DRAFT
StaticFrameInGlobals
Misconception:
For a static method call, the local variables and parameters are not on the stack, but they are all located in the global area (where static fields are).
Incorrect
Stack frame of static method calls lives in the global memory area
Correct
CorrectionHere is what's right.
Here is what's right.
A static method still gets a completely normal stack frame (activation record) on the call stack.
The only difference between a static and an instance method call is that the latter gets a this variable, while the former does not.
Language
Java
Notional Machine
StackHeapGlobalDiagram