Comment on Sometimes I want to call malloc, just as a treat

Ephera@lemmy.ml ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• bus_factor@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Using a file system is much less bad than dynamically allocating memory, at least as long as you keep a predefined set of files.

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  • troyunrau@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I hate to alarm you but… What is a file system except dynamically allocated memory. ;)

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    • Redkey@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s a persistent dynamic memory allocation that’s accessed by multiple processes! :)

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      • bort@feddit.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        multiple processes?!

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    • sunbeam60@lemmy.one ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      And indeed, with memory mapped files the distinction almost disappears completely.

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  • kevincox@lemmy.ml ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    a predefined set of files

    …with predefined sizes located in predefined regions of storage.

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    • bus_factor@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah, that’s what I was implying, just didn’t want to write a whole novel about it.

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