linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] lkdtm: reduce stack size

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Date:	Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:10:54 +0100
From:	Frank Seidel <fseidel@...e.de>
To:	Ankita Garg <ankita@...ibm.com>
Cc:	linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Frank Seidel <frank@...eidel.de>, kernalert.de@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lkdtm: reduce stack size

Ankita Garg wrote:
> The intention here is infact to trigger a stack overflow. This module is
> used to test kernel dumping mechanism like kdump. So the expectation is
> that the kernel will dump as soon as the stack overflows.

Oh, i see. Then this patch of course doesn't make sense.

Thanks,
Frank
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