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

[Jeffrey V. Merkey]

Jörn Engel wrote:

> On Wed, 16 November 2005 19:45:08 +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
>  
>
> > Jörn did some analysis regarding possible call paths > 3k.
> >    
>
> And most of them have been changed since.  Zlib remains high on the
> list, but those paths are from /lib/inflate.c, during bootup.
>
> What remains to be analysed is the recursions.  If someone seriously
> wants to work on those, I can respin the tests.  The process is not
> fully automated, so it will take me a weekend (and this weekend is
> scheduled for a party).
>
> Jörn
>
>  
The SCSI layer needs to be checked.  I reproduced another crash on today 
on an older Niksun box running off the end of the stack.

Jeff

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