microsoft / microsoft/mimalloc
How to use a preallocated piece of memory as a heap/set of heaps?
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Description
Is there any way right now to use a pre-allocated piece of memory for mimalloc? maybe just being able to create a heap with overriden mmap and munmap can be enough.
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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points; begin by locating mimalloc's heap implementation and its mmap/munmap integration in the C source. Clarify the intended API and supported behavior for using preallocated memory, since the issue does not define concrete completion criteria.
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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