Is there any way to create a heap that is larger than 4 GB using the HeapCreate() function?
A heap bigger than 4 GB can be achieved by setting the dwMaximumSize parameter to zero and then asking for memory chunks. But this causes the individual parts of the heap to be split by the MEM_RESERVED chunks. I would need to create a continuous heap that has 5GB and is not divided by these MEM_RESERVED chunks.
The HeapCreate() function's dwMaximumSize parameter is of the SIZE_T type, which should allow setting this value to a higher value than 4 GB on a 64-bit system. However, when I try to allocate such a heap (larger than 4GB), HeapCreate() returns a null pointer. However, I haven't found anywhere documented that the HeapCreate() function should only allow the allocation of a heap that has dwMaximumSize parameter less than 4GB.