Re: C++ Memory allocation

[Robert Heller]

At 27 Feb 2007 16:07:31 -0800 group.JQ@gmail.com wrote:

> 
> Hello:
> 
>      I was told that when we allocate the memory (new) at first time
> in c++, the c++ library will allocate a big block of memory. Later on,
> when we allocate more memory, the c++ library just allocates them from
> that big block of memory instead of getting from the operating system.
> I wonder if it is possible to specify the size of this memory block?

You can overload operator new (and operator delete).

> 
> Thanks a lot.
> 
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