Re: RFC: i386: kill !4KSTACKS

From: Adrian Bunk (bunk_at_stusta.de)
Date: 09/04/05

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    Date:	Sun, 4 Sep 2005 21:39:29 +0200
To: Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com>

    On Sun, Sep 04, 2005 at 04:23:04AM -0400, Lee Revell wrote:
    > On Sun, 2005-09-04 at 09:36 +0200, Stefan Smietanowski wrote:
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    > > Lee Revell wrote:
    > > > On Fri, 2005-09-02 at 02:39 +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
    > > >
    > > >>4Kb kernel stacks are the future on i386, and it seems the problems it
    > > >>initially caused are now sorted out.
    > > >>
    > > >>Does anyone knows about any currently unsolved problems?
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > ndiswrapper
    > >
    > > While I agree ndiswrapper has a use ... I don't think we should
    > > base kernel development upon messing with something that is designed
    > > to run a windows driver in linux ...
    >
    > Good point, but I don't think we should needlessly render people's
    > hardware inoperable either.

    The NdisWrapper FAQ already tells you that you need a patch for some of
    the binary-only Windows drivers that require more than 8kB stacks.

    And the fact that NdisWrapper is mostly working hinders the development
    of open source drivers for this hardware.

    > Lee

    cu
    Adrian 

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