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Consider following code:

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void test_func(int address) {

    cout<<&address<<" ";

    if(address < 0x7FFBEE26) {

        test_func(address);

    }

}

int main()

{

    test_func(512);

    cout<<"Hello";

    return 0;

}

Hello from main() is certainly not reached, since the recursive calls to test_func never end.

However, from what I can see in the cout present in test_func - the addresses being printed are lower and lower with each iteration. Why is that happening?

c++

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  You are passing a copy - that has to have an address
  
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  Remember that the default stack size on linux is 10MB and its 1 MB on windows. Also the stack need not be in the same location each time you run your program.
  
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  I can't understand why this isn't eligible for tail-call optimization. The invocation of test_func is the last line in the function...
  
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  @cyberbisson The parameters of the nested invocations of test_func must appear to have different addresses per language rules, and because the address of address was passed to operator<< the compiler can't prove that this is unobservable.
  
  – T.C.
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  @T.C. So, the problem is that the callee might remember and use it still?
  
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8

Consider following code:

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void test_func(int address) {

    cout<<&address<<" ";

    if(address < 0x7FFBEE26) {

        test_func(address);

    }

}

int main()

{

    test_func(512);

    cout<<"Hello";

    return 0;

}

Hello from main() is certainly not reached, since the recursive calls to test_func never end.

However, from what I can see in the cout present in test_func - the addresses being printed are lower and lower with each iteration. Why is that happening?

c++

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• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  You are passing a copy - that has to have an address
  
  – UnholySheep
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Remember that the default stack size on linux is 10MB and its 1 MB on windows. Also the stack need not be in the same location each time you run your program.
  
  – drescherjm
  6 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I can't understand why this isn't eligible for tail-call optimization. The invocation of test_func is the last line in the function...
  
  – cyberbisson
  5 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  5
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @cyberbisson The parameters of the nested invocations of test_func must appear to have different addresses per language rules, and because the address of address was passed to operator<< the compiler can't prove that this is unobservable.
  
  – T.C.
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @T.C. So, the problem is that the callee might remember and use it still?
  
  – Deduplicator
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

Consider following code:

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void test_func(int address) {

    cout<<&address<<" ";

    if(address < 0x7FFBEE26) {

        test_func(address);

    }

}

int main()

{

    test_func(512);

    cout<<"Hello";

    return 0;

}

Hello from main() is certainly not reached, since the recursive calls to test_func never end.

However, from what I can see in the cout present in test_func - the addresses being printed are lower and lower with each iteration. Why is that happening?

c++

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#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void test_func(int address) {

    cout<<&address<<" ";

    if(address < 0x7FFBEE26) {

        test_func(address);

    }

}

int main()

{

    test_func(512);

    cout<<"Hello";

    return 0;

}

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Likely address is being placed on the stack and, on your platform, the stack grows downward in memory. See this question about stack growth direction for more.

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  Is it placed on the stack instead of in a register because its address is taken?
  
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  @ᆼᆺᆼ no, it is because on 32bit systems, the default calling convention in most C/C++ compilers is cdecl, which passes parameters on the call stack only. Compile your code for 64bit, or alter your function to use a register-based calling convention, and you will likely see different results
  
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  33 mins ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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17

Likely address is being placed on the stack and, on your platform, the stack grows downward in memory. See this question about stack growth direction for more.

share|improve this answer

answered 6 hours ago

David SchwartzDavid Schwartz

140k14146232

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Is it placed on the stack instead of in a register because its address is taken?
  
  – ᆼᆺᆼ
  53 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @ᆼᆺᆼ no, it is because on 32bit systems, the default calling convention in most C/C++ compilers is cdecl, which passes parameters on the call stack only. Compile your code for 64bit, or alter your function to use a register-based calling convention, and you will likely see different results
  
  – Remy Lebeau
  33 mins ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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17

Likely address is being placed on the stack and, on your platform, the stack grows downward in memory. See this question about stack growth direction for more.

share|improve this answer

answered 6 hours ago

David SchwartzDavid Schwartz

140k14146232

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Is it placed on the stack instead of in a register because its address is taken?
  
  – ᆼᆺᆼ
  53 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @ᆼᆺᆼ no, it is because on 32bit systems, the default calling convention in most C/C++ compilers is cdecl, which passes parameters on the call stack only. Compile your code for 64bit, or alter your function to use a register-based calling convention, and you will likely see different results
  
  – Remy Lebeau
  33 mins ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Likely address is being placed on the stack and, on your platform, the stack grows downward in memory. See this question about stack growth direction for more.

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answered 6 hours ago

David SchwartzDavid Schwartz

140k14146232

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answered 6 hours ago

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answered 6 hours ago

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