summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/doc/FAQ/concepts.t
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/FAQ/concepts.t')
-rw-r--r--doc/FAQ/concepts.t6
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/FAQ/concepts.t b/doc/FAQ/concepts.t
index 0509b47e1a..ca0f73b4c1 100644
--- a/doc/FAQ/concepts.t
+++ b/doc/FAQ/concepts.t
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
The questions in this category are hints that help basic understanding.
-@section RTEMS Wokspace vs. Program Heap
+@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?}.