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c++ - malloc return NULL when coreleft()<10000

reply veb <vebveb hotmail.fr> writes:
Hello,

I have a problem with malloc and realloc.

When coreleft is under 9500 bytes, malloc return NULL.

my parameters to compile are: -2 -Pz -Jm -R -Ab -msd -o+space -Nc -Ns main.c

Thanks to help me to resolve the problem.
Apr 07 2010
parent reply veb <vebveb hotmail.fr> writes:
Hello,

I made some new test:
coreleft, stackavail and _chkstack return a value >8000
and _heapchk return -2  (_HEAPOK)

BUT

_memavl() doesn't return anything, and the programm doesn't respond (and I need
to
reset everything)

I hope this test will help to resolve my problem
Apr 08 2010
parent reply Walter Bright <newshound1 digitalmars.com> writes:
veb wrote:
 I hope this test will help to resolve my problem
This could very well be a pointer bug in your program, which is difficult to resolve in the -ms memory model. What I do is thoroughly debug a program first in 32 bit mode, then try porting it to 16 bits.
Apr 08 2010
parent reply veb <vebveb hotmail.fr> writes:
Walter Bright wrote:
This could very well be a pointer bug in your program, which is >difficult to
resolve in the -ms memory model. What I do is thoroughly debug a >program first
in 32 bit mode, then try porting it to 16 bits.
I made another test: I affected a different value to unsigned __cdecl _stack When it is too small, Some operations don't work, but I can allocate more memory than if _stack is bigger. Which size is best for _stack ? (or how allocate in _stack ?) How to calculate exactly how many memory I can still allocate when the programm runs? (since memavl() doesn't work) Thanks
Apr 09 2010
parent reply Walter Bright <newshound1 digitalmars.com> writes:
veb wrote:
 Walter Bright wrote:
 This could very well be a pointer bug in your program, which is >difficult to
 resolve in the -ms memory model. What I do is thoroughly debug a >program first
 in 32 bit mode, then try porting it to 16 bits.
I made another test: I affected a different value to unsigned __cdecl _stack When it is too small, Some operations don't work, but I can allocate more memory than if _stack is bigger. Which size is best for _stack ? (or how allocate in _stack ?) How to calculate exactly how many memory I can still allocate when the programm runs? (since memavl() doesn't work)
The default is the best size for _stack. At the level you're working at, I suggest studying the source code for malloc(), etc. It isn't too complicated, and when you're trying to fit things in 64K it helps a lot to understand the details all the way down.
Apr 09 2010
parent reply veb <vebveb hotmail.fr> writes:
Walter Bright wrote:
 The default is the best size for _stack.
 At the level you're working at, I suggest studying the source code for
malloc(),
 etc. It isn't too complicated, and when you're trying to fit things in 64K it
 helps a lot to understand the details all the way down.
Ok, I look for malloc's source in the sources of open watcom, and I don't really realize why _stack needs to be big. I would like to reduce the size of _stack, and I would instead alloc many time a small buffer with malloc to alloc a big buffer (will it work?) For example if I write unsigned __cdecl _stack=2048; and would like to allocate a 1024 bytes buffer, should I write: "buffer=realloc(buffer,500); buffer = realloc(buffer,1024);" instead of"buffer=realloc (buffer,1024);" ? Thanks for your help
Apr 17 2010
parent Walter Bright <newshound1 digitalmars.com> writes:
veb wrote:
 Walter Bright wrote:
 The default is the best size for _stack.
 At the level you're working at, I suggest studying the source code for
malloc(),
 etc. It isn't too complicated, and when you're trying to fit things in 64K it
 helps a lot to understand the details all the way down.
Ok, I look for malloc's source in the sources of open watcom, and I don't really realize why _stack needs to be big.
Looking in Watcom's source code won't help much, should look in Digital Mars' sources.
 I would like to reduce the size of _stack,
  and I would instead alloc many time a small buffer with malloc to alloc a big
 buffer (will it work?)
 
 For example if I write unsigned __cdecl _stack=2048;
 and would like to allocate a 1024 bytes buffer, should I write:
 "buffer=realloc(buffer,500); buffer = realloc(buffer,1024);"
 instead of"buffer=realloc (buffer,1024);" ?
 
 Thanks for your help
I'd just use 1024.
Apr 17 2010