Mimalloc
In today's world, Mimalloc is a topic that has sparked great interest and debate in different areas. Its relevance and impact are undeniable, and its influence extends to a wide range of aspects of daily life. As time progresses, Mimalloc continues to be the object of analysis, reflection and study, since its importance is not limited to a single area, but crosses borders and affects people of different cultures, ages and social conditions. In this article, we will explore this topic in depth, analyzing its different perspectives and consequences, in order to better understand its scope and meaning in today's society.
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| Original author(s) | Daan Leijen / Microsoft Research |
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| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Initial release | July 2019 |
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| Repository | github |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Windows, FreeBSD, NetBSD, DragonFly BSD, macOS, Linux |
| Type | Software library |
| License | MIT License |
| Website | microsoft |
mimalloc (pronounced "me-malloc") is a free and open-source compact general-purpose memory allocator developed by Microsoft with focus on performance characteristics. The library is about 11000 lines of code and works as a drop-in replacement for malloc of the C standard library and requires no additional code changes. mimalloc was initially developed for the run-time systems of the Lean and Koka languages. Notable design aspects include free list sharding, eager page reset, first-class heaps. It can co-exist with other memory allocators linked to the same program. mimalloc is available on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and *BSD. The source code is licensed under MIT License and available on GitHub.
See also
- C dynamic memory allocation
- Manual memory management
- Dynamic memory allocation
- Hoard memory allocator
References
- ^ "Release 2.1.4". 22 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Maruf Ali: Investigation of Memory Allocators" (PDF).
- ^ "Microsoft releases optimized malloc() as open source - Slashdot". slashdot.org.
- ^ "Analysis of mimalloc". Develop Paper. September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Google Translate". translate.google.com. 25 June 2019.
- ^ "microsoft/mimalloc". July 5, 2020 – via GitHub.
Further reading
- Leijen, Daan; Zorn, Benjamin; De Moura, Leonardo (2019). Mimalloc: Free List Sharding in Action (PDF). doi:10.1007/978-3-030-34175-6_13. ISBN 978-3-030-34174-9. S2CID 198363081.
External links
- GitHub - microsoft/mimalloc
- Reviewing mimalloc: Part I - Ayende @ Rahien
- Reviewing mimalloc: Part II - Ayende @ Rahien
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