From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from www.linux.org.uk (parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk [195.92.249.252]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80A5D482D for ; Wed, 16 Jul 2003 11:36:23 -0600 (MDT) Received: from willy by www.linux.org.uk with local (Exim 4.14) id 19cqCT-0005mf-SC; Wed, 16 Jul 2003 18:36:21 +0100 Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 18:36:21 +0100 From: Matthew Wilcox To: Joel Soete Cc: James Bottomley , parisc-linux@parisc-linux.org Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] [PATCH] fix arbitrary limits on stack size Message-ID: <20030716173621.GM23808@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> References: <1058212036.2966.13.camel@mulgrave> <3F0C24F800000FDD@ocpmta8.freegates.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <3F0C24F800000FDD@ocpmta8.freegates.net> Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 07:30:29PM +0200, Joel Soete wrote: > Ok Jame, Now I have a 32bits 2.6.0-test1-pa1 running so I come back to you. > > No problem to apply it :) , so I can launch the compile. > > Just a question in the mean time: it doesn't seens that your patch take care > of CONFIG_STACK_GROWSUP in related files? um, the stack continues to grow up. it's just a question of where the stack starts at. before, it was at top of memory - stack limit, now it's at task_unmapped_base and mmaps grow down from the top of memory. -- "It's not Hollywood. War is real, war is primarily not about defeat or victory, it is about death. I've seen thousands and thousands of dead bodies. Do you think I want to have an academic debate on this subject?" -- Robert Fisk