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Hi
I tried malloc a big chunk of memory and use one pointer and tried with a secondary
buffer2=buffer+numberofelement;
*buffer2 = result;
I got a pointer exception inside this loop,despite I have malloc several megabytes
so I went back what I am used to,declare a huge buffer[] and use buffer[numberofelement]
but I want to learn to get dynamic allocation right
Show some code.
Did you forget to multiply by sizeof(type) when you called malloc?
Are you saying you tried realloc?
Show the code.
Realize problem is allocate 20000000000 ints are too much,its not bytesQuote:
Originally Posted by Salem
Need to add IF to check malloc fails
Pointer math needs to use unsigned ints only?
No, you can use negative integers, e.g., to traverse an array in reverse, but you should keep in mind that the valid pointers are those that point to the first element to one past the last element inclusive, and that you may only dereference valid pointers except the one past the end pointer.Quote:
Originally Posted by I C everything
thanks laserlight,probably good if you code that way if its on purpose
ok I post my messy looking code so far,with working code with buffer3 and with not working is buffer and buffer2,
first need to figure out to make it work,try floats later
121 in the last loop is on purpose temporary easier to check smaller printoutCode:
#include "pch.h"
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int maxram;
int *buffer;
int *buffer2;
int buffer3[1024*1048];
float a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h;
float r, r2, r3, r4;
int i, j, k, l,composite;
int main()
{
maxram = 0x2000000000;
buffer=(int*)malloc(maxram);
memset(buffer, -1, maxram);
cout << "Primes and composites !\n";
for (i = 0; i < 1024000; i++) { buffer3[i] = 0;
}
for (i = 2; i < 1023;i=i+1 ) {
for (j = 2; j < 1023; j=j+1) {
composite = i * j;
buffer2 = buffer + composite;
buffer3[composite] = composite;
//*buffer2 = composite;
}
}
cout << "composites and primes:";
for (k = 2; k < 121; k=k+1) {
i = buffer3[k];
j = k;
if (i == 0) {
cout << " prime " << j << "\n";
}
else cout << "composite " << i << "\n";
}
free(buffer);
system("PAUSE");
}
I have tried with optimizations in i,j forloop to step thru all odd numbers,but that breaks code so it prints lots of nonprimes as primes
That is C++ and you are on the C forum
is that why IDE shows malloc,free,system,memset in pink,those are C code,C++ uses new,create,delete?Quote:
Originally Posted by Click_here
What makes you think that you can't use them in C++?
All this is exclusively C++
Code:#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
...
// All cout
cout << "Primes and composites !\n";
Can I access mellowed memory just like I want?
For example mix handle 32bit sized pixels,it's,with unsigned chars when handle a color channel separately,for example blue in argb format?
Or long long 64 bitcombined with 32 bit into?
@I C everything, sorry but I couldn't quite understand what you are saying in that post.
I assume that "mellowed" memory is "malloc'd", but....
Was "it's" supposed to be "int's"?
If you really understand pointers, no matter how you allocate the memory, you can pretty much do anything you want as described (best as I can make out what that means), but you're taking full responsibility for ensuring that it is correct, doesn't overrun, isn't clobbering neighboring data, etc.
yes,sorry,wrote it on a device with autocorrect
does this mean I need to have one *int,one *char, one *long pointer to the same buffer,sometimes I copy whole buffer,sometimes I want to move 32bit pixels,sometimes I want to manipulate channels,for example light up rgb or blend together
I more understand really lowlevel pointers,rusty when it comes to C/C++
Pointers in C++ are exactly the same as pointers in C. They are there to use the exactly as you already know.
Factually, the whole reason C++ was an expansion on C is so C developers could gradually integrate new features in existing development work.
That same idea applies to the new standards as they are released, as the decisions favor NOT breaking older code.
Do you have a specific C example to contemplate (as in C code in a C++ context)?