linux-kernel - Re: x86: 4kstacks default

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Message-ID: <20080420123731.7282bb16@the-village.bc.nu>
Date:	Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:37:31 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
Cc:	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 Apr 2008 14:54:55 +0300
Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org> wrote:

> Red Hat seems to get usable kernels with 4k for some years?

Yes and I think it is the right setting.

> If we get whatever is still missing for 4k working once and then the 
> coverage of all i386 -rc testers for noticing new issues immediately
> there should be no stability reason for distros to patch it back in.

You don't get to dictate to people however. 

Alan
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