Re: [PATCH Trivial] ppc64: Use STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD macro inmisc.S

[Josh Boyer]

On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 18:33, Paul Mackerras wrote:
> Using STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD here would be purely arbitrary (i.e. the
> 112 here has no connection with the stack frames established in head.S
> and entry.S).  This function needs a stack frame and 112 bytes is the
> minimum size specified by the ABI.  I think it's quite clear as it is.

Isn't STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD supposed to mean exactly that, the minimum
stack size?  Or is it just coincidence that the macro is defined to 112?

In any case, I was confused when I originally read it.  If you prefer
112, that's fine by me now that I know what 112 means :).

thx,
josh
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