[A83] Re: _InsertMem & memory layout

[A83] Re: _InsertMem & memory layout

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• Subject: [A83] Re: _InsertMem & memory layout
• From: "David Phillips" <david@acz.org>
• Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 08:08:43 -0500
• References: <3CCA3A85.E396ABEC@dingoblue.net.au>
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Yes, anytime you resize a variable, the OS may decide to rearrange things.
The VAT is constantly being rearranged to avoid fragmentation.  Things never
get fragmented.  They just get swapped around.

> Hi guys!
>
> If I called _InsertMem to fill a program variable with all available
> memory (as reported by _MemChk), is there any chance of my program
> variable being relocated (to avoid fragmentation, etc)?
>
> For instance... given the above example, should I do another _ChkFindSym
> after the insertion to make sure the data address is still valid?
>
> Thanks in advance.

• [A83] Re: _InsertMem & memory layout
• From: "Thomas Lutz" <tlutz@stevens-tech.edu>

• [A83] _InsertMem & memory layout
• From: Darren <qarnos@dingoblue.net.au>

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