> You could experiment by initializing the stack such that only a portion
> was used. For example, allocate 4K, allocate kernel stuff, and then set
> the pointers such that only 1K is available for use. That would expose
> the memory hogs quickly. That is a pure debug case, of coruse.
This is IMHO an extreme bad idea. The solution without crashing:
init: alloc stack, fill with a magic (ex.: 0xdeadbeef)
destroy: scan for magic on stack to calculate stackspace
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