Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750949AbVLTTbF (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Dec 2005 14:31:05 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750979AbVLTTbF (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Dec 2005 14:31:05 -0500 Received: from warden-p.diginsite.com ([208.29.163.248]:25083 "HELO warden.diginsite.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1750949AbVLTTbE (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Dec 2005 14:31:04 -0500 Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 11:25:00 -0800 (PST) From: David Lang X-X-Sender: dlang@dlang.diginsite.com To: Parag Warudkar cc: Horst von Brand , Dumitru Ciobarcianu , Helge Hafting , Andi Kleen , Adrian Bunk , Kyle Moffett , akpm@osdl.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, arjan@infradead.org Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] i386: always use 4k stacks In-Reply-To: <122020051908.25484.43A856A8000A6E600000638C220075894200009A9B9CD3040A029D0A05@comcast.net> Message-ID: References: <122020051908.25484.43A856A8000A6E600000638C220075894200009A9B9CD3040A029D0A05@comcast.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1135 Lines: 25 On Tue, 20 Dec 2005, Parag Warudkar wrote: >> Oh, well, one of the larger drawbacks of 4KiB stacks is the inevitable >> flamewar, each time with /less/ data (this round I've seen none) supporting >> the need for larger stacks, into which all kinds of idiots* are suckered. > > At the same time, I haven't seen any data showing what we gain by losing the 8K > stack option. Where are the links to posts where people are claiming en masse > that 8K stacks are causing screwups, halting VM development etc.? by goig to 4k stacks they are able to be allocated even when memory is badly fragmented, which is not the case while they are 8k. David Lang -- There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. -- C.A.R. Hoare - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/