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Re: What is memory allocation boundery in Dindows?
> >If you want to allocate a block of memory in 1MB boundary, how do you do
> >it? Thanks.
>
> I would allocate 2MB, take the 1MB of it which suits me, and deallocate
the rest.
> (Note: I am not familiar with windows or linux).
Note that this would have to be a physically contiguous chunk of 2MB.
There's no guarantee that an OS will be willing to give you such a large
region of physically contiguous memory. In fact, I suspect that most OSes
will never be willing to do this.
Monish Shah
CTO - Indra Networks
http://www.indranetworks.com
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