Does the stack pointer grow up or down?

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Does the stack pointer grow up or down? Espacially in Linux/Unix and Windows

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/664744/what-is-the-direction-of-stack-growth-in-most-modern-systems — Marek Sapota, Jan 27 '11 at 01:01

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 01 '10 at 19:31

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It depends on the platform. On x86 it goes downwards, on ARM processors you can choose.

answered Nov 01 '10 at 19:31

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 01 '10 at 19:30

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On the x86, it grows towards lower memory addresses.

answered Nov 01 '10 at 19:30

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