define 'allocation' and 'memory address' #464
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mkroening
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| ### Memory Address | ||
| [memory address]: #memory-address | ||
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| A *memory address* is an integer value that identifies where in the physical machine memory some data is stored. |
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Bare-metal programmers may confuse this with virtual/physical memory addresses from paging. These memory addresses from pointers would refer to virtual memory addresses.
Is the term physical machine already established in this context?
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Ah right, I meant "physical" in contrast to the Abstract Machine, but there's always more layers of abstractions further down the stack. I adjusted the wording, is it better now?
saethlin
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No objections, one approval -- I'll land this, please file an issue or a PR if you disagree with anything. :) |
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Fixes #213