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  1. Microsoft Learn
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    x64 stack usage | Microsoft Learn

    • All memory beyond the current address of RSP is considered volatile: The OS, or a debugger, may overwrite this memory during a user debug session, or an interrupt handler. Thus, RSP must always be set b… See more

    Stack allocation

    A function's prolog is responsible for allocating stack space for local variables, saved registers, stack parameters, and register parameters.

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    Dynamic parameter stack ar…

    If a frame pointer is used, the option exists to dynamically create the parameter stack area. This is not currently done in the x64 compiler.

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    What is a Stack Data Structure - An Introduction to Stacks
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    What is a Stack Data Structure - An Introduction to Stacks
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    The Anatomy of a Stack Frame: A Guide to x86-32 Memory Manage…
    The x86-32 architecture relies on a well-defined stack frame layout for managing function calls, local variables, and parameters. This structure, built around the Base Pointer (EBP) and the Stack P…
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    Understanding Stack Frames and Stack Layout in Function Calls on …

    Sep 27, 2024 · How are function arguments generally placed on the stack? Is the argument (input in this case) always placed on the stack first, followed by the return address, saved base pointer, and then …

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      Stack frame layout on x86-64 - Eli Bendersky's website

      Sep 6, 2011 · A few months ago I've written an article named Where the top of the stack is on x86, which aimed to clear some misunderstandings regarding stack usage on the x86 architecture. The article …

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      The Anatomy of a Stack Frame: A Guide to x86-32 …

      Dec 26, 2024 · The x86-32 architecture relies on a well-defined stack frame layout for managing function calls, local variables, and parameters. This structure, built …

    • Tenouk
      https://www.tenouk.com › Bufferoverflowc

      The details of C function stack (and heap) operation …

      In the __cdecl convention, the caller must clean up the parameters pushed onto the stack, and this is done either by popping the stack into the don’t care registers for …

    • GeeksForGeeks
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      Stack Frame in Computer Organization - GeeksforGeeks

      Jul 23, 2025 · Each stack frame maintains the Stack Pointer (SP), and the frame pointer (FP). Stack pointer and frame pointer always point to the top of the stack. It also maintains a program counter …

    • Medium
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      Cracking Assembly — Stack Frame Layout in x86 - Medium

      Feb 6, 2023 · This article shows the stack frame layout in x86 and how to retrieve the previous EBP, return address, parameters and local variables of a frame …

    • Villanova Computer Science
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      Understanding the X86 Stack Layout - Villanova

      The stack frame contains the function’s local variables and the arguments passed to the function by its caller. The frame also contains housekeeping information that allows the called function (the callee) …

    • queensu.ca
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      Lab 5 Tutorial - Stack Layout and System Calls

      The parameters are removed from the stack by adding 12 (three 4 byte values) to the stack pointer. So lets see what the stack looks like just before the call …

    • IBM
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      Stack layout - IBM

      It contains the argument lists passed on function calls made by the function associated with this stack frame. The called function finds its parameters in the caller's stack frame. A minimum of 4 words (16 …

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