3.3. 3.3 Run-Time Memory Organization
An operating system like Linux or Windows tends to put different types of data into different sections (or segments) of memory. Although it is possible to reconfigure memory to your choice by running the linker and specify various parameters, by default Windows loads an HLA program into memory using the organization appearing in Figure 3-7 (Linux is similar, though it rearranges some of the sections).
Figure 3-7. HLA Typical Run-Time Memory Organization.
The operating system reserves the lowest memory addresses. Generally, your application cannot access data (or execute instructions) at these low addresses. One ...
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