Re: Stack at high memory locations

[Rene Herman <rene.herman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 06-05-08 18:35, Greg KH wrote:

> On Tue, May 06, 2008 at 05:46:39PM +0200, Rene Herman wrote:
> > On 06-05-08 05:15, Peter Teoh wrote:
> >
> > Greg: added to the CC as one of the LDD3 authors. perhaps it's interesting 
> > to note for a possible followup edition.
>
> Hm, I think that section dates back to the LDD1 versions, I sure didn't
> write it :)

Just checked. It's not in LDD1. The example got introduced in LDD2:

http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD2/ch13.lwn#t2

where it's not actually an identity mapping. Someone probably just updated 
the output for LDD3, and probably went "ah, damnit!" on seeing the identity 
and then deciding it would do anyway :-)

> But I'll try to remember it if a 4th version is ever considered, but as
> of right now, no one is talking of it.

Could very well be that the book market is the thing most negatively 
effected by the 2.6 developement model. No possibilities for "all new, 
covers 2.8!" blurp on cover...

Rene.

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