Topic:
save-restore
Topic:
stack machine
Topic:
temporary data objects
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Summary
Stacks provide temporary storage in embedded contexts. With Polish notation, stacks can provide all parameters and store intermediate results. (cbb 5/80)
Subtopic: stack direction 
| Quote: Multics avoids buffer overflow -- PL/I strings have a fixed maximum length; data can not be executed; virtual addresses are segmented; stacks grew up instead of down [»kargPA12_2002]
| | QuoteRef: moorCH6_1974 ;;502 stack grows down so that positive offset into stack and double word quantity pushed in same relationship
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Subtopic: stack overflow
| Quote: stack overflow is unacceptable in most process control applications
| | Quote: PORTAL computes maximum stack length for each process and warns about recursive calls [»schiR4_1980]
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Subtopic: polymorphic vs. object stack
| Quote: polymorphic Stack is faster than Stack of Object due to boxing of primitive values [»kennA6_2001]
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Subtopic: stack frame manipulation
Quote: MSIL does not allow direct manipulation of stack frames or return addresses; complicates coroutines, continuations, language-level threads, long jumps
[»hansDR3_2004]
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Related Topics
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