microsoft / mimalloc
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mimalloc is a general-purpose C memory allocator designed as a drop-in replacement for malloc.
Why you might care
Suited to projects that want a small, portable allocator with strong performance and easy dynamic overriding of malloc on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Its codebase is about 12k lines with simple data structures, which makes it easy to integrate or adapt.
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LanguageC
LicenseMIT
Created2019-06-19 (7y ago)
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Links
- GitHub: github.com/microsoft/mimalloc
- Homepage: https://microsoft.github.io/mimalloc
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