Re: [PATCH][trivial] crypto: tcrypt - reduce stack size

[Greg KH]

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 03:34:11PM +0100, Frank Seidel wrote:
> Thiago Galesi wrote:
> > If you write static char output[1024]; (even inside a function) it's
> > not allocated on the stack.
> 
> Oh, yes i misunderstood Herbert, sorry. But anyway isn't
> it preferred to kmalloc such arrays?
> Greg, i thought it was you who told me so, is that right?

Generally, yes, it is preferred.  But if it can be static, that's fine
too.

thanks,

greg k-h
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