How can I use mlock() for NSString and NSTextField?As argument to mlock is address of memory area and length. I have address of memory area but I do not have the length (as these are objects).
Regards Cocoa.learner On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 1:22 AM, Greg Parker <gpar...@apple.com> wrote: > On Jun 4, 2009, at 7:25 AM, cocoa learner wrote: > >> I want one of my object, not to be paged out unless and until I am done >> with >> my object. The way mlock() behave. >> >> Is there any way to do this in cocoa? >> > > First answer: No. You can't lock all of the code and metadata associated > with the object, so you could still get page faults when you try to call > methods. Also, method dispatch sometimes takes locks, which is as bad as a > page fault depending what you're trying to do. > > Second answer: Use mlock(). > > > -- > Greg Parker gpar...@apple.com Runtime Wrangler > > > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
