TODO: give back memory on real heap
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- C
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Description
This should probably work with just `sbrk(negative_num)`
...I suppose
Also come up with a strategy when to do this.
Maybe when freed > alloced? This will require another callback in the allocators. For the static heap we'll need a dummy callback.
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Research direction
Start by locating the real-heap path that uses sbrk and the allocator callbacks mentioned in the issue. Read how the static heap and allocators currently handle freeing, then determine a strategy for when negative sbrk should be called and how the static heap's dummy callback fits. Done means real-heap memory is returned safely without breaking static-heap behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100