Message 190358 - Python tracker

Message190358

Author	ronaldoussoren
Recipients	brett.cannon, larry, ronaldoussoren, vstinner
Date	2013-05-30.13:33:39
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On 30 May, 2013, at 14:50, STINNER Victor <report@bugs.python.org> wrote: > > STINNER Victor added the comment: > >> The patch changes the maximum stack size from 8 to 16 MByte, neither of which is huge and shouldn't cause other problems. > > On Mac OS X: Is the memory allocated at Python startup, or on demand, > as the stack grows? If I am correct, the physical memory is allocated > on demand on Linux. Memory for the stack is allocated on demand, the parameter sets the maximum size that the stack can grow to. See also man ld(1). Ronald

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On 30 May, 2013, at 14:50, STINNER Victor <report@bugs.python.org> wrote:

> 
> STINNER Victor added the comment:
> 
>> The patch changes the maximum stack size from 8 to 16 MByte, neither of which is huge and shouldn't cause other problems.
> 
> On Mac OS X: Is the memory allocated at Python startup, or on demand,
> as the stack grows? If I am correct, the physical memory is allocated
> on demand on Linux.

Memory for the stack is allocated on demand, the parameter sets the maximum size that the stack can grow to. See also man ld(1).

Ronald

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Date	User	Action	Args
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