Re: [PATCH 2/2] rename thread_info to stack

[Andrew Morton]

On Tue, 1 May 2007 02:10:34 +0200 (CEST) Roman Zippel <zippel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This finally renames the thread_info field in task structure to stack,
> so that the assumptions about this field are gone and archs have more
> freedom about placing the thread_info structure.

It's been a year or so and I've forgotten what the actual point to these
changes is.  Can we be reminded please?

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