Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 20 Jun 1998 01:13:34 +0200 | From | Stefan Traby <> | Subject | Re: How much kernel stack do we need? |
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Hi John !
> You could experiment by initializing the stack such that only a portion > was used. For example, allocate 4K, allocate kernel stuff, and then set > the pointers such that only 1K is available for use. That would expose > the memory hogs quickly. That is a pure debug case, of coruse.
This is IMHO an extreme bad idea. The solution without crashing: init: alloc stack, fill with a magic (ex.: 0xdeadbeef) destroy: scan for magic on stack to calculate stackspace
-- ciao - Stefan
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