"Compacting the Uncompactable" by Bobby Powers

Why it was recommended

There was a great talk at Strange Loop about a drop-in malloc replacement which compacts.

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What it covers

Bobby Powers presents Mesh, a drop-in malloc replacement that eliminates memory fragmentation in unmodified C/C++ programs by compacting memory. The talk covers how it. It is for someone who wants the derivation, proof, or implementation detail.

Video details

Channel

Strange Loop Conference

Length

40 min 18 sec

Year

2019

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