Re:What is malloc doing, anyway?
by bkallus on Monday November 09, 2026 @05:00PM
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> The good malloc impls (jemalloc, mimalloc) don't do this.
I agree.
> This is mostly describing a kind of obsolete allocator
I disagree. glibc malloc is still extremely relevant and sees a lot of development, and uses exactly this strategy (unless an allocation request is too big, in which case it mmaps, just like the allocator described in the article).
I agree.
> This is mostly describing a kind of obsolete allocator
I disagree. glibc malloc is still extremely relevant and sees a lot of development, and uses exactly this strategy (unless an allocation request is too big, in which case it mmaps, just like the allocator described in the article).