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which heap is used when allocating a buffer?

Jungle Lin

2005-03-28, 6:18 pm

Hi all:
when allocating a buffer in one process, which heap will used ? system heap
or process own heap ?

Thank you very much

Jungle

Frank Cusack

2005-03-28, 6:18 pm

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 01:47:36 +0800 "Jungle Lin" <klin@lucent.com> wrote:
> Hi all:
> when allocating a buffer in one process, which heap will used ? system heap
> or process own heap ?

Your question isn't very well formed (too little detail) but the answer
you're looking for is almost certainly: the process's own heap.

However, the most correct answer is probably: it depends.

/fc