[squid-users] Will squid core dump with worker threads? Investigating squid crash, 3.5.23

[Amos Jeffries]

On 19/01/2017 10:13 p.m., squid wrote:
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>>> assertion failed: MemBuf.cc:216: "0 <= tailSize && tailSize <= cSize"
>>>
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>> This is <http://bugs.squid-cache.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4606>. We have
> 
> 
> Is there a workaround for this - something that I can put in the config
> perhaps?  I'm getting the same issue a few times a day.  I suspect it's
> mainly due to clients accessing Windows Updates, but difficult to tell.
> 
> I am automatically restarting squid, but the delays for other users
> while all this is happening can generate a poor browsing experience.
> 

All that is known is in that bug report, sorry.

If you can assist with the debugging to find out the cause it would be a
great step toward a fix.

Amos