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Memory Considerations
If a stack overflow occurs, the executor traps (trap number 3), sends a message to
the EMS collector process ($0), and then abends. You can read the EMS event log
for this message. For a description of the SQL/MP messages sent to the $0
process, see the SQL/MP Messages Manual. If a call to the file system causes a
stack overflow, the SQL executor returns SQL error 8003 and file-system error 22.
You can prevent a stack overflow in a C program by following these guidelines:
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Use the large-memory model. Specify the XMEM pragma (the default) to select the
large-memory model and the XVAR pragma (also the default) to direct the
C compiler to allocate static aggregates in extended memory.
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Allocate SQL internal data structures (SQLIN, SQLIVARS, and SQLOVARS) in
extended memory (which is the default for the large-memory model). The
SQLMEM pragma (USER or EXT) controls the placement of the SQL structures;
SQLMEM EXT (extended memory) is the default.
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Use the Binder SET EXTENDSTACK command to extend the user stack space.
For more information, see the Binder Manual.
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When you start the program, increase the number of data pages for the program
using one of these options:
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Interactively, specify the MEM option to increase the data pages in the TACL
RUN command. For more information, see the TACL Reference Manual.
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Programmatically, set the memory-pages parameter of the NEWPROCESS or
PROCESS_CREATE_ system procedure. For more information, see the
Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual.
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Avoiding Memory Stack Overflows
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