However, ptmalloc—its default memory allocator—is often unable to satisfy the needs of all applications. While experts have proposed alternatives such as jemalloc, tcmalloc, and mimalloc for improved ...

The lightweight allocator demonstrates 53% faster execution times and requires 23% lower memory usage, while needing only 530 lines of code. Embedded systems such as Internet of Things (IoT) devices ...

The lightweight allocator demonstrates 53% faster execution times and requires 23% lower memory usage, while needing only 530 lines of code.

A new technical paper titled “Preventing Rowhammer Exploits via Low-Cost Domain-Aware Memory Allocation” was published by researchers at Georgia Tech. “Rowhammer is a hardware security vulnerability ...

The TCP/IP functionality of a connected device uses dynamic RAM allocation because of the unpredictable nature of network behavior. For example, if a device serves a web dashboard, we cannot control ...