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1 /*
2 * malloc.c
4 * Very simple linked-list based malloc()/free().
5 */
7 #include <stdlib.h>
8 #include "malloc.h"
10 struct free_arena_header __malloc_head =
13 ARENA_TYPE_HEAD,
15 &__malloc_head,
16 &__malloc_head,
18 &__malloc_head,
19 &__malloc_head
22 /* This is extern so it can be overridden by the user application */
23 const size_t __stack_size = 4096;
25 static inline size_t sp(void)
27 uint32_t sp;
28 asm volatile("movl %%esp,%0" : "=rm" (sp));
29 return sp;
32 extern void *__mem_end;
34 void __init_memory_arena(void)
36 struct free_arena_header *fp;
37 size_t start, total_space;
39 start = (size_t)ARENA_ALIGN_UP(__mem_end);
40 total_space = sp() - start;
42 fp = (struct free_arena_header *)start;
43 fp->a.type = ARENA_TYPE_FREE;
44 fp->a.size = total_space - __stack_size;
46 /* Insert into chains */
47 fp->a.next = fp->a.prev = &__malloc_head;
48 fp->next_free = fp->prev_free = &__malloc_head;
49 __malloc_head.a.next = __malloc_head.a.prev = fp;
50 __malloc_head.next_free = __malloc_head.prev_free = fp;
53 static void *__malloc_from_block(struct free_arena_header *fp, size_t size)
55 size_t fsize;
56 struct free_arena_header *nfp, *na;
58 fsize = fp->a.size;
60 /* We need the 2* to account for the larger requirements of a free block */
61 if ( fsize >= size+2*sizeof(struct arena_header) ) {
62 /* Bigger block than required -- split block */
63 nfp = (struct free_arena_header *)((char *)fp + size);
64 na = fp->a.next;
66 nfp->a.type = ARENA_TYPE_FREE;
67 nfp->a.size = fsize-size;
68 fp->a.type = ARENA_TYPE_USED;
69 fp->a.size = size;
71 /* Insert into all-block chain */
72 nfp->a.prev = fp;
73 nfp->a.next = na;
74 na->a.prev = nfp;
75 fp->a.next = nfp;
77 /* Replace current block on free chain */
78 nfp->next_free = fp->next_free;
79 nfp->prev_free = fp->prev_free;
80 fp->next_free->prev_free = nfp;
81 fp->prev_free->next_free = nfp;
82 } else {
83 /* Allocate the whole block */
84 fp->a.type = ARENA_TYPE_USED;
86 /* Remove from free chain */
87 fp->next_free->prev_free = fp->prev_free;
88 fp->prev_free->next_free = fp->next_free;
91 return (void *)(&fp->a + 1);
94 void *malloc(size_t size)
96 struct free_arena_header *fp;
98 if ( size == 0 )
99 return NULL;
101 /* Add the obligatory arena header, and round up */
102 size = (size+2*sizeof(struct arena_header)-1) & ~ARENA_SIZE_MASK;
104 for ( fp = __malloc_head.next_free ; fp->a.type != ARENA_TYPE_HEAD ;
105 fp = fp->next_free ) {
106 if ( fp->a.size >= size ) {
107 /* Found fit -- allocate out of this block */
108 return __malloc_from_block(fp, size);
112 /* Nothing found... need to request a block from the kernel */
113 return NULL; /* No kernel to get stuff from */