[driverloader] Kernel 2.6.9 - 16k stacks patch

[:: J.Vuffr at y ::]

Hi,

I tried to apply the patch to my 2.6.9 Kernel:

genlap01 linux-2.6.9-gentoo-16k # cat
/home/download/kern_patches/linux-2.6.8-16kstacks.patch | patch -p1
patching file arch/i386/Kconfig
Hunk #1 FAILED at 1298.
1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file arch/i386/Kconfig.rej
patching file arch/i386/kernel/irq.c
Hunk #2 succeeded at 489 (offset 2 lines).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 1077 (offset -38 lines).
patching file include/asm-i386/irq.h
patching file include/asm-i386/module.h
patching file include/asm-i386/thread_info.h

genlap01 linux-2.6.9-gentoo-16k # cat arch/i386/Kconfig.rej
***************
*** 1298,1303 ****
          on the VM subsystem for higher order allocations. This option
          will also use IRQ stacks to compensate for the reduced stackspace.

  config X86_FIND_SMP_CONFIG
        bool
        depends on X86_LOCAL_APIC || X86_VOYAGER
--- 1298,1310 ----
          on the VM subsystem for higher order allocations. This option
          will also use IRQ stacks to compensate for the reduced stackspace.

+ config 16KSTACKS
+       bool "Use 16Kb for kernel stacks instead of 8Kb"
+       help
+         If you say Y here the kernel will use a 16Kb stacksize for the
+         kernel stack attached to each process/thread. This option
+         will also use IRQ stacks to compensate for the reduced stackspace.
+
  config X86_FIND_SMP_CONFIG
        bool
        depends on X86_LOCAL_APIC || X86_VOYAGER


It don't seem to work.

Regards,
Joris
> Hi,
>
> the 16K stacks patch for the 2.6.9 kernel is not yet available. You
> could try with the 2.6.8[.1] patch instead. Please report if the patch
> applied cleanly or not on your 2.6.9 kernel.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Jonathan
> Technical specialist / Linuxant
> www.linuxant.com
> support at linuxant.com
>
>
> :: J.Vuffray :: wrote:
> > Hi,
> > does somebody knows if there's a "linux-2.6.9-16kstacks" Patch for the
> > 2.6.9 Kernel?
> > The driverloader module won't load with my 2.6.9 Kernel
> > (gentoo-dev-sources) with 8k stacks (default).
> >
> > Regards,
> > Joris
> >
> >
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