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@node RTEMS Concepts, RTEMS Workspace versus Program Heap, , Top

@chapter RTEMS Concepts
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* RTEMS Workspace versus Program Heap::
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The questions in this category are hints that help basic understanding.


@node RTEMS Workspace versus Program Heap, , RTEMS Concepts, RTEMS Concepts

@section RTEMS Workspace versus Program Heap

The RTEMS Workspace is used to allocate space for objects created
by RTEMS such as tasks, semaphores, message queues, etc..  It is
primarily used during system initialization although task stacks
and message buffer areas are also allocated from here.
@ref{How do I determine how much memory is left?}.