CHMEM.1
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- .TH CHMEM 1
- .SH NAME
- chmem - change memory allocation
- .SH SYNOPSIS
- fBchmemfR [fB+fR]fR [fB-fR] [fB=fR] fIamount filefR
- .br
- .de FL
- .TP
- \fB\$1\fR
- \$2
- ..
- .de EX
- .TP 20
- \fB\$1\fR
- # \$2
- ..
- .SH EXAMPLES
- .EX "chmem =50000 a.out" "Give fIa.outfP 50K of stack space"
- .EX "chmem -4000 a.out" "Reduce the stack space by 4000 bytes"
- .EX "chmem +1000 file1" "Increase each stack by 1000 bytes"
- .SH DESCRIPTION
- .PP
- When a program is loaded into memory, it is allocated enough memory
- for the text and data+bss segments, plus
- an area for the stack.
- Data segment growth using
- .I malloc ,
- .I brk ,
- or
- .I sbrk
- eats up stack space from the low end.
- The amount of stack space to allocate is derived
- from a field in the executable program's file header.
- If the combined stack and data segment growth exceeds the stack space
- allocated, the program will be terminated.
- .PP
- It is therefore important to set the amount of stack space carefully.
- If too little is provided, the program may crash.
- If too much is provided, memory will be wasted, and fewer programs will be able
- to fit in memory and run simultaneously.
- s-2MINIXs+2
- does not swap, so that when memory is full, subsequent attempts to fork will
- fail.
- The compiler sets the stack space
- to the largest possible value (for the Intel CPUs, 64K - text - data).
- For many programs, this value is far too large.
- Nonrecursive programs that do not call
- .I brk ,
- .I sbrk ,
- or
- .I malloc ,
- and do not have any local arrays usually do not need more than 8K of stack
- space.
- .PP
- The
- .I chmem
- command changes the value of the header field that determines the stack allocation, and
- thus indirectly the total memory required to run the program.
- The = option sets the stack size
- to a specific value; the + and - options increment and decrement the
- current value by the indicated amount.
- The old and new stack sizes are printed.
- .SH "SEE ALSO"
- .BR install (1),
- .BR brk (2).