Re: star quitting when changing tapes

> > (The fattest memory comsumer within star might be fifo= )
> 
> Star does not "consume" memory, it allocates and uses it.

Ok. Let's call it "lending" memory and paying interest in form
of good throughput and good sleep. :))


> But you are right, Linux does not keep track of available total
> memory and allows programs to allocate memory although memory is
> already no longer available.

Or in contrary it could be memory waste due to duplication by
fork(). I remember to have suffered from this in the past (Munix,
IRIX) and that this has been given up for more optimistic strategies.
man 2 fork of my Linux says it's copy-on-write (unconditionally)
but maybe there is some kernel configuration option to force real
oldfashioned forking.

Is there any forking involved in star's volume change ?


Have a nice day :)

Thomas