I don't think there is any end_stack, as it depends on how much of heap memory u are using. Heap memory grows towards small-->big, and stack is reverse (for x86), therefore, whoever use more memory, the other will have less. That at least is for traditional OS. But in Linux, check /proc/pid/maps, there is a vdso memory region, just above the stack region. This therefore limits the size of the stack to a fixed value. (purpose of vdso is related to buffer overflow protection - when u use gdb to attach to any existing process, and attempt to read that memory, it is not readable/accessible, overflowing the stack into this region will therefore segfault). and immediately following this vdso is the heap - I think so, as maps did not label it currently. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
