> > On 7/12/07, NightStrike <nightstrike@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On 7/11/07, Rask Ingemann Lambertsen <rask@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Jul 10, 2007 at 05:48:49PM -0400, LWATCDR wrote: > > > > > > > > > > And now for a simple question. How the heck to I find out how much > > > > > free memory I have in c?
> > > > The longer answer: No system with multitasking can answer that question > > > > in any useful way because by the time the return value reaches the tasks > > > > which wants to know, the value is already outdated. > > > > > > taskman.exe seems to do it pretty well on a Win32 platform. Total > > > physical memory, total physical available memory, system cache, kernel > > > memory, etc etc. The value isn't outdated on the order of gigabytes > > > or hours. It may not be 100% deterministic, but to say that you can't > > > do it in any useful way would imply that numeroud system tools that we > > > have at our disposal are totally useless. > > > > > > The reality is that you need to find the right system API for whatever > > > environment you are in. Windows provides that, and I'm sure others > > > do, too. A simple `cat /proc/meminfo` in a linux system, for example, > > > will provide all of this data and tons more.
> On 7/12/07, LWATCDR <lwatcdr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Yes meminfo will be my final resort. Kind of hoping to find some nice > > little api that does the same thing.
On 7/12/07, NightStrike <nightstrike@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The API will be OS specific. What OS are you building for?
On 7/13/07, LWATCDR <lwatcdr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
linux
http://www.gnugeneration.com/books/linux/2.6.20/kernel-api/ch05.html There's every API memory reference for linux that you'll need to accomplish your task.
