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Re: local arrays and stack

From Noob <root@127.0.0.1>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: local arrays and stack
Date 2015-03-24 10:23 +0100
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On 23/03/2015 18:44, Bartc wrote:

> With gcc, local arrays with a fixed size over about 4KB involve a
> function call to ensure the remaining stack is big enough (so that
> there is no page fault).
>
> What about VLAs over 4KB? The trouble is it won't know whether a VLA
> is bigger than 4KB, and whether to call that __chkstk_ms() function,
> until runtime. Now it gets complicated enough that using
> malloc()/free() might be a simpler solution.

The problem is that you are trying to extrapolate how gcc works
on every supported platform, based on your understanding of a
single (quirky!) implementation. This is like trying to learn C
by studying the output from your compiler.

https://xkcd.com/605/

I wouldd guess the "ms" in ___chkstk_ms() stands for "Microsoft".

http://sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/mingw-w64/ci/master/tree/mingw-w64-libraries/winpthreads/src/libgcc/dll_dependency.S

Regards.

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local arrays and stack fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-22 01:51 -0700
  local arrays and stack asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-03-22 02:23 -0700
  Re: local arrays and stack Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-22 13:22 -0700
    Re: local arrays and stack fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-23 01:55 -0700
  Re: local arrays and stack Xcott Craver <xcottcraver@gmail.com> - 2015-03-22 15:07 -0700
    Re: local arrays and stack fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-23 01:50 -0700
      Re: local arrays and stack Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-23 04:26 -0500
        Re: local arrays and stack fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-23 06:53 -0700
        Re: local arrays and stack Xcott Craver <xcottcraver@gmail.com> - 2015-03-23 07:29 -0700
          Re: local arrays and stack fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-23 08:34 -0700
          Re: local arrays and stack Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-23 19:57 -0500
          Re: local arrays and stack fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-24 04:01 -0700
            Re: local arrays and stack fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-24 04:37 -0700
            Re: local arrays and stack David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-24 13:04 +0100
              Re: local arrays and stack glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-24 17:29 +0000
                Re: local arrays and stack David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-24 20:01 +0100
        Re: local arrays and stack Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-23 08:24 -0700
          Re: local arrays and stack fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-23 08:42 -0700
            Re: local arrays and stack Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-23 16:07 +0000
              Re: local arrays and stack fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-23 09:15 -0700
              Re: local arrays and stack Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-23 09:16 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-23 16:34 +0000
                Re: local arrays and stack Xcott Craver <xcottcraver@gmail.com> - 2015-03-23 10:12 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-23 17:44 +0000
                Re: local arrays and stack fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-23 11:47 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack Xcott Craver <xcottcraver@gmail.com> - 2015-03-23 12:06 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-23 20:25 +0000
                Re: local arrays and stack Xcott Craver <xcottcraver@gmail.com> - 2015-03-23 14:10 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-23 22:22 +0000
                Re: local arrays and stack fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-23 23:57 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-24 10:28 +0100
                Re: local arrays and stack Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-24 10:44 +0000
                Re: local arrays and stack Martin Shobe <martin.shobe@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-24 06:38 -0500
                Re: local arrays and stack Martin Shobe <martin.shobe@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-24 09:57 -0500
                Re: local arrays and stack David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-24 13:22 +0100
                Re: local arrays and stack Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-25 16:07 +0000
                Re: local arrays and stack David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-25 17:42 +0100
                Re: local arrays and stack Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-25 19:06 +0000
                Re: local arrays and stack fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-25 12:26 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-25 13:20 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-25 12:28 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-25 21:45 +0100
                Re: local arrays and stack Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-25 12:50 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-25 22:33 +0000
                Re: local arrays and stack David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-25 23:57 +0100
                Re: local arrays and stack David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-25 21:42 +0100
                Re: local arrays and stack fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-25 09:55 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-25 12:36 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-25 13:04 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-25 21:52 +0100
                Re: local arrays and stack Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-25 15:18 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-26 00:02 +0100
                Re: local arrays and stack Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-03-26 00:47 +0100
                Re: local arrays and stack Mel <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-03-24 14:58 +0100
                Re: local arrays and stack Xcott Craver <xcottcraver@gmail.com> - 2015-03-24 06:58 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-23 14:34 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-24 10:16 +0100
                Re: local arrays and stack David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-24 09:55 +0100
                Re: local arrays and stack Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2015-03-24 10:23 +0100
                Re: local arrays and stack Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-24 12:18 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-24 13:42 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-25 08:47 -0700
            Re: local arrays and stack Xcott Craver <xcottcraver@gmail.com> - 2015-03-23 09:32 -0700
              Re: local arrays and stack fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-23 09:57 -0700
              Re: local arrays and stack Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-23 10:37 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack Xcott Craver <xcottcraver@gmail.com> - 2015-03-23 10:49 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-23 12:48 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack jt@toerring.de (Jens Thoms Toerring) - 2015-03-23 22:29 +0000
                Re: local arrays and stack James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-03-23 19:03 -0400
                Re: local arrays and stack jt@toerring.de (Jens Thoms Toerring) - 2015-03-23 23:36 +0000
                Re: local arrays and stack fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-03-24 02:17 -0700
                Re: local arrays and stack Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-23 11:56 -0700
          Re: local arrays and stack Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-23 20:00 -0500
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