linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] powerpc/8xx: set STACK_END_MAGIC earlier on the init

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Date:   Mon,  2 Sep 2019 13:29:35 +1000 (AEST)
From:   Michael Ellerman <patch-notifications@...erman.id.au>
To:     Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@....fr>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Cc:     linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc/8xx: set STACK_END_MAGIC earlier on the init_stack

On Wed, 2019-08-21 at 10:20:51 UTC, Christophe Leroy wrote:
> Today, the STACK_END_MAGIC is set on init_stack in start_kernel().
> 
> To avoid a false 'Thread overran stack, or stack corrupted' message
> on early Oopses, setup STACK_END_MAGIC as soon as possible.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@....fr>

Applied to powerpc next, thanks.

https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/3bbd2343734e44de92238eea1a5cd3ad32a6baf0

cheers