Re: 2.6.6-rc3-mm2 (4KSTACK)

[Bill Davidsen]

Andrew Morton wrote:
> Dominik Karall <dominik.karall@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Wednesday 05 May 2004 10:31, you wrote:
> >
> > > +make-4k-stacks-permanent.patch
> > >
> > > Fill my inbox.
> >
> > Hi Andrew!
> >
> > Is there any reason why this patch was applied? Because NVidia users can't 
> > work with the original drivers now without removing this patch every time.
>
>
> We need to push this issue along quickly.  The single-page stack generally
> gives us a better kernel and having the stack size configurable creates
> pain.

Add my voice to those who don't think 4k stacks are a good idea as a 
default, they break some things and seem to leave other paths (as others 
have noted) on the edge. I'm not sure what you have in mind as a "better 
kernel" but I'd rather have a worse kernel and not have to check 4k 
stack as a possible problem before looking at other things if I get bad 
behaviour.

Reliability first, performance later. We've lived with the config for a 
while, pain there is better than pain at runtime.

--
   -bill davidsen (davidsen@xxxxxxx)
"The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the
 last possible moment - but no longer"  -me
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