hii group..
i m having a query abt how the stack size is decided...
V know that For a particualr programm v have 4 different or segments in memory...
1)Code segment
2)Data segment
3)Heap segment
4)Stack segment..

Now when v talk abt virtual memeory scenario its also known that 3 GB of memory is allocated by OS for these sections in all...

Starting or 0th byte given to the code segment n then proceeding upwards ..also the stack grows downwards frm the location 3rd GBth location.This whole is decided by OS...,ie.,Os decides the size of the complete memory allocated to these segments in all...

My questions r->

1).According to linux implementation v had 4 GB of Virtual Memory so "y it starts the stack with 3GB memory" ,ie,....Y it alloactes 3GB memory all these segments in all....Y cant 4GB full is allocated...

2)Also if i assume that i had no underlying OS n still i had to prform the task of alloacting space to all these segments then how i decide how much space is allocated to them in all..

3)Also How Stack ptr will b initialised?

4) In normal scenario how this stack ptr gets initialised...

Maybe I'm missing something - but:

The kernel has a kernel mode stack, each program has a separate user mode stack.

When a program is compiled the initial size of the program segments in memory
are determined at this point. When you activate the image (run your program) the
OS calls sbrk() to allocate the space your program says it needs, including the
stack pointer and stack space. If the request is for a huge hunk of memory, the
OS allocates virtual storage in the pagefile.

In practice, you don't have 3GB of memory to play with, unless one of two things
is true:

Physical memory is that large
Pagefile is large enough to accomodate it (plus what other processes consume)

Finally, compilers can and often do set limits on user stack space.

So, really what do you want to know? You usually do not have 3GB to play with
in memory, and if you actually do have pagefile space, performance will likely
be awful. The kernel keeps 1GB for itself. Address space is 4GB, so processes
get a theorectical 3GB of user space. When your process is the current process,
kernel memory is part of your process, but it cannot be accessed by user mode
calls.

hii buddy u r saying that


"You usually do not have 3GB to play with
in memory, and if you actually do have pagefile space, performance will likely
be awful. "

But i can send u a link in which the person has mentioned abt the 3GB n 1GB partitions of the virtual memory.....
u can check this out here...

http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/sche...?talkcode=D505

U can download the slide show n view it...

But my main question is "if i dont got any OS sitting with me n doing or managing the stuff for space decision of all segments then ---
1)How CAN I DECIDE the whole segment space
2) How the Stack pointer will get initialised
3) And how the stack pointer gets initialised in normal scenario...