This just defines a macro constant i.e DEFAULT_STACK_GUARD_GAP representing the default gap, guarding the stack mapping. This does not cause functional changes. Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@xxxxxxx> --- include/linux/mman.h | 3 +++ mm/mmap.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/include/linux/mman.h b/include/linux/mman.h index cee1e4b566d8..cbcd20a071c0 100644 --- a/include/linux/mman.h +++ b/include/linux/mman.h @@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ #include <linux/atomic.h> #include <uapi/linux/mman.h> +/* Default gap for stack mapping is 256 pages */ +#define DEFAULT_STACK_GUARD_GAP (256UL << PAGE_SHIFT) + /* * Arrange for legacy / undefined architecture specific flags to be * ignored by mmap handling code. diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c index 3937479d0e07..8679750333bb 100644 --- a/mm/mmap.c +++ b/mm/mmap.c @@ -2120,7 +2120,7 @@ int expand_downwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address) } /* enforced gap between the expanding stack and other mappings. */ -unsigned long stack_guard_gap = 256UL<<PAGE_SHIFT; +unsigned long stack_guard_gap = DEFAULT_STACK_GUARD_GAP; static int __init cmdline_parse_stack_guard_gap(char *p) { -- 2.30.2