Re: FFT: Problem with large dataset in memory
On Sep 24, 12:28 pm, Simon Lu <luq...@googlemail.com> wrote:
I am working in a project dealing with a big many of data. Now I have
a problem with doing the FFT on a very long time trace, a signal with
over 300 million sampling points. After testing with my computer, I
realise that I can store only 2**27 points into memory, which will
need 2 GB RAM. With an array of 2**28 Double_t points the program
crash ("segmentation violation").
Clearly, the most natural solution would be to port your current C++
program to a 64-bit execution environment. A 64-bit memory model would
be able to accommodate vastly larger amounts of data in RAM than is
possible under the program's current, 32-bit memory model.
Now porting a C++ program to a 64-bit environment might not turn out
to be as straightforward as one might expect. Issues with C++'s sign
promotion of integer types - especially - can lead to surprising
results. Apple's 64-bit transition programmer's guide: (http://
preview.tinyurl.com/3ns3b5) has some examples.
Greg
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