Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:27:33 +0200 | | From | Ingo Molnar <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] - Fix stack overflow for large values of MAX_APICS |
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* Jack Steiner <steiner@sgi.com> wrote:
> physid_mask_of_physid() causes a huge stack (12k) to be created if the > number of APICS is large. Replace physid_mask_of_physid() with a new > function that does not create large stacks. This is a problem only on > large x86_64 systems.
ah, that indeed makes sense. Applied to tip/x86/uv - thanks Jack.
> Ingo - the "Increase MAX_APICS patch" can now works. Do you want me to > resend???
no need, i have reactivated it in tip/x86/uv. (after your physid_mask_of_physid() patch, so that it's still all bisectable)
Ingo
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