Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 21 Mar 2000 09:06:13 +0100 | From | Helge Hafting <> | Subject | Re: Overcommittable memory |
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> >Write the program without recursion and you know at compile-time how > >much memory it will ever need in the worst case. > >There is always at least one page - so make sure you use less than that. > >You'll need to know the stack overhead of any c-library you use - so > >don't use it or figure it out. It is doable with open-source libraries. > > TBH, I don't see the point. I know I have more than enough RAM to > handle most cases, and some extra swap for contingencies. > Someone mentioned how hard it was to write "memory safe" apps for embedded devices, considering how the stack is dynamically allocated. I pointed out that this isn't that hard.
Having enough RAM is fine for a pc. An embedded device running linux will likely be mass-produced with the minimum amount of RAM though.
Helge Hafting
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