In C/C++ we can store variables, functions, member functions, instances of a class either on a stack or a heap. How is each implemented? How is it managed (high level)? Does gcc preallocates a chunk of memory to be used for the stack and heap, and then doles out on request? Is original memory coming from RAM? Can a function be allo...
Possible Duplicates: How is heap and stack memories mananged, implemented, allocated? Stack,Static and Heap in C++ In C/C++ we can store variables, functions, member functions, instances of a class either on a stack or a heap. How is each implemented? How is it managed (high level)? Does gcc preallocates a chunk of memory to...
I know that memory alloced using new, gets its space in heap, and so we need to delete it before program ends, to avoid memory leak. Let's look at this program... Case 1: char *MyData = new char[20]; _tcscpy(MyData,"Value"); . . . delete[] MyData; MyData = NULL; Case 2: char *MyData = new char[20]; MyData = "Value"; . . . delete[] M...
Possible Duplicate: how does an optimizing c++ compiler reuse stack slot of a function? do c++ compilers have their ways to determine the time at which, life-time of each local variable in a function ends so that they optimize using stack memory, or they simply take it equal to life-time of the function execution ? ...