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Re: [PATCH] __libc_alloca_cutoff (aka make mysql and others appswith very low RLIMIT_STACK setting happy)

From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at redhat dot com>
To: Jakub Jelinek <jakub at redhat dot com>
Cc: Roland McGrath <roland at redhat dot com>, Glibc hackers <libc-hacker at sources dot redhat dot com>
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 00:21:47 -0700
Subject: Re: [PATCH] __libc_alloca_cutoff (aka make mysql and others appswith very low RLIMIT_STACK setting happy)
References: <200210080106.g9816rJ27102@magilla.sf.frob.com> <3DA2624C.4040609@redhat.com> <20021008024727.D5659@devserv.devel.redhat.com>

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Jakub Jelinek wrote:

> I diddled setrlimit because people may use it to set the default
> thread stack size instead of always using pthread_attr_setstacksize.

That's completely stupid and unsupported. I wouldn't waste a single
thought about people doing something like that.  The stack limit only
applies to the initial thread.

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References:
- Re: [PATCH] __libc_alloca_cutoff (aka make mysql and others appswith very low RLIMIT_STACK setting happy)
  - From: Roland McGrath
- Re: [PATCH] __libc_alloca_cutoff (aka make mysql and others appswith very low RLIMIT_STACK setting happy)
  - From: Ulrich Drepper

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