phk malloc, was (Re: ptmalloc2)

Bill Hacker wbh at conducive.org
Sun Feb 27 16:18:41 PST 2005


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Chris Pressey wrote:

> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:10:03 -0500
> Dan Melomedman <dan at xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
>>All I'd like to see is a way to guarantee physical memory to special
>>processes with an environment variable.
> 
> 
> There are plenty of unused letters in MALLOC_OPTIONS :)  Care to donate
> a patch?
> 
> -Chris

The most effective ones probably being currency symbols - backed up with 
the cash <g>

Wait - isn't that what them funny-shaped blue and orange pills are 
s'posed to 'guarantee'?
'physical memory with an environment variable' is a nice way of puttin' 
it.  (Pun intended.)

(runs for the hills....)

Bill





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