linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 22/32] x86/fred: FRED initialization code

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Date:   Fri, 23 Dec 2022 11:30:58 -0800
From:   "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
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        "Shankar, Ravi V" <ravi.v.shankar@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 22/32] x86/fred: FRED initialization code

On December 22, 2022 5:09:28 AM PST, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:
>On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 09:44:33PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>
>> Right, this is one major reason for putting #DB/NMI in a separate stack level.
>
>But with the IST they each have their own stack, with FRED they'll share
>this small stack.

So make the stack larger if you think we need it. You still end up using less total stack space with FRED.