[coldfire-gnu-discuss] C Stack Initialization

[Corrin Meyer]

Nathan Sidwell wrote:
>> Is there an easy way using CS3 to have the stack initialized to a 
>> predefined bit pattern?  By the time main is executed the stack area
has 
>> already been used to some degree so starting at __cs3_stack would
likely 
>> cause problems.  I suppose I can try to determine the current stack 
>> pointer once I enter main() by grabbing it from the register or 
>> something similar but the stack should really be fully initialized
prior 
>> to entering main.
>
>What do you mean by initialize the stack?  Do you want a memory
contents on >the 
>stack?  Where exactly on the stack? What are you trying to do?

I want to have the stack contain a known bit sequence so that I can
periodically check the entire stack to see how much of it has been used
(or at least a reasonable idea) in order to determine what my stack
usage is like (have I run out of stack space, am I low on stack space,
do I have a lot more than I need, etc).

Corrin Meyer