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From: Martin Str|mberg <ams AT ludd DOT luth DOT se>
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Subject: Re: Malloc/free DJGPP code
In-Reply-To: <3C80E4AF.BB20511F@phekda.freeserve.co.uk> from Richard Dawe at "Mar 2, 2002 02:41:51 pm"
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Charles Sandmann wrote:
> *** malloc.c_   Wed Dec  5 14:52:52 2001
> --- malloc.c    Tue Feb 12 10:52:20 2002
> *************** malloc(size_t size)
> *** 192,195 ****
> --- 192,196 ----
>     }
> 
> +   brk((void *)( ((int)sbrk(0)+(ALIGN-1)) & ~(ALIGN-1) )); /* Align next sbrk */
>     chunk_size = size+16; /* two ends plus two placeholders */
>     rv = (BLOCK *)sbrk(chunk_size);
> 
> I posted both; little feedback on which should be committed.  But it's
> important that the block overhead be a factor of the alignment or you
> will almost never merge blocks.

I think this one is best. Short and to the point.


Right,

						MartinS