In below simple c test program two printf statements return different values. ( check last four printf statements). output : – I am running it in eclipse ide and using Ubuntu Linux. Why does it behave differently? Answer In several places you are using the wrong format specifier to printf. In particular, on this line: The first parameter has type
Tag: memory-address
Setting limit to total physical memory available in Linux
I know that I am supposed to set mem=MEMORY_LIMIT. But I do not know where to go, during runtime, or during boot time, in order to set a limit to the total physical memory that the OS has control of. I am running I/O benchmarks, and I would like to limit the amount of overall physical memory that is available.
How to access physical addresses from user space in Linux?
On a ARM based system running Linux, I have a device that’s memory mapped to a physical address. From a user space program where all addresses are virtual, how can I read content from this address? Answer You can map a device file to a user process memory using mmap(2) system call. Usually, device files are mappings of physical memory