linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] x86_64: double the x86

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Message-ID: <52A8CB45.2080704@zytor.com>
Date:	Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:29:57 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Zhouyi Zhou <zhouzhouyi@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, x86@...nel.org, bp@...en8.de,
	keescook@...omium.org, zhangyanfei@...fujitsu.com
CC:	Zhouyi Zhou <yizhouzhou@....ac.cn>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] x86_64: double the x86_64 kernel stack size?

On 12/10/2013 10:28 PM, Zhouyi Zhou wrote:
> Somethings I compiled the Linux network modules (especially bridge and netfilter)
> without optimization, the kernel always crashes because of exhausted kernel stack.
> 
> The similar problem has been discussed in
> http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bridge/2005-January/004402.html
> 
> Is it OK the double the x86_64 kernel stack size?
>  

Hell no.

	-hpa

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