README.md

rlmalloc

This a simple implementation of malloc using the first fit algorithm. It's NOT PRODUCTION READY and was created just for academic purposes.

System requirements

Please use Linux.

Compile

To compile the example on main.c just execute:

$ make

main.c

This file uses rlmalloc and rlfree to manager memory with some simple examples.

bibliography

• Malloc tutorial
• Simple malloc impl
• Redis zmalloc
• Zero length array - C
• Memory Alignment

TODO's

• Create better tests.
• Keep track of memory usage. (eg: zmalloc)
• Thread safety.
• Create statistics getters (eg: number of blocks).
• Benchmark.