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Man Page: nostk

Operating Environment: bsd

Section: 2

NOSTK(2)							System Calls Manual							  NOSTK(2)

NAME
nostk - allow process to manage its own stack (2BSD)
SYNOPSYS
nostk();
DESCRIPTION
Nostk informs the system that the process wishes to manage its own stack. The system releases the stack segment(s) it has reserved, making them available for allocation (via brk(2)) by the user. C programs should use nostk only with great caution and understanding of the C language calling and stack conventions. It is most useful for assembler programs that want to use the entire available address space.
SEE ALSO
stack(5)
BUGS
Nostk is unique to the PDP-11 and 2BSD; its use is discouraged. 3rd Berkeley Distribution June 24, 1987 NOSTK(2)
Related Man Pages
sigstack(2) - bsd
sigstack(2) - ultrix
brk(2) - opendarwin
sigaltstack(2) - opendarwin
sigaltstack(2) - netbsd
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