iptables.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root            2 May 31  2008 kernel.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          342 May 31  2008 kmod-ipt-
 nathelper.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          683 May 31  2008 kmod-madwifi.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          231 May 31  2008 kmod-ppp.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          110 May 31  2008 kmod-pppoe.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root           27 May 31  2008 libgcc.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          335 Sep 29  2007 libpcap.control
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root           50 Jan  3 02:52 libpcap.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root           42 May 31  2008 libuci.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root           19 May 31  2008 mtd.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          332 Sep 30  2007 ntpclient.control
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          162 Jan  1 00:20 ntpclient.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000           22 Jun 13  2008 olqm-
 client.conffiles
 -rw-r--r--    1 1000     1000          227 Jun 13  2008 olqm-
 client.control
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root           98 Jan 11 02:27 olqm-client.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          288 Sep 30  2007 olsrd-mod-
 httpinfo.control
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root           40 Jan  1 00:16 olsrd-mod-
 httpinfo.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root           16 Sep 30  2007 olsrd.conffiles
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          277 Sep 30  2007 olsrd.control
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root           82 Jan  1 00:15 olsrd.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          128 May 31  2008 ppp-mod-pppoe.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          318 May 31  2008 ppp.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          290 Sep 30  2007 tcpdump.control
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root           18 Jan  3 02:53 tcpdump.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root           57 May 31  2008 uci.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          370 May 31  2008 uclibc.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root           27 May 31  2008 udevtrigger.list
 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          106 May 31  2008 wireless-
 tools.list

 /usr/lib/ipkg/lists:
 }}}

 Very frustrating...

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