Re: [2.6 patch] i386: always use 4k stacks

[Jeff V. Merkey]

Neil Brown wrote:

> On Monday November 14, jmerkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> > Dave Jones wrote:
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> > > On Mon, Nov 14, 2005 at 08:26:45PM -0700, Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
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> > >      
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> > > > NetWare used 16K stacks in kernel by default.
> > > >        
> > > unsubscribe netware-kernel
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> > >
> > >      
> > Making the point that in 1990, folks had grown beyond 4K stacks in 
> > kernels, along with MS DOS 640K Limitations.
> >    
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> But I seem to remember learning in CS101 (or whatever we called it),
> that the stack grows down and the heap grows up.
> So if 'folks had grown beyond 4K stacks', I guess they must be at 2K
> stacks ?->
>
> NeilBrown
>  

Great point, and you are correct that MS DOS had bigger stacks than 4K. 
Onward through the fog ....

Jeff
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