Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] x86: Zap TOP_OF_KERNEL_STACK_PADDING on x86_64

From: Xin Li
Date: Fri Mar 21 2025 - 01:48:14 EST


On 3/19/2025 12:17 PM, Brian Gerst wrote:
I'm not sure it's worth fully removing TOP_OF_KERNEL_STACK_PADDING for
64-bit if it results in needing separate definitions of
task_top_of_stack(). Leaving it at zero is fine. The other changes
are fine though.

Let's leave it to x86 maintainers ;-)

But to me, TOP_OF_KERNEL_STACK_PADDING no longer makes sense on 64-bit,
and it makes it simpler to remove it. On the other side, 32-bit is to
be zapped...

Thanks!
Xin