Memory fragmentation cause, symptoms and prevention in c++/c

Post date: Jan 10, 2014 8:1:5 PM

As memory fragmentation is already very well explained, Ill not rewrite instead give some links to understand and prevent memory fragmentation.

handling of dynamic memory can be problematic and inefficient.

For embedded applications ignoring memory fragmentation  issues is not an option.

1. Understand memory fragmentation problem 

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3770457/what-is-memory-fragmentation

• http://www.design-reuse.com/articles/25090/dynamic-memory-allocation-fragmentation-c.html 

2. memory fragmentation preventaion ideas

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16402059/allowing-heap-allocating-objects-inside-a-short-lived-scope-to-ensure-freedom-of

3. 

resources to analyze memory fragmentation 

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10835061/tools-for-checking-memory-fragmentation

get memory info run time 

• http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/123149/How-to-get-individual-process-memory-usage-statist.aspx