linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drbd: dynamically allocate shash descriptor

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Date:   Tue, 18 Jun 2019 11:42:40 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Philipp Reisner <philipp.reisner@...bit.com>,
        Lars Ellenberg <lars.ellenberg@...bit.com>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Roland Kammerer <roland.kammerer@...bit.com>,
        Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, drbd-dev@...ts.linbit.com,
        linux-block <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drbd: dynamically allocate shash descriptor

On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 10:58:58PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>
> The warning is gone with this patch. Instead of 1280 bytes for drbd_receiver,
> I now see 512 bytes, and 768 bytes for drbd_get_response, everything else is
> under 160 bytes in this file.
> 
> However, with the call chain of
> 
> drbd_receiver
>    conn_connect
>        drbd_do_auth
>              drbd_get_response
> 
> This still adds up to as much as before, so it only shuts up the
> warning but does not reduce the maximum stack usage.

OK so it doesn't really reduce it.  Let's just go with your patch.

Thanks,
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