[BusyBox] choice for reserving buffers

Vladimir N. Oleynik dzo at simtreas.ru
Thu Jan 25 10:26:49 UTC 2001


Larry Doolittle wrote:

> Completed submission for BB_FEATURE_BUFFERS_GO_ON_STACK,
> compile-time selection of xmalloc() vs. on-stack buffers.

Oh, No!
not xmalloc vs stack.
stack vs BSS!!

 
> -       char baseDestName[BUFSIZ + 1]; /* not declared globally == 
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^PATH_MAX
Bad idea BUFSIZ.


> -Thus:
> - - global static buffers are eliminated

Not interessing.

> - - we don't grow the text segment as much because no malloc() call 
> is made;

Its only bad algorithm?

> -   memory is automatically allocated on the stack when execution 
> context

Only with set this memory. BSS is prezero - good for programing.

Oh, as I am tired with you.


--w
vodz





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