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If you're suggesting Linux did not intend its malloc implement the corresponding function in the C standard then you're just lying to yourself. That's exactly w
by mehrdadn 7y ago
If you're suggesting Linux did not intend its malloc implement the corresponding function in the C standard then you're just lying to yourself. That's exactly why it's there and that's exactly what it's used for.
- cesarb 7y ago> If you're suggesting Linux did not intend its malloc implement Linux (the kernel) doesn't have malloc. It's part of the C library, which is a completely separate project. What Linux implements is brk and mmap.
- mehrdadn 7y agoPlaying loose with the word Linux here. Play along a bit maybe?