linux-kernel - Re: x86: 4kstacks default

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Date:	Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:35:54 +0200
From:	Jörn Engel <joern@...fs.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>, Mark Lord <lkml@....ca>,
	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Shawn Bohrer <shawn.bohrer@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: x86: 4kstacks default

On Sun, 20 April 2008 20:19:30 +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> 
> Sure but I don't think they're x86 embedded people. Right now there
> are very little x86 SOCs if any (iirc there is only some obscure rise
> core) and future SOCs will likely have more RAM.
> 
> Anyways I don't have a problem to give these people any special options
> they need to do whatever they want.  I just object to changing the
> default options on important architectures to force people in completely
> different setups to do part of their testing.

Ah, ok.  The question whether 4k stacks should become the default I
prefer not touching with an 80' pole.

Jörn

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