Re: kernel_stack_page

[Sourav Sen <sourav@csa.iisc.ernet.in>]

Or is it something in task_struct itself that is tracking the per
process kernel stack, if yes, whats that??

Some more questions, which kernel stack is used when the kernel runs in
interrupt context? both h/w interrupts and bottom halves?
 
sourav

On Fri, 5 Jan 2001, Sourav Sen wrote:

> 
> I am pretty confused about one thing, how the per-process kernel stack
> is tracked(i386)? Which member in mm_struct tracks it?
> 
> sourav
> 
> On Fri, 5 Jan 2001, Ralph Corderoy wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > > Which version u r talking abt? I was talking abt, 2.2.16. There is no
> > > kernel_stack_page in ./inclde/linux/sched.h in that. Then where
> > > possibly kernel stack goes when the process is in kernel?
> > 
> > 2.0.36.
> > 
> > Is your keyboard broken?
> > 
> > Using LXR shows that kernel_stack_page almost completely disappeared
> > between 2.0.38 and 2.2.15.
> > 
> >     http://lxr.linux.no/search?v=2.0.38&string=kernel_stack_page
> >     http://lxr.linux.no/search?v=2.2.15&string=kernel_stack_page
> > 
> > 
> > Ralph.
> > 
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