[A83] Re: _InsertMem & memory layout

[A83] Re: _InsertMem & memory layout

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• Subject: [A83] Re: _InsertMem & memory layout
• From: "Thomas Lutz" <tlutz@stevens-tech.edu>
• Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 12:05:00 -0400
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But I think it says in the SDK that InsertMem leaves either HL or DE
pointing to the spot of memory insertion.....

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Subject: [A83] Re: _InsertMem & memory layout


Yes, anytime you resize a variable, the OS may decide to rearrange
things.
The VAT is constantly being rearranged to avoid fragmentation.  Things
never
get fragmented.  They just get swapped around.

> Hi guys!
>
> If I called _InsertMem to fill a program variable with all available
> memory (as reported by _MemChk), is there any chance of my program
> variable being relocated (to avoid fragmentation, etc)?
>
> For instance... given the above example, should I do another
_ChkFindSym
> after the insertion to make sure the data address is still valid?
>
> Thanks in advance.

• [A83] Re: _InsertMem & memory layout
• From: "David Phillips" <david@acz.org>

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