But why does this not happen after i = 32 ? I hardly see any increase in
memory usage after that.
-Ram
==> mark tinguely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/11:30am/Mar 16, 2002 <==
[> int i = 32;
[>
[> int
[> main(){ while (1) malloc(i); }
[>
[>
[> As long as i is in between 1 and 32, all memory is used up and all swap is used
up, and then the process is killed.
[>
[> Again, when i > 32, all seems well.
[
[dirty at least a byte of the data:
[
[main(){ while (1) { char *p (char *) malloc(i); *p=0; }
[
[if the memory has not been dirtied, the system does not need to remember
[it when physical memory has been depleted.
[
[--mark.
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