Oliver Fromme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It is true that the k[] array in v2.0 uses 1 GB of mapped memory, > *BUT* it does not use 1 GB of RAM. It only uses one page of physical > RAM. Remember that RAM is allocated dynamically when it is accessed > for the first time, so if you never access k[0..268435409], then no > RAM will be allocated for it. Of course, you should make sure that it > is a local variable (or a malloc()ed one) that is not initialized, or > otherwise the initialization will cause RAM to be allocated. Make > sure you initialize only the indices that you need.
It can't be a local variable; it's larger than the stack. DES -- Dag-Erling Smørgrav - [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ freebsd-chat@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
