Re: [PATCH] On Hurd, don't use not implemented madvise()

[tomas]

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On Thu, Jun 01, 2017 at 07:29:03PM -0400, Mark H Weaver wrote:
> Manolis Ragkousis <address@hidden> writes:

[...]

> > Also from my understanding not using madvise() ends up in slower
> > performance but it doesn't create problems to the program, right?
> 
> Some programs for Guile 2.2 may take advantage of the dynamically
> expandable stacks, because it allows programs to written in a more
> natural way.  Such programs may in some cases temporarily allocate a lot
> of stack space.  If this memory can never be reclaimed on Hurd, that may
> cause problems for some programs.

This would at least suggest having a way to query whether madvise is
available, through some introspection (giving the program a chance
to adapt its behavior)?

Cheers
- -- tomás
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