@c @c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-1998. @c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR). @c All rights reserved. @c @c $Id$ @c @chapter RTEMS Concepts The questions in this category are hints that help basic understanding. @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?}.