plz allow me to explain more.
"Why register-stack/memory-stack upside down is bad" is a bit complicated.
So...this is a test and result for explaining bug.
This is a sample code and its result on 2.6.21-rc3.
Note: base address of memory'stack can be randomly change.
== sample code ==
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ cat sample.c
#include <stdio.h>
void do_print(int num)
{
if (num == 0)
return;
printf("%d\n",num);
do_print(num - 1);
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
do_print(10000);
return 0;
}
== before ulimit ==
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ uname -a
Linux drpq 2.6.21-rc3 #3 SMP Fri Mar 16 11:57:47 JST 2007 ia64 ia64 ia64
GNU/Linux
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ ulimit -s
8192
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ ulimit -s -H
unlimited
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ ./sample
10000
9999
....<snip>
1
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$
== after ulimit -s 8192 ==
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ ulimit -s
8192
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ ulimit -s -H
8192
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ ./sample
10000
9999
....<snip>
9612
9611
9610
9609
9608
Segmentation fault
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ ./sample (when I'm lucky)
10000
9999
....<snip>
1
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$
=====================================
This number 9608 is too short to use up all stack. The reason of this is
"ulimit -s + memory stack randomization + register-stack-expansion" is buggy.
The program can only use one page for register stack if unlucky.
My patch will fix this case.
-Kame
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