Mar 20, 2026
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Windows stack limit checking retrospective: arm64, also known as AArch64
Wrapping things up.
Showing archive results for March 2026
Mar 19, 2026
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Windows stack limit checking retrospective: amd64, also known as x86-64
Reaching the modern day.
Mar 18, 2026
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Windows stack limit checking retrospective: Alpha AXP
Double the size, double the fun.
Mar 17, 2026
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Windows stack limit checking retrospective: x86-32 also known as i386, second try
Appeasing the invisible return address predictor.
Mar 16, 2026
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Windows stack limit checking retrospective: PowerPC
Doing the math backwards.
Mar 13, 2026
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Windows stack limit checking retrospective: MIPS
Optimizing out the unnecessary probes comes with its own complexity.
Mar 12, 2026
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Windows stack limit checking retrospective: x86-32, also known as i386
One of the weirdest calling conventions you'll see.
Mar 11, 2026
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How do compilers ensure that large stack allocations do not skip over the guard page?
Don't take steps that are too large.
Mar 10, 2026
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A snappy answer when asked about dressing casually at IBM
Oh, this old thing?
Mar 9, 2026
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The fine print giveth and the bold print taketh away: The countdown timer
Think fast, no pressure.