From: "Alexander E. Kopilovich" <aek@VB1162.spb.edu>
To: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org
Subject: Re: Large arrays (again), problem case for GNAT
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 05:11:56 +0400 (MSD)
Date: 2005-04-14T05:11:56+04:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <mailman.30.1113441549.24457.comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <wcczmw28b6y.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com>; from Robert A Duff at 13 Apr 2005 20:16:21 -0400
Robert A Duff wrote;
> "(see below)" <yaldnif.b@blueyonder.co.uk> writes:
>
> > I see that Adrian is using Linux.
> > Is Linux not notorious for problems of this kind?
> >
> > I seem to remember that it has some kind of optimistic allocator
> that can grant a memory allocation request, only for it to fail
> when you try to use the memory you appear to have been granted.
>
>...
>
> I'm not sure why you say "notorious". It seems to me that
> allocate-on-write is desirable.
So, what is the meaning of malloc call with this approach? In which court
(somewhere in Linux or outside) I should defend my right to use the memory,
which I legally requested by malloc, was granted, and then deprived of it?
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Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-04-13 12:46 Large arrays (again), problem case for GNAT Dr. Adrian Wrigley
2005-04-13 13:10 ` Larry Kilgallen
2005-04-13 13:24 ` Alex R. Mosteo
2005-04-13 13:31 ` Marc A. Criley
2005-04-13 19:52 ` Jeffrey Carter
2005-04-13 19:54 ` Randy Brukardt
2005-04-13 22:01 ` (see below)
2005-04-14 0:16 ` Robert A Duff
2005-04-14 1:11 ` Alexander E. Kopilovich [this message]
2005-04-14 7:29 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2005-04-14 7:45 ` Duncan Sands
[not found] ` <1113464720.9829.20.camel@localhost.localdomain>
2005-04-14 13:59 ` Marius Amado Alves
2005-04-14 14:09 ` Dr. Adrian Wrigley
2005-04-14 14:40 ` (see below)
[not found] ` <389d1596e98f95f0fdddc40afc0647b7@netcabo.pt>
2005-04-14 14:14 ` Duncan Sands
2005-04-14 15:18 ` Robert A Duff
2005-04-14 15:24 ` Robert A Duff
2005-04-15 5:21 ` Randy Brukardt
2005-04-15 11:49 ` Dr. Adrian Wrigley
2005-04-15 13:21 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2005-04-15 14:31 ` Dr. Adrian Wrigley
2005-04-15 14:57 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2005-04-14 15:39 ` Dr. Adrian Wrigley
2005-04-14 15:48 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2005-04-14 21:19 ` Robert A Duff
2005-04-15 8:23 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2005-04-15 8:38 ` Duncan Sands
2005-04-15 9:16 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2005-04-15 18:30 ` Mark Lorenzen
2005-04-15 19:06 ` Robert A Duff
[not found] ` <iSSDSN2L04G1@VB1162.spb.edu>
2005-04-14 7:34 ` Duncan Sands
2005-04-13 22:35 ` Robert A Duff
2005-04-14 11:40 ` Dr. Adrian Wrigley
2005-04-14 10:44 ` Dr. Adrian Wrigley
2005-04-14 15:03 ` Robert A Duff
2005-04-14 16:46 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2005-04-14 18:30 ` Pascal Obry
2005-04-14 19:45 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
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2005-04-13 13:52 Duncan Sands
2005-04-13 14:20 ` Dr. Adrian Wrigley
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