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From: blarson@basil.usc.edu (bob larson)
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Subject: Re: effect of free()
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Date: 19 Aug 89 06:09:01 GMT
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In article <14343@haddock.ima.isc.com> karl@haddock.ima.isc.com (Karl Heuer) writes:
>If free()
>actually releases the segment to the operating system (I don't know of any
>implementations that do, but the possibility is there),

The Os9/68k free will, under certain circumstanses, realease the space
back to the operating system for use by other processes.

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