Re: malloc() implementation

John Devereux wrote:
Flash Gordon <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

You can't write a malloc routine in standard C which might be part of
why it is in the standard library, hence the suggestion of asking in a
Linux group.

What you *can* do though is statically allocate a memory buffer, then
allocate out of that with your own "malloc".

True, as long as you call is something other than malloc ;-)
It all depends on what the OP actually wants to achieve.
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