• [$] Dynamically sizing the kernel stack

    From LWN.net@1337:1/100 to All on Tue May 21 15:45:06 2024
    [$] Dynamically sizing the kernel stack

    Date:
    Tue, 21 May 2024 15:37:03 +0000

    Description:
    The kernel stack is a scarce and tightly constrained resource; kernel developers often have to go far out of their way to avoid using too much
    stack space. The size of the stack is also fixed, leading to situations
    where it is too small for some code paths, while wastefully large for
    others. At the 2024 Linux Storage,
    Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit , Pasha Tatashin proposed
    making the kernel stack size dynamic, making more space available when
    needed while saving memory overall. This change is not as easy to
    implement as it might seem, though.

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    Link to news story:
    https://lwn.net/Articles/974367/


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