linux-kernel - Re: PAGE_SIZE on 64bit and 32bit machines

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Date:	Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:58:08 +0200
From:	Yoav Artzi <yoavar@...ckpoint.com>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
CC:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: PAGE_SIZE on 64bit and 32bit machines

Looking at the source, I see:

#ifdef CONFIG_4KSTACKS
#define THREAD_SIZE            (4096)
#else
#define THREAD_SIZE        (8192)
#endif


So if I configure the option CONFIG_4KSTACK, I will get a 4KB kernel 
stack. Am I missing something here?


-------- Original Message  --------

Subject: Re: PAGE_SIZE on 64bit and 32bit machines
From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To: Yoav Artzi <yoavar@...ckpoint.com>
Date: Monday, November 12, 2007 5:39:08 PM

> On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 05:32:36PM +0200, Yoav Artzi wrote:
>
>   
>> Well, since the size of the kernel stack is one page,
>> ...
>>     
>
> That's not true.
>
> cu
> Adrian
>
>   

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