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12/4/2017 • EN

Malloc Can Double Multi-threaded Ruby Program Memory Usage

Explains how malloc's per-thread memory arenas cause memory fragmentation in multi-threaded Ruby programs and how setting MALLOC_ARENA_MAX can reduce usage.

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Nate Berkopec

12/4/2014 • EN

Malloc tutorial

A tutorial on how to write your own malloc memory allocator in C, explaining core concepts and providing sample code.

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Dan Luu

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