Lutz Jaenicke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...]
> Yes, only 100MB might be actually used but the 2GB would still be > reserved in memory. > To get an idea about this behavior you can write a simple program like And just to elaborate a little, if other processes need this memory, the OS will swap out the unused memory after a short time. So the memory consumed will take up swap space, but will not take up actual memory if the OS has a better use for it. If this presents a real problem, the general solution is to use a specialized malloc, which uses a memory allocation method that allows returning memory to the OS, such as mmap. I'm not sure how to use a custom malloc with OpenSSL, but hopefully this will give you something useful to Google for. And it's worth noting that it this sort of memory usage doesn't usually cause a real problem. Good luck! ----Scott. ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
