Re: [2.6 patch] i386: always use 4k stacks

From: Jeff V. Merkey (jmerkey_at_wolfmountaingroup.com)
Date: 11/17/05

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    Date:	Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:06:18 -0700
    To: Jörn Engel <joern@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de>
    
    

    Jörn Engel wrote:

    >On Wed, 16 November 2005 15:54:27 -0700, Jeffrey V. Merkey wrote:
    >
    >
    >>Jeffrey V. Merkey wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>>The SCSI layer needs to be checked. I reproduced another crash on
    >>>today on an older Niksun box running off the end of the stack.
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>It's somewhere in the scanning code. There's a case where it runs off
    >>the end of the stack. Check the compaq drivers for SATA as well, they
    >>also crash in a similiar place during bus scan. Both occurred during
    >>bootup, so I wasn't able to get a log of the particulars. Should be
    >>easy to reproduce. Compaq Presario 2200.
    >>
    >>
    >
    >Do you have a backtrace for these? Real-life problem tend to generate
    >more attention than theoretical results based on code checkers.
    >
    >Jörn
    >
    >
    >
    I'll try to get one tonight ad post to the list.

    Jeff
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