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Is there a limit of stack size of a process in linux

Asked 2010-04-17T00:18:43.373
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Is there a limit on the stack size of a process in Linux? Is it simply dependent on the RAM of the machine?

I want to know this in order to limit the depth of recursive calls to a function.

c++ c linux stack-memory ulimit
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The limit can be set by the admin.

See man ulimit.

There is probably a default which you cannot cross. If you have to worry about stack limits, I would say you need to rethink your design, perhaps write an iterative version?

answered 2010-04-17T00:27:52.670

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