Messages in this thread |  | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH Trivial] ppc64: Use STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD macro in misc.S | | From | Josh Boyer <> | | Date | Thu, 09 Sep 2004 19:02:16 -0500 |
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On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 18:33, Paul Mackerras wrote: > Using STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD here would be purely arbitrary (i.e. the > 112 here has no connection with the stack frames established in head.S > and entry.S). This function needs a stack frame and 112 bytes is the > minimum size specified by the ABI. I think it's quite clear as it is.
Isn't STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD supposed to mean exactly that, the minimum stack size? Or is it just coincidence that the macro is defined to 112?
In any case, I was confused when I originally read it. If you prefer 112, that's fine by me now that I know what 112 means :).
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