Re: memory allocation in unix

From: Rich Teer (rich.teer_at_rite-group.com)
Date: 01/25/05 

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 18:25:52 GMT

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, ccwallin wrote:

> You said - "We need to see your data". Who's we? And you did not tell
> me what data YOU wanted to see.

"We" would be the people you're aksing for help, i.e., the people
reading this thread.

> particulars. To wit - what is the calculation that the OS uses to
> determine the amount of memory it can give a program? And yes I know

No such calculation takes place. A process asks for some (virtual)
memory. If enough is available, the request succeds, otherwise it
fails. The kernel doesn't arbitrarily allocate some maximum amount
of VM to a process when it starts. 

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