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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: ISP hardware/software choices (performance comparison)
Date: 11 Feb 1996 01:16:11 GMT
Organization: Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah
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References: <4cmopu$d35@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> <DL29Az.Ax2@ftel.co.uk> <bryDL3r9p.2oq@netcom.com> <4dgrjm$rnv@park.uvsc.edu> <4emnt1$42f@segfault.monkeys.com>
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rfg@monkeys.com (Ronald F. Guilmette) wrote:
]
] In article <4dgrjm$rnv@park.uvsc.edu>,
] Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> wrote:
] >For one thing, if you use the idiotic SVR4 model, you must
] >preallocate the stack at thread creation time.
]
] Excuse me, but isn't this required by POSIX?
]
] If so, then why blame it on SVR4?
No, it's not required.
Passing a parameter is required. Intentionally failing stack
grow and/or not implementing guard pages and/or growth regions
is not required.
Terry Lambert
terry@cs.weber.edu
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or previous employers.