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SubjectRe: [Bug #11342] Linux 2.6.27-rc3: kernel BUG at mm/vmalloc.c - bisected
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On Tue, 2008-08-26 at 18:54 -0400, Parag Warudkar wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Linus Torvalds
> <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
>
> > And embedded people (the ones that might care about 1% code size) are the
> > ones that would also want smaller stacks even more!
>
> This is something I never understood - embedded devices are not going
> to run more than a few processes and 4K*(Few Processes)
> IMHO is not worth a saving now a days even in embedded world given
> falling memory prices. Or do I misunderstand?

Falling prices are no reason to increase the amount of available RAM (or
other hardware).
Especially if you (intend to) build >1E5 devices - where every Euro
counts.

Bernd
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