Re: [MiNT] Stack space / Stack tool

[Mark Duckworth <mduckworth@atari-source.org>]

I think this is because you have your 
Maximum process memory set low in mint.cnf

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On Feb 19, 2011, at 6:33 AM, Peter Slegg <p.slegg@scubadivers.co.uk> wrote:

> On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:24:22 , m0n0 <ole@monochrom.net> wrote:
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>> Hello,
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>> because of stack issues with some pages (yahoo & dict.leo.org) I had to
>> increase the stack space for netsurf. I increased it to a really big
>> value =) 3000k.
>> (I think the prober solution would be to patch mintlibs regex module to
>> use malloc instead of alloca, if that doesn't help, then there is an
>> more hidden bug within regex lib... then it isn't allocating to much
>> memory, but is writing out of bounds... - anyway, I think that alloca
>> should check if sizeof requested memory exceeds the available stack
>> size...)
>> 
>> This stack increase works ok with aranym, but it doesn't seem to work
>> with an CT63 Falcon. It says "Not enough memory" - when you decrease the
>> stack value, it works again.
>> 
>> Has someone explanation for this? Because there is enough free RAM...
>> It also seems  the flags are OK: AltLoad & AltMalloc flags are set.
>> 
>> Greets,
>> m
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> Is the stack size limited by the cpu ?  Is there a test case you could send
> me to run on the Milan ?
> 
> Peter
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