Re: maximum array size?

["John S. Fine" <johnsfine@verizon.net>]

Anna Sidera wrote:
> int **bufferc = malloc((inp_par_a*inp_par_b+2)*sizeof(int *));
> int *bufferc_aux = malloc((inp_par_a*inp_par_b+2)*(inp_par_c+1)*sizeof(int));
> int bfc=1;
> bufferc[bfc]=bufferc_aux+bfc*(inp_par_c+1);
> bufferc[bfc][0]=0;
>   
How big are you talking about?  What are the values of inp_par_a, 
inp_par_b, and inp_par_c

You ought to be able to allocate a chunk of memory as large as all your 
unused swap space plus a large part of your unused ram.  Even if Linux 
has already "committed" all that unused memory to other tasks that have 
reserved it without yet using it, Linux will commit it again to your task.

So if you aren't talking about a chunk big enough to exceed all unused 
swap space plus a big part of unused ram, then you probably have some 
bug other than trying to commit too much memory.