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1 . Dynamic Memory Allocation

1 . Dynamic Memory Allocation. Top of heap ( brk ptr ). Dynamic Memory Allocation . Programmers use dynamic memory allocators (such as malloc ) to acquire VM at run time. For data structures whose size is only known at runtime.

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Dynamic Memory Allocation: Basic Concepts

Dynamic Memory Allocation: Basic Concepts. Today. Basic concepts Implicit free lists. Top of heap ( brk ptr ). Dynamic Memory Allocation . Programmers use dynamic memory allocators (such as malloc ) to acquire VM at run time. For data structures whose size is only known at runtime.

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The Hardware/Software Interface CSE351 Winter 2013

The Hardware/Software Interface CSE351 Winter 2013. Memory Allocation II. Implementation Issues. How do we know how much memory to free given just a pointer? How do we keep track of the free blocks? How do we pick a block to use for allocation (when many might fit)?

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