[driverloader] Kernel 2.6.9 - 16k stacks patch

[Linuxant support (Jonathan)]

Hi,

we have released a 16K stacks patch for the 2.6.9 kernel. You can obtain 
this patch at :

http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/wlan/full/archive/linux-2.6.9-16kstacks.patch

Regards,


Jonathan
Technical specialist / Linuxant
www.linuxant.com
support at linuxant.com


:: J.Vuffr at y :: wrote:
> 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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> 
> 
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