How can you tell if the stack is growing higher in memory or lower?

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Anonymous · Accepted Answer

A Ramdump should help
it can also monitor the stackoverflow case

Victor · Answer

To determine which direction the stack is growing you compare the address of 2 adjacent local
variables.  Local variables are placed onto the stack in the order they are defined (assuming they are not
in registers).  You can also compare the address of the parameters passed into the function.

bill · Answer

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {

        int a1;
        int a2;
        int a3;

        printf("a1=%x a2=%x a3=%x
", &a1, &a2, &a3);


        return 0;

}

Output: a1=b79ce9ec a2=b79ce9e8 a3=b79ce9e4

So, the stack growing higher in memory (address decreasing)

Anonymous · Answer

It involves calling another function.

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