TLSF: A new dynamic memory allocator for real-time systems

Proceedings - Euromicro Conference on Real-Time Systems

Volumn 16, Issue , 2004, Pages 79-88

  Masmano, M ^a   Ripoll, I ^a   Crespo, A ^a   Real, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Memory allocation; Real time operating systems

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; VIRTUAL STORAGE;

DYNAMIC STORAGE ALLOCATION (DSA); REAL TIME OPERATING SYSTEMS (RTOS); TWO LEVEL SEGREGATED FIT MEMORY ALLOCATORS (TLSF);

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

EID: 5644266423     PISSN: 10683070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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