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8-Jul-10 2:25

We know that in a 32 bit system a 4 gb memory gets allocated to a process.
So how much maximum memory can be allocated using a malloc function call?

Niklas L8-Jul-10 2:29

Niklas L

8-Jul-10 2:29

That depends on what OS you will be using.

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rupeshkp7288-Jul-10 2:32

8-Jul-10 2:32

Thanks Niklas for the inputs
If suppose I am using a 32 bit windows or linux OS then what will be the limit?

Naveen8-Jul-10 3:25

Naveen

8-Jul-10 3:25

Again it depends on the OS.

In window, usually a process can take only 2GB of memory( User mode ), the remaining 2GB is reserved for Kernal mode.

Again among this 2GB, some memory will be already taken by process, for loading exe, dll, heap, stack etc. So technically, the maximum about of memory that you can specify in malloc is always less than 2GB and the excat value depends on various factors I mentioned above.

I dont know about Linux Frown | :(

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David Crow8-Jul-10 3:11

David Crow

8-Jul-10 3:11

rupeshkp728 wrote:
We know that in a 32 bit system a 4 gb memory gets allocated to a process.

It's 2GB unless the /3GB startup switch is used.

rupeshkp728 wrote:
So how much maximum memory can be allocated using a malloc function call?

Since it has to be contiguous, no more than 2GB, but realistically it will be less.

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rupeshkp7288-Jul-10 3:22

8-Jul-10 3:22

Thanks David for the solution

Aescleal8-Jul-10 4:59

Aescleal

8-Jul-10 4:59

That's a bit like asking "how long is a piece of string?"

Here's why...

- Every process is given it's own address space to run in. Depending on where the OS and compiler conspire to load your code will determine the largest lump of memory you can allocate

- The OS may allocated loads of other guff which will restrict where the compiler can stick it's heap

- The OS may have extra overheads managing it's heap (e.g. Windows having different heaps for different size ranges of allocation)

- How malloc is implemented on top of the underlying OS can also mess things up

- The computer may not have enough disk space or memory to service your request

So to find out how much you can allocate try it! Do a malloc for INT_MAX bytes and if that fails divide the size by 2 and try again. You can use something a bit more sophisticated but you really need to try it on a particular system with a given compiler and load to see what happens.

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rupeshkp7288-Jul-10 5:55

8-Jul-10 5:55

Thanks Ash for the reply.
I tried malloc with INT_MAX and it indeed fails and with your way we can find out how much exactly the memory can be allocated.

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rupeshkp7288-Jul-10 2:27

8-Jul-10 2:27

thanks chris

Application Crash

T.RATHA KRISHNAN8-Jul-10 1:19

T.RATHA KRISHNAN

8-Jul-10 1:19

Hi!
When I run my application, it crashes and says "SlogOut3D.exe has triggered a breakpoint". When I break the
Exception, it goes to a file "irrArray.h". It stops at the following line:

//! Direct const access operator
const T& operator [](u32 index) const
{
    _IRR_DEBUG_BREAK_IF(index>=used) // access violation

    return data[index];
}

Here is the Call Stack:

> SlogOut3D.exe!irr::core::string<char,irr::core::irrAllocator<char> >::c_str() Line 410 + 0x3 bytes C++
SlogOut3D.exe!CGameMenuPlayerProfileState::fillStructure(const irr::core::array<irr::core::string<char,irr::core::irrAllocator<char> >,irr::core::irrAllocator<irr::core::string<char,irr::core::irrAllocator<char> > > > result={...}, playerData profileData={...}) Line 334 + 0x11 bytes C++
SlogOut3D.exe!CGameMenuPlayerProfileState::GUIEvent(CGameManager * pManager=0x0012fdb4, const irr::SEvent & event={...}) Line 168 C++
SlogOut3D.exe!CGameManager::OnEvent(const irr::SEvent & event={...}) Line 171 + 0x1d bytes C++
Irrlicht.dll!1000dccf()
[Frames below may be incorrect and/or missing, no symbols loaded for Irrlicht.dll]
Irrlicht.dll!10002d28()
Irrlicht.dll!1000e1b6()
Irrlicht.dll!101325ae()
Irrlicht.dll!101333b3()
shimeng.dll!6e374435()
gdi32.dll!776f48d9()
user32.dll!76700979()
opengl32.dll!684e834f()
user32.dll!766ffd72()
user32.dll!766ffe4a()
user32.dll!766ffdf3()
user32.dll!7670018d()
user32.dll!766f8343()
Irrlicht.dll!10134005()
SlogOut3D.exe!main() Line 24 + 0x25 bytes C++
SlogOut3D.exe!__tmainCRTStartup() Line 582 + 0x19 bytes C
SlogOut3D.exe!mainCRTStartup() Line 399 C
kernel32.dll!774ad0e9()
ntdll.dll!77a919bb()
ntdll.dll!77a9198e()
SlogOut3D.exe!btDbvt::update() + 0x104 bytes
89cccccc()

How to clear the exception?

Re: Application Crash

Code-o-mat8-Jul-10 1:23

Code-o-mat

8-Jul-10 1:23

By not indexing out of the array probably...

Re: Application Crash

Cedric Moonen8-Jul-10 1:26

Cedric Moonen

8-Jul-10 1:26

Well, the error is pretty clear no ? You are accessing the array outside of the bounds. So, to avoid the exception, simply do not go outside the boundary of the array.

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Re: Application Crash

Aescleal8-Jul-10 1:57

Aescleal

8-Jul-10 1:57

It's not so much an exception but a hard coded breakpoint the programmers of your array class put in the library to stop you doing something that might crash the program, or at least tell you before a customer gets hold of it.

Check that the array is the correct size for the number of things you're sticking in it and if not resize it appropriately.

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CPallini8-Jul-10 1:01

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8-Jul-10 1:01

You should wrap the LoadString WINAPI [^].
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7-Jul-10 22:38

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Cedric Moonen7-Jul-10 22:39

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7-Jul-10 22:39

What do you mean exactly ? Could you provide some code snippet ?

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T.RATHA KRISHNAN7-Jul-10 22:46

T.RATHA KRISHNAN

7-Jul-10 22:46

Hi!
I've one string array.It's declared as follows:

irr::core::array<irr::core::stringc> result;

Here is my Structure:

struct playerData
{
int   id,matches,innings,notouts,runs,highest,hundred,fifty,catches,strikerate,balls,runs_given,wickets,fivewkt;
char bestbowling[32];
};

I've to Copy the Array elements to Structure elements. How to do this?

Cedric Moonen7-Jul-10 22:50

Cedric Moonen

7-Jul-10 22:50

You will need to assign each member individually (I guess you want to store each string in the id, matches, innings, ... mebers). Furthermore, you have to convert your different string to integer.

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