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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/libpthread/linuxthreads.old/pthread.c b/libpthread/linuxthreads.old/pthread.c
index ad392e34e..a8830b1a4 100644
--- a/libpthread/linuxthreads.old/pthread.c
+++ b/libpthread/linuxthreads.old/pthread.c
@@ -168,12 +168,10 @@ pthread_descr __pthread_main_thread = &__pthread_initial_thread;
char *__pthread_initial_thread_bos = NULL;
-/* For non-MMU systems also remember to stack top of the initial thread.
- * This is adapted when other stacks are malloc'ed since we don't know
- * the bounds a-priori. -StS */
-
#ifndef __ARCH_USE_MMU__
+/* See nommu notes in internals.h and pthread_initialize() below. */
char *__pthread_initial_thread_tos = NULL;
+char *__pthread_initial_thread_mid = NULL;
#endif /* __ARCH_USE_MMU__ */
/* File descriptor for sending requests to the thread manager. */
@@ -457,12 +455,19 @@ static void pthread_initialize(void)
setrlimit(RLIMIT_STACK, &limit);
}
#else
- /* For non-MMU assume __pthread_initial_thread_tos at upper page boundary, and
- * __pthread_initial_thread_bos at address 0. These bounds are refined as we
- * malloc other stack frames such that they don't overlap. -StS
+ /* For non-MMU, the initial thread stack can reside anywhere in memory.
+ * We don't have a way of knowing where the kernel started things -- top
+ * or bottom (well, that isn't exactly true, but the solution is fairly
+ * complex and error prone). All we can determine here is an address
+ * that lies within that stack. Save that address as a reference so that
+ * as other thread stacks are created, we can adjust the estimated bounds
+ * of the initial thread's stack appropriately.
+ *
+ * This checking is handled in NOMMU_INITIAL_THREAD_BOUNDS(), so see that
+ * for a few more details.
*/
- __pthread_initial_thread_tos =
- (char *)(((long)CURRENT_STACK_FRAME + getpagesize()) & ~(getpagesize() - 1));
+ __pthread_initial_thread_mid = CURRENT_STACK_FRAME;
+ __pthread_initial_thread_tos = (char *) -1;
__pthread_initial_thread_bos = (char *) 1; /* set it non-zero so we know we have been here */
PDEBUG("initial thread stack bounds: bos=%p, tos=%p\n",
__pthread_initial_thread_bos, __pthread_initial_thread_tos);