Stack size in words

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SERGEY ILINYKH asked 4 years ago

xTaskCreatePinnedToCore( Task1code, /* Function to implement the task */ "Task1", /* Name of the task */ 10000, /* Stack size in words */ NULL, /* Task input parameter */ 0, /* Priority of the task */ &Task1, /* Task handle. */ 0); /* Core where the task should run */

Please explain the line of code from the example

ESP32 Dual Core – Create Tasks

10000, / * Stack size in words * /
What does this parameter mean and how to set it correctly?

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Steve Mercer answered 4 years ago

A word is a data type like byte, nibble, double etc. See the definition.

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Sara Santos Staff answered 4 years ago

Hi.
That refers to the stack size we’ll reserve for that particular task.
If you want to lower the stack size to a minimum, you can read this discussion: https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/issues/1884
Regards,
Sara