linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Restrict stack space reservation to rlimit

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Message-Id: <20100208151128.FB5E.A69D9226@jp.fujitsu.com>
Date:	Mon,  8 Feb 2010 15:11:58 +0900 (JST)
From:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Anton Blanchard <anton@...ba.org>
Cc:	kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com,
	Michael Neuling <mikey@...ling.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
	Serge Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com>,
	WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>, benh@...nel.crashing.org,
	miltonm@....com, aeb@....nl
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Restrict stack space reservation to rlimit

> 
> Hi,
> 
> > I didn't discuss which behavior is better. Michael said he want to apply
> > his patch to 2.6.32 & 2.6.33. stable tree never accept the breaking
> > compatibility patch.
> > 
> > Your answer doesn't explain why can't we wait it until next merge window.
> > 
> > 
> > btw, personally, I like page size indepent stack size. but I'm not sure
> > why making stack size independency is related to bug fix.
> 
> OK sorry, I misunderstood your initial mail. I agree fixing the bit that
> regressed in 2.6.32 is the most important thing. The difference in page size is
> clearly wrong but since it isn't a regression we could probably live with it
> until 2.6.34

thanks!


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