[PATCH] force stackpointer alignment in 64bit kernel

Segher Boessenkool segher at kernel.crashing.org
Sat Mar 4 11:09:13 EST 2006


>> The stack pointer is required to be 16-byte aligned when the
>> client program is started, on 32-bit as well.
>
> See http://ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2006-March/021342.html
>
> Either yaboot and/or zImage need to force a stack alignment, or we  
> apply
> the 2 liner.

Yaboot should do it.  Of course, it won't hurt if the kernel will
do it itself, too...


Segher




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