How much free kernel memory is there in-game?

Torch · Post by **Torch** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:44 am

I'm writing a plugin and I need to know how much kernel memory I can safely allocate during GAME mode?

sauron_le_noir · Post by **sauron_le_noir** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:20 am

i think the API sceKernelPartitionTotalFreeMemSize can return the total amount of free memory of a partition.
From psplink the memoryUID.c s source contains howto explore the memory tree of the psp and to look at several attributes

J.F. · Post by **J.F.** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:29 am

Remember that this value will vary greatly as some people use more plugins than others. One person may have no plugins, leaving all the memory free, while others may have as many plugins running as they can, leaving almost nothing free.

Torch · Post by **Torch** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:31 am

J.F. wrote:Remember that this value will vary greatly as some people use more plugins than others. One person may have no plugins, leaving all the memory free, while others may have as many plugins running as they can, leaving almost nothing free.

But whats the default free memory without any plugins?

Cpasjuste · Post by **Cpasjuste** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:13 pm

sauron_le_noir wrote:i think the API sceKernelPartitionTotalFreeMemSize can return the total amount of free memory of a partition.
From psplink the memoryUID.c s source contains howto explore the memory tree of the psp and to look at several attributes

Torch · Post by **Torch** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:26 am

Cpasjuste wrote:
sauron_le_noir wrote:i think the API sceKernelPartitionTotalFreeMemSize can return the total amount of free memory of a partition.
From psplink the memoryUID.c s source contains howto explore the memory tree of the psp and to look at several attributes

i know. but idont want to write a program cos someone probably knows offhand. idont have access to my dev.pc for a few days as well. i was thinking about something and was wondering if it was feasable.

J.F. · Post by **J.F.** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:10 am

Torch wrote:
J.F. wrote:Remember that this value will vary greatly as some people use more plugins than others. One person may have no plugins, leaving all the memory free, while others may have as many plugins running as they can, leaving almost nothing free.
But whats the default free memory without any plugins?

Well, if you search on memory partitions, you find these threads:
http://forums.ps2dev.org/viewtopic.php?t=10589
http://forums.ps2dev.org/viewtopic.php?t=9820
http://forums.ps2dev.org/viewtopic.php?t=10703

Torch · Post by **Torch** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:54 pm

thanks. looks like there is around 380KB free.