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+@c
+@c  COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-1998.
+@c  On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
+@c  All rights reserved.
+@c
+@c  $Id$
+@c
+
+@chapter Debugging Hints
+
+The questions in this category are hints that can ease debugging.
+
+@section How do I determine how much memory is left?
+
+First there are two types of memory: RTEMS Workspace and Program Heap.
+Both are essentially managed as heaps based on the Heap Manager
+in the RTEMS SuperCore.  The RTEMS Workspace uses the Heap Manager
+directly while the Program Heap is actually based on an RTEMS Region 
+from the Classic API.  RTEMS Regions are in turn based on the Heap
+Manager in the SuperCore.
+
+@subsection How much memory is left in the RTEMS Workspace?
+
+An executive workspace overage can be fairly easily spotted with a
+debugger.  Look at _Workspace_Area.  If first == last, then there is only
+one free block of memory in the workspace (very likely if no task
+deletions).  Then do this:
+
+(gdb) p *(Heap_Block *)_Workspace_Area->first
+$3 = {back_flag = 1, front_flag = 68552, next = 0x1e260, previous = 0x1e25c}
+
+In this case, I had 68552 bytes left in the workspace.
+
+@subsection How much memory is left in the Heap?
+
+The C heap is a region so this should work:
+
+(gdb) p *((Region_Control *)_Region_Information->local_table[1])->Memory->first
+$9 = {back_flag = 1, front_flag = 8058280, next = 0x7ea5b4,
+  previous = 0x7ea5b0}
+
+In this case, the first block on the C Heap has 8,058,280 bytes left.
+