[ Previous | Next | Contents | Glossary | Home | Search ] AIX Version 4.3 General Programming Concepts: Writing and Debugging Programs The Base Operating System provides a number of services for programming application program memory use. Tools are available to assist in allocating memory, mapping memory and files, and profiling application memory usage. As background, this section describes the system's memory management architecture and memory management policy. Refer to the following sections for information that can assist you in programming memory-efficient applications: Understanding Memory Mapping Understanding System Memory Allocation Paging Space Programming Requirements The system employs a memory management scheme that uses software to extend the capabilities of the physical hardware. Because the address space does not correspond one-to-one with real memory,...