[Various] libc/2512: linxuthreads does not allow signal handlersto run on alternate stack

Hassan M. Jafri hassanj@cs.utexas.edu
Wed Sep 5 22:49:00 GMT 2001


So is it absolutely necessary to install the kernel 2.4.x to make
alternate stack work?

> On Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 11:43:15PM -0700, drepper@redhat.com wrote:
> >
> > When not using %gs the thread is determined based on the stack
> > pointer.  How can this possibly work with an alternative stack?

What does register %gs hold (as far as I know, it holds the address of
some segment of the address space. Am I right?)  and how do I configure
the kernel with %gs?

-Hassan



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