Posts from ‘March, 2012’

The Hole That dlmalloc Can’t Fill

dlmalloc Dlmalloc is a general-purpose memory allocator developed by Doug Lea since 1987.  It is highly optimized, easily portable, and elegantly designed.  It functions as a drop-in replacement for malloc and the source has been generously released into the public domain.  The code is also an absolute joy to read, with every line conveying volumes […]