Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 00:52:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> To: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sysctl from Linux (*envy*) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980425005044.396A-100000@shell.uniserve.ca> In-Reply-To: <19980424224346.35645@follo.net>
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On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Eivind Eklund wrote: > memory :-). This is a useful feature, since programs often > malloc() huge amounts of memory 'just in case', while they I'm not aware of any program that does that. I'm not aware why any application programmer would even think malloc'ing they aren't using is a good idea. It just doesn't make sense on any modern VM system. Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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