Virtual Memory Function Demo

#include <Windows.h>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    // Reserve virtual address space
    LPVOID lpvBase = VirtualAlloc(NULL, 64*1024, MEM_RESERVE, PAGE_READWRITE);
    if (lpvBase == NULL)
    {
        cout << "VirtualAlloc failed with error: " << GetLastError() << endl;
        return -1;
    }

    // Allocate physical storage for the reserved memory pages
    LPVOID lpBuffer = VirtualAlloc(lpvBase, 4*1024, MEM_COMMIT, PAGE_READWRITE);
    if (lpBuffer == NULL)
    {
        cout << "VirtualAlloc failed with error: " << GetLastError() << endl;
        return -1;
    }

    // Operate on the allocated memory
    sprintf((char*)lpBuffer, "Hello Kitty: %s", "WangYao");
    cout << (char*)lpBuffer << endl;

    // Decommit allocated memory
    BOOL flag = VirtualFree(lpBuffer, 4*1024, MEM_DECOMMIT);
    if (flag)
    {
        cout << "VirtualFree with MEM_DECOMMIT successfully." << endl;
    }
    else
    {
        cout << "VirtualFree with MEM_DECOMMIT failed with error: " << GetLastError() << endl;
        return -3;
    }

    // Release allocated memory
    flag = VirtualFree(lpvBase, 0, MEM_RELEASE);
    if (flag)
    {
        cout << "VirtualFree with MEM_RELEASE successfully." << endl;
    }
    else
    {
        cout << "VirtualFree with MEM_RELEASE failed with error: " << GetLastError() << endl;
        return -4;
    }

    system("pause");
    return 0;
}