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From: "Parag Warudkar" <parag.lkml@gmail.com>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>,
	"Alan D. Brunelle" <Alan.Brunelle@hp.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Kernel Testers List <kernel-testers@vger.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
	linux-embedded@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Bug #11342] Linux 2.6.27-rc3: kernel BUG at mm/vmalloc.c - bisected
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:52:06 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <f7848160808270552u2ee66167x912a68e0bf8b25bf@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080827092528.780916bd@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>

On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 4:25 AM, Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
>> You have a good point that aiming at 4kB makes 8kB a very safe choice.
>
> Not really no - we use separate IRQ stacks in 4K but not 8K mode on
> x86-32. That means you've actually got no more space if you are unlucky
> with the timing of events. The 8K mode is merely harder to debug.
>

By your logic though, XFS on x86 should work fine with 4K stacks -
many will attest that it does not and blows up due to stack issues.

I have first hand experiences of things blowing up with deep call
chains when using 4K stacks where 8K worked just fine on same
workload.

So there is definitely some other problem with 4K stacks.

Thanks
Parag

  reply	other threads:[~2008-08-27 12:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 54+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mzBsPw3QUOF.A.87F.wZGsIB@albercik>
     [not found] ` <48B313E0.1000501@hp.com>
     [not found]   ` <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808251326500.3363@nehalem.linux-foundation.org>
     [not found]     ` <200808261111.19205.rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
     [not found]       ` <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808261019450.3363@nehalem.linux-foundation.org>
2008-08-26 18:30         ` [Bug #11342] Linux 2.6.27-rc3: kernel BUG at mm/vmalloc.c - bisected Adrian Bunk
     [not found]           ` <20080826183051.GB10925-re2QNgSbS3j4D6uPqz5PAwR5/fbUUdgG@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-26 18:40             ` Linus Torvalds
     [not found]               ` <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808261134530.3363-nfNrOhbfy2R17+2ddN/4kux8cNe9sq/dYPYVAmT7z5s@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-26 20:21                 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-08-26 20:41                   ` Linus Torvalds
2008-08-27 16:21                     ` Jamie Lokier
2008-08-26 18:47             ` Linus Torvalds
2008-08-26 19:02               ` Jamie Lokier
     [not found]                 ` <20080826190213.GA30255-yetKDKU6eevNLxjTenLetw@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-26 19:18                   ` Linus Torvalds
     [not found]               ` <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808261144510.3363-nfNrOhbfy2R17+2ddN/4kux8cNe9sq/dYPYVAmT7z5s@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-26 20:59                 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-08-26 21:04                   ` Linus Torvalds
     [not found]                     ` <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808261403360.3363-nfNrOhbfy2R17+2ddN/4kux8cNe9sq/dYPYVAmT7z5s@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-26 22:54                       ` Parag Warudkar
     [not found]                         ` <f7848160808261554j2f4eaaa6i1ee8801ae75ca7bf-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-26 23:00                           ` David VomLehn
2008-08-26 23:45                             ` Adrian Bunk
2008-08-26 23:47                         ` Linus Torvalds
     [not found]                           ` <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808261644260.3363-nfNrOhbfy2R17+2ddN/4kux8cNe9sq/dYPYVAmT7z5s@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27  0:53                             ` Greg Ungerer
2008-08-27  1:08                               ` Parag Warudkar
2008-08-27  1:31                                 ` Greg Ungerer
     [not found]                                   ` <48B4AE68.4040205-XXXsiaCtIV5Wk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27  2:16                                     ` Parag Warudkar
2008-08-27  8:44                                       ` Bernd Petrovitsch
2008-08-27  0:58                             ` Parag Warudkar
     [not found]                               ` <f7848160808261758q7b84aab1m188c1ebb59304818-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27  1:49                                 ` Linus Torvalds
     [not found]                                   ` <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808261837530.3363-nfNrOhbfy2R17+2ddN/4kux8cNe9sq/dYPYVAmT7z5s@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27  2:36                                     ` Parag Warudkar
     [not found]                                       ` <f7848160808261936m18c69dc0r26f41850efae4b91-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27  2:52                                         ` Linus Torvalds
2008-08-27  8:32                                       ` Alan Cox
2008-08-27  6:01                                     ` Paul Mackerras
     [not found]                                       ` <18612.60878.887716.452936-nUko2b1QN/1kfgV4h6NXRTJtLkR7yuzc@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27 10:58                                         ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-27 15:18                                       ` Linus Torvalds
2008-08-27 11:58                                   ` Adrian Bunk
2008-08-27  9:00                               ` Bernd Petrovitsch
     [not found]                                 ` <1219827609.30209.29.camel-7sPfb3biEqGJZy4MaDjwDw@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27 12:56                                   ` Parag Warudkar
2008-08-27 13:17                                     ` Bernd Petrovitsch
     [not found]                                       ` <1219843032.30209.51.camel-7sPfb3biEqGJZy4MaDjwDw@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27 15:48                                         ` Jamie Lokier
2008-08-27 16:38                                           ` Bernd Petrovitsch
     [not found]                                             ` <1219855121.30209.112.camel-7sPfb3biEqGJZy4MaDjwDw@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27 17:51                                               ` Jamie Lokier
2008-08-27 19:30                                                 ` Bernd Petrovitsch
2008-08-28  0:06                                                 ` Greg Ungerer
     [not found]                                           ` <20080827154805.GA25387-yetKDKU6eevNLxjTenLetw@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-28  0:11                                             ` Greg Ungerer
2008-08-27  8:34                         ` Bernd Petrovitsch
2008-08-26 23:24                       ` Adrian Bunk
     [not found]                         ` <20080826232411.GC11734-re2QNgSbS3j4D6uPqz5PAwR5/fbUUdgG@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-26 23:51                           ` Linus Torvalds
     [not found]                             ` <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808261648140.3363-nfNrOhbfy2R17+2ddN/4kux8cNe9sq/dYPYVAmT7z5s@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27  0:23                               ` Adrian Bunk
2008-08-27  0:28                                 ` Linus Torvalds
     [not found]                                   ` <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808261726560.3363-nfNrOhbfy2R17+2ddN/4kux8cNe9sq/dYPYVAmT7z5s@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27 11:58                                     ` Adrian Bunk
     [not found]                                       ` <20080827115829.GF11734-re2QNgSbS3j4D6uPqz5PAwR5/fbUUdgG@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27 16:00                                         ` Paul Mundt
2008-08-27 17:35                                           ` Adrian Bunk
2008-08-28  0:32                                             ` Paul Mundt
2008-08-28  0:46                                               ` David Miller
     [not found]                                                 ` <20080827.174605.85608276.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-28  1:02                                                   ` Paul Mundt
2008-08-28 16:16                                               ` Adrian Bunk
2008-08-28  1:05                                           ` Greg Ungerer
2008-08-27  8:25                           ` Alan Cox
2008-08-27 12:52                             ` Parag Warudkar [this message]
     [not found]                               ` <f7848160808270552u2ee66167x912a68e0bf8b25bf-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27 13:21                                 ` Alan Cox
     [not found]                                   ` <20080827142142.303cdba8-qBU/x9rampVanCEyBjwyrvXRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27 16:24                                     ` Parag Warudkar

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