On 10/5/07, Hunkeler Peter (KIUK 3) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Storage management is done in 4KB units (aka pages). A segment is 1MB.
I got this from Carmine's book and it might be wrong. > > While GETMAIN does not immediately associate real storage, FREEMAIN > does disassociate and free any associated real storage and all slots > on page data sets if any of the pages have been paged out. I guess only those complete pages will be released? Like what PGRLSE does. I used to think that VSM will defer the 'release' of the FREEMAINed area so it can re-use the same area to satisfy subsequent GETMAINs. Just my imagination :) Thank you, Peter. Your reply is very helpful. -- > Peter Hunkeler > Credit Suisse > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > -- Best Regards, Johnny Luo ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
