What Is the Stack Size in Linux?

What Is the Stack Size in Linux?
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On Linux/x86-32, the default stack size for a new thread is 2 megabytes.

What is the stack size?

Stack contains all local variables & data, intermediate storage for registers, and function parameters. A typical stack is an area of computer memory with a fixed origin and a variable size. Initially the size of the stack is zero.

How do you determine stack size?

size() method in Java is used to get the size of the Stack or the number of elements present in the Stack. Parameters: The method does not take any parameter. Return Value: The method returns the size or the number of elements present in the Stack.

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