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Re: Kernel stack question

> I wanted to know whether Kernel maintains a kernel mode stack for each user
> process? or does it maintain one kernel mode stack for all user processes?.

One for each process.

> Where exactly in memory is this stack space allocated?.
>
> How does kernel get the address of the process descriptor from the stack
> pointer?

current_thread_info()->task

> Thanks for your help in advance.
>
> Pandari

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