stack overflow

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "Godmar" == Godmar Back <gback@cs.utah.edu> writes:

>> At every procedure call, an additional parameter is being passed.
>> This parameter contains the current stacklimit.  On each procedure
>> entry, the parameter is checked against the current stack pointer.

Godmar> On obvious disadvantage of this approach is that it would
Godmar> undermine the Java==C++ illusion CNI promises.  Calling Java
Godmar> code from separately compiled C/C++ code wouldn't be possible
Godmar> in a transparent manner.

I think we want Java and C++ to look more alike, not less.  I'd be
against this approach on this basis (which really means that it would
be a last-resort approach).  I don't have a better suggestion yet,
though.

Tom