[Sbcl-commits] CVS: sbcl/doc sbcl.1,1.44,1.45

[Nikodemus S. <de...@us...>]

Update of /cvsroot/sbcl/sbcl/doc
In directory sc8-pr-cvs8.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv6409/doc

Modified Files:
	sbcl.1 
Log Message:
1.0.16.31: --control-stack-size runtime argument

 * THREAD_CONTROL_STACK_SIZE becomes DEFAULT_CONTROL_STACK_SIZE.

 * Align thread spaces using the larger of BACKEND_PAGE_SIZE and
   CONTROL_STACK_ADJUSTMENT_BYTES.

 * Take care of aligning both ends of the control stack when setting
   up the thread struct -- that way pthread_attr_setstack doesn't have
   to worry about alignment.

 * Simplify stack setup in on x86oid platforms in
   call_into_lisp_first_time: instead of having the nasty window where
   ESP/RSP is right at the end of the stack, use pull out the control
   stack end right out of the thread struct.

 * Minimal documentation.

 Not strictly related to --control-stack-size:

 * Refactor thread post mortem cleanups to share as much code as
   possible and reduce conditionalization. The core functions in the
   new world are plan_thread_post_mortem, schedule_thread_post_mortem,
   and perform_thread_post_mortem.

 * Malloc thread attributes, and destroy them before freeing thread
   stacks. (pthread_attr_setstack seems to say that we are not allowed
   to free stacks that have attributes referring to them -- hopefully
   pthread_attr_destroy gives us the licence we need, and since it is
   not entirely clear we are allowed to destroy the attr before the
   thread has finished, do it only after pthread_join.)


Index: sbcl.1
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RCS file: /cvsroot/sbcl/sbcl/doc/sbcl.1,v
retrieving revision 1.44
retrieving revision 1.45
diff -u -d -r1.44 -r1.45
--- sbcl.1	13 Mar 2008 11:07:45 -0000	1.44
+++ sbcl.1	15 May 2008 15:37:49 -0000	1.45
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@
 Size of the dynamic space reserved on startup in megabytes. Default value
 is platform dependent.
 .TP 3
+.B \-\-control-stack-size <megabytes>
+Size of control stack reserved for each thread in megabytes. Default value
+is 2.
+.TP 3
 .B \-\-noinform
 Suppress the printing of any banner or other informational message at
 startup. (This makes it easier to write Lisp programs which work