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Re: Detected potential for stack overflows, stack left: 796 bytes

To: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Detected potential for stack overflows, stack left: 796 bytes
From: Steve Lord <lord@xxxxxxx>
Date: 22 Aug 2002 13:50:19 -0500
Cc: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxx>, Jim Eshleman <jce0@xxxxxxxxxx>, linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
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On Thu, 2002-08-22 at 13:50, Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 22, 2002 at 01:46:02PM -0500, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> > Hi Jim - 
> > 
> > Hm, was just talking about this with Christoph.  :)
> > 
> > XFS does use a bit of stack, but the code in XFS 1.1 (which is, I think,
> > also in your -aa kernel) is probably much worse than what is currently
> > in CVS.  We're aware of the issue, and now apparently this same
> > stack-check code is in the 2.4.20-preX kernels - so we'll keep an eye on
> > it.  As far as your current situation... I guess maybe we'll have to
> > talk to Andrea about it, I don't know what he'll want to do about
> > updating XFS code in his tree.
> 
> He's waiting for XFS 1.2 for the next update.

And that one is a bit stalled right now. I think we have a number of
open issues to resolve before we call something a release again.

Steve

> 
> -Andi
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