Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:35:31 +0200 | From | "Oliver Pinter" <> | Subject | Re: x86: 4kstacks default |
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Hi Ingo!
with the older kernel is typical: xfs+nfs+4k stack(+lvm)
On 4/19/08, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> wrote: > > * Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote: > > > > config 4KSTACKS > > > bool "Use 4Kb for kernel stacks instead of 8Kb" > > > - depends on DEBUG_KERNEL > > > depends on X86_32 > > > + default y > > > > This patch will cause kernels to crash. > > what mainline kernels crash and how will they crash? Fedora and other > distros have had 4K stacks enabled for years: > > $ grep 4K /boot/config-2.6.24-9.fc9 > CONFIG_4KSTACKS=y > > and we've conducted tens of thousands of bootup tests with all sorts of > drivers and kernel options enabled and have yet to see a single crash > due to 4K stacks. So basically the kernel default just follows the > common distro default now. (distros and users can still disable it) > > Ingo > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
-- Thanks, Oliver
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