alloc is a simple allocator written in C. It posseses the following characteristics:
- Written in C99;
- It is an implicit free list memory allocator;
- Check the main.c file for an usage example;
- This code is platform dependent and will work only on Linux;
- Uses the mmap syscall;
- It is not recomended to use this allocator in practice. This was only an learning exercise. Insted, use the malloc/free functions;
Download this project and compile it by typing the command make in its folder. Next, just run the executable ./alloc. Like this:
make
./alloc