From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 25 May 2001 04:18:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 25 May 2001 04:18:19 -0400 Received: from ns.suse.de ([213.95.15.193]:10257 "HELO Cantor.suse.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Fri, 25 May 2001 04:18:08 -0400 Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 10:17:07 +0200 From: Andi Kleen To: Keith Owens Cc: Andi Kleen , Andreas Dilger , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [CHECKER] large stack variables (>=1K) in 2.4.4 and 2.4.4-ac8 Message-ID: <20010525101707.B26038@gruyere.muc.suse.de> In-Reply-To: <20010525013303.A21810@gruyere.muc.suse.de> <23182.990768020@kao2.melbourne.sgi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <23182.990768020@kao2.melbourne.sgi.com>; from kaos@ocs.com.au on Fri, May 25, 2001 at 03:20:20PM +1000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, May 25, 2001 at 03:20:20PM +1000, Keith Owens wrote: > ftp://ftp.ocs.com.au/pub/kernel.stack.gz. ix86 specific, probably gcc > specific and it only picks up code that you compile. The Stanford > checker is much better. I have no complete understanding of the stanford checker, but I was assuming that it was a hacked version of gcc. If yes it has to use the preprocessor and also will only catch stuff you compile. I don't see how you can do meaningfull lint like checks without a preprocessor ;) -Andi