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| -rw-r--r-- | winsup/doc/ChangeLog | 4 | ||||
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diff --git a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog index 76aeb84b4..aa8db5fc3 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2008-09-22 Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx> + + * setup2.sgml: Clarify heap allocation. + 2008-08-13 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> * pathnames.sgml: Move description for (cyg,not)exec mount options diff --git a/winsup/doc/setup2.sgml b/winsup/doc/setup2.sgml index 5bdfef989..4ae4d4fd3 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/setup2.sgml +++ b/winsup/doc/setup2.sgml @@ -59,14 +59,13 @@ first starts. Most Cygwin applications do not make use of the <sect1 id="setup-maxmem"><title>Changing Cygwin's Maximum Memory</title> <para> -By default no Cygwin program can allocate more than 384 MB of memory -(program+data). You should not need to change this default in most -circumstances. However, if you need to use more real or virtual memory in -your machine you may add an entry in the either the -<literal>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE</literal> (to change the limit for all users) or -<literal>HKEY_CURRENT_USER</literal> (for just the current user) section of -the registry. -</para> +Cygwin's heap is extensible. However, it does start out at a fixed size +and attempts to extend it may run into memory which has been previously +allocated by Windows. In some cases, this problem can be solved by +adding an entry in the either the <literal>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE</literal> +(to change the limit for all users) or +<literal>HKEY_CURRENT_USER</literal> (for just the current user) section +of the registry. </para> <para> Add the <literal>DWORD</literal> value <literal>heap_chunk_in_mb</literal> |