Memory allocation from assembler

Hi

I wonder if there are any other way than dynamic areas and or Os_Module 6? I Have a pet project where I need to get ram in a effective way.

Well, you could perhaps use SetMemMapEntries to hijack the memory mapping and allocation used by the OS? Looks like something liable to blow up, mind you…

How are RMA claims and/or Dynamic Areas not effective?

Depends what you mean by assembler: what environment are you in? If you’re an application, you can use Wimp_SlotSize or Wimp_Extend 15 to expand your WimpSlot and use that memory. If you’re a module or Utility you can’t do that, so RMA or DA are the primary tools you have. (Apart from silliness like misusing the sprite area, which I think was one way to simulate DAs before they arrived in RO3.5)

OK. I will try DA again.