Re: kernel stack problem

[Fabiano Ramos <fabiano.ramos@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 2007-04-03 at 21:51 -0400, John Anthony Kazos Jr. wrote:
> > This is wrong. Although the scope is at _block_ level, all variables are
> > allocated on the stack at _function_ level. So, when entering func() all
> > variables within it, including x and y, are allocated.
> 
> But this doesn't make sense. Why would the compiler not immediately 
> optimize both variables into the same allocation? It seems obvious to me 
> that the amount of space pushed onto the stack when the function is 
> entered should be the maximum space needed by any combination of local 
> variables in-scope at any time. GCC wouldn't be that stupid, would it?


Yes, I agree. But take a look...
 
00:19:01 framos@core2duo:~ $> more teste.c
#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
   {
   int x=5;

   printf("x=%d\n",x);
   printf("addr(x)=%p\n", &x);

   {
      int y=10;
      
      printf("y=%d\n",y);
      printf("add(y)=%p\n", &y);
   } 

   return 0;
}
 
00:19:04 framos@core2duo:~ $> ./teste
x=5
addr(x)=0xbf8b0b00
y=10
add(y)=0xbf8b0afc
00:19:06 framos@core2duo:~ $> 



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