How to implement malloc()

magic

I was asked a question about the implementation of malloc(),
does anyone know the answer?

Sep 20 '05 #1

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mlimber

magic wrote:

I was asked a question about the implementation of malloc(),
does anyone know the answer?

Maybe. What's the question?

Actually, it might be more apropos to ask this question in comp.lang.c,
since C++ generally uses new rather than malloc.

Cheers! --M

Sep 20 '05 #2

red floyd

magic wrote:

I was asked a question about the implementation of malloc(),
does anyone know the answer?

Yes. The answer is 42.

Sep 20 '05 #3

Maxim Yegorushkin

magic wrote:

I was asked a question about the implementation of malloc(),
does anyone know the answer?

http://gee.cs.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html

Sep 20 '05 #4

Greg

magic wrote:

I was asked a question about the implementation of malloc(),
does anyone know the answer?

Yes, I know the answer.
Oh, you didn't say that you wanted to know the answer too. The answer
is "very carefully."
Greg

Sep 21 '05 #5

Nan Li

This is more useful.
http://www.phrack.org/show.php?p=57&a=8

Nan

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