linux-kernel - Re: x86: 4kstacks default

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Message-Id: <E1JnAjp-0000kW-Gv@be1.7eggert.dyndns.org>
Date:	Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:56:09 +0200
From:	Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: x86: 4kstacks default

Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> wrote:

>> Gitweb:    
>>
http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=d61ecf0b53131564949bc4196e70f676000a845a
>> Commit:     d61ecf0b53131564949bc4196e70f676000a845a
>> Author:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
>> Committer:  Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>

>>     x86: 4kstacks default

> This patch will cause kernels to crash.
> 
> It has no changelog which explains or justifies the alteration.
> 
> afaict the patch was not posted to the mailing list and was not
> discussed or reviewed.

The patch (or a similar one) was discussed and rejected for the reason above.

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