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Max stack usage, can uVision register it?

Alejandro Alis over 14 years ago

Hi All,

Anyone knows if uVision can register the maximum stack usage in debug mode?.. Is very useful to run the code in the target and then check the maximum usage of the stack in any moment in order to be safe about the size. Perhaps anyone knows a better way to calculate it.

Thanks

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Mike Kleshov over 14 years ago +1

This is easy to accomplish. Fill the stack area with a known pattern (0xDEADBEEF or whatever) at your program initialization in the code or using debug macros. Run the program for a while. Inspect stack...
IB Shy over 14 years ago in reply to Mike Kleshov +1

The method described can be quite a useful indicator, but remember ... when you look at the stack after your run don't assume it is the absolute maximum use, because it may not be. It is the use of...
Broeker over 6 years ago +1

You have to distinguish two radically different things here: you can either measure, or calculate. Measuring is done either by the "check how much of my 0xDEADBEEF is left untouched" method, or by using...