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Malloc Replacement

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mimalloc
mimallocC

A compact, high-performance general-purpose memory allocator with excellent performance and security features.

#malloc-replacement#c-library#heap-management
Stars13.4k
Forks1.2k
Last commit1 day ago
hardened_malloc
hardened_mallocC

A security-focused memory allocator providing hardened malloc API with extensive heap corruption protections for modern 64-bit systems.

#malloc-replacement#c-library#slab-allocator
Stars2.0k
Forks160
Last commit15 hours ago
Mesh
MeshC++

A drop-in malloc replacement that automatically reduces memory fragmentation in C/C++ applications without code changes.

#systems-programming#malloc-replacement#heap-compaction
Stars1.9k
Forks84
Last commit5 months ago
Hoard
HoardC++

A fast, scalable, and memory-efficient drop-in replacement for malloc that improves performance of multithreaded applications on multicore systems.

#malloc-replacement#memory-manager#memory-allocation
Stars1.3k
Forks139
Last commit1 month ago

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