[mythtv-users] XFS crash

yan seiner yan at seiner.com
Wed Feb 22 01:15:52 UTC 2006


Martin Ebourne wrote:

>In the early 2.6 kernels XFS had real problems with heavy stack usage if
>the kernel was configured for 4k stacks. If you used XFS in conjunction
>with lvm or raid then this frequently took it over the 4k - bang!
>
>I can't remember if FC2 was 4k stacks, but I think it might have been. The
>problem seems to have been resolved quite a few kernel versions ago now
>and mine's been stable for best part of a year.
>  
>
I am running a 2.6.15.1 self-compiled kernel, but it's quite possible 
that I've migrated the config from the original FC2 kernel....

What exactly is a 4K stack and how do I set it in the kernel config?

I've switched to JFS, but it would give me a warm and fuzzy to know what 
caused it....

--Yan


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