15-213 Introduction to Computer Systems
Lecture 19: Dynamic Memory Allocation

• Reading: Ch 10.9
• Slides: none
• Code: 19-malloc (19-malloc.tar)
• Concepts:
  • Explicit and implicit memory management
  • malloc and free
  • Internal and external fragmentation
  • Splitting
  • Coalescing
  • Implicit free list
  • Explicit free list
  • Segrated free list
• Previous lecture: Virtual Memory
• Next lecture: Garbage Collection

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