From 02b87df99c978dd2f98a8a544c191f0545a1f8fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "W. Eric Norum" <wenorum@lbl.gov>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:40:44 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] The ipToAsciiProxy thread calls upon vendor libraries which
 may use significant amounts of stack.  Account for this by providing the
 thread with an epicsThreadStackBig stack.

---
 documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html              | 4 ++++
 src/libCom/misc/ipAddrToAsciiAsynchronous.cpp | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
index 0cc33a70c..dd5836d3a 100644
--- a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
+++ b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ either <tt>iocInit</tt> or <tt>iocBuild</tt> + <tt>iocRun</tt>) the
 stopping all scan activity.  The <tt>iocRun</tt> command restarts the IOC from
 this state.</p>
 
+<h4>ipToAsciiProxy</h4>
+
+<p>This thread calls upon vendor libraries which may use significant amounts of stack.  Account for this by providing the ipToAsciiProxy thread with an epicsThreadStackBig stack.</p>
+
 <p>While this might seem like a useful thing to be able to do, we have not
 tested it on IOCs using real-world I/O, and it is not unlikely that pausing an
 operational IOC could cause irremdial havok to any device support, sequence
diff --git a/src/libCom/misc/ipAddrToAsciiAsynchronous.cpp b/src/libCom/misc/ipAddrToAsciiAsynchronous.cpp
index 36094f52a..b4d1cae1b 100644
--- a/src/libCom/misc/ipAddrToAsciiAsynchronous.cpp
+++ b/src/libCom/misc/ipAddrToAsciiAsynchronous.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ ipAddrToAsciiEngine & ipAddrToAsciiEngine::allocate ()
 
 ipAddrToAsciiEnginePrivate::ipAddrToAsciiEnginePrivate () :
     thread ( *this, "ipToAsciiProxy",
-        epicsThreadGetStackSize(epicsThreadStackSmall),
+        epicsThreadGetStackSize(epicsThreadStackBig),
         epicsThreadPriorityLow ),
     pCurrent ( 0 ), cancelPendingCount ( 0u ), exitFlag ( false ),  
     callbackInProgress ( false )