Aug. 24, 2026
2:55 p.m.
16-bit programs are limited to 4 GiB of address space. They will run out of address space before they can use up all of the computer's memory.
I meant that the DISCARDABLE mechanism (if ever implemented) is needed exactly for that: when the application runs out of (segmented) address space and no new segments can be allocated. -- https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/merge_requests/11742#note_149685