On Wed, 21 Jun 2000, Frank Nichols wrote:
> Ah ha! A challenge!
That's exactly what I thought.
> /fn
>
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> Subject: Re: Dynamic Heap Size
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> > > >I know this is probably a stupid question, but is there any way to
> increase
> > > >the size of the dynamic heap? Is it fixed by the Operating System?
> > >
> > > Sounds like a perfectly reasonable question to me... :o)
> > >
> > > It's determined during boot according to the total amount of RAM
> installed
> and cannot be changed.
> >
> > Never say never. I'm curious. The size, location, pointers, etc are
> > all stored in memory. Why can't they be changed by an
> > application? Seems like a pretty trivial change, once the locations are
> > found.
>
> It depends on what your needs are. If you're willing to wipe out your
> device
> and modify the ROM image, it can be done. Adam Dingle did just that a
> couple of
> years ago. However, if you're looking for something that can adjust the
> size on
> the fly while at the same time preserving your storage heap, it can't be
> done.
>
> -- Keith
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