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From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please@cygwin.com>
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: max memory
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:04:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110117061117.GA3699@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <000a01cbb58a$2ce4fd70$86aef850$@leinonen@wipsl.com>

On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 04:32:17PM +0200, Paavo Leinonen wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I have read [1] and set heap_chunk_in_mb to 2048, but
>max_memory.exe gives me only 1920 MB. I need (almost)
>2048 MB to be able to manipulate BIG (map) images, how
>can get 2048 megabytes available for my program?
>
>Where has the 128 MB (2048 - 1920) gone? I also tried
>increasing heap_chunk_in_mb to 4095, but max_memory.exe
>still gives 1920 MB.

Cygwin only uses as much memory as the OS gives it.  It can't
use a full 2048MB for the heap.

cgf

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  reply	other threads:[~2011-01-17  6:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-01-17  6:11 Paavo Leinonen
2011-01-17 14:04 ` Christopher Faylor [this message]
2011-01-24 17:38   ` Linda Walsh
2011-01-27 12:17     ` Christopher Faylor
2011-01-27 21:37       ` Brian Ford

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