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Re: Re: process space restriction



>> hi
>> why does every process code starts at address 0x08048000    and stack
>> at 0xbffffff  . can i use the space outside this range
>
>Well, it had to start somewhere :) You can override the default using ld flags
>see -Ttext. The stack grows down on x86, therefore, it has to start at the
>highest user address possible, which is 0xbfffffff
>
>	-Arun

but for everything (almost) there is a reason .whats behind 0x08048000
why highest user address possible, is 0xbfffffff
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