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Can you give an example of stack overflow in C++? Other than the recursive case:
void foo() { foo(); }
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It is used to store local variables which is used inside the function. Parameters are passed through this function and their return addresses. If a program consumes more memory space, then stack overflow will occur as stack size is limited in computer memory.
On a C implementation with 8 byte double-precision floats, the declared array consumes 8 megabytes of data; if this is more memory than is available on the stack (as set by thread creation parameters or operating system limits), a stack overflow will occur.
In software, a stack overflow occurs if the call stack pointer exceeds the stack bound. The call stack may consist of a limited amount of address space, often determined at the start of the program. Translation: There is a limited amount of memory (the call stack) allocated to a program.
Stack Overflow is a fatal error which is most often found in programs containing recursive functions. It can also be caused by pushing too many local variables into the stack or manual allocation of stack memory.
The typical case that does not involve infinite recursion is declaring an automatic variable on the stack that is too large. For example:
int foo()
{
int array[1000000];
}
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