Re: kernel stack torture

Bernd Eckenfels (ukd1@rzstud1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de)
20 Feb 1996 00:57:57 GMT

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Ulrich Windl (Ulrich.Windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de) wrote:
> If we can't get more stack "post mortem", could we still allocate
> stack "pre mortem"? That is some drivers could estimate how much
> stack they will/might use, and then request it from the kernel mm.

Every function which needs memory could alocate it statically. There should
be never the Problem of short stack space. Short Stack space is a good Sign
of missdesign/bug. All we need is a profiling feature for stack length.

Greetings
Bernd

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