http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_stack
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack_buffer_overflow
Stack_buffer_overflow里提到的frame pointer 的位置不一样,不同的系统实现应该是不一样的。
运行时的栈是从高地址向低地址分配的,堆是从低地址向高地址分配的,如:
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int main()
{
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int a;
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int b;
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int *pc = new int;
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int *pd = new int;
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printf("%x\n", &a);//栈地址
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printf("%x\n", &b);//栈地址
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printf("%x\n", &pc);//栈地址
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printf("%x\n", &pd);//栈地址
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printf("%x\n", pc);//堆地址
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printf("%x\n", pd);//堆地址
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return 0;
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}



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结果类似是这样的:
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20fa58
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20fa4c
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20fa40
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20fa34
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354bb8
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354bf8

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update Apr. 26, 2011:
apue 2nd 7.6. Memory Layout of a C Program:
The stack grows from higher-numbered addresses to lower-numbered addresses on this particular architecture(x86).