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SubjectRe: [patch] larger kernel stack (8k->16k) per task
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Tigran Aivazian <tigran@veritas.com> writes:

> So, I found this patch useful at least for debugging. Moreover, I think it
> would be very useful to have it in Linus' kernel as a CONFIG_ option so
> that if people complain about random memory corruption then they can try
> to reproduce it with larger stack and then (with aid of /proc/stack) the
> offender is found and fixed. I cc'd Alan; if he thinks this is a bad idea
> I would be interested to know why.

Well as someone suggested, stick it under CONFIG_SLAB_DEBUG then, it
surely shouldn't be an option to be enabled in normal production
kernels but for debugging it's fine.

Jes
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