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Re: [PATCH] attr.c in _STACK_GROWS_UP case.
- From: Roland McGrath <roland at redhat dot com>
- To: "Carlos O'Donell" <carlos at baldric dot uwo dot ca>
- Cc: Jakub Jelinek <jakub at redhat dot com>,libc-alpha <libc-alpha at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 18:10:21 -0800
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] attr.c in _STACK_GROWS_UP case.
> Not possible, the stack is the last vma. It grows until all of memory is
> exhausted. Your previous recommendation was the best solution for S_G_D.
I don't think you should assume this. The kernel might have special vmas
in the highest parts of memory some day (user fixmap area and such) on
grows-up platforms, as it does now on some (grows-down) platforms.