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Copyright ( c ) 2018 , Microsoft Research , Daan Leijen
This is free software ; you can redistribute it and / or modify it under the
terms of the MIT license . A copy of the license can be found in the file
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/*! \mainpage
This is the API documentation of the
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[ mimalloc ] ( https : //github.com/microsoft/mimalloc) allocator
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( pronounced " me-malloc " ) - - a
general purpose allocator with excellent [ performance ] ( bench . html )
characteristics . Initially
developed by Daan Leijen for the run - time systems of the
[ Koka ] ( https : //github.com/koka-lang/koka) and [Lean](https://github.com/leanprover/lean) languages.
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It is a drop - in replacement for ` malloc ` and can be used in other programs
without code changes , for example , on Unix you can use it as :
` ` `
> LD_PRELOAD = / usr / bin / libmimalloc . so myprogram
` ` `
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Notable aspects of the design include :
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- __small and consistent__ : the library is less than 6 k LOC using simple and
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consistent data structures . This makes it very suitable
to integrate and adapt in other projects . For runtime systems it
provides hooks for a monotonic _heartbeat_ and deferred freeing ( for
bounded worst - case times with reference counting ) .
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- __free list sharding__ : the big idea : instead of one big free list ( per size class ) we have
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many smaller lists per memory " page " which both reduces fragmentation
and increases locality - -
things that are allocated close in time get allocated close in memory .
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( A memory " page " in _mimalloc_ contains blocks of one size class and is
usually 64 KiB on a 64 - bit system ) .
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- __eager page reset__ : when a " page " becomes empty ( with increased chance
due to free list sharding ) the memory is marked to the OS as unused ( " reset " or " purged " )
reducing ( real ) memory pressure and fragmentation , especially in long running
programs .
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- __secure__ : _mimalloc_ can be build in secure mode , adding guard pages ,
randomized allocation , encrypted free lists , etc . to protect against various
heap vulnerabilities . The performance penalty is only around 3 % on average
over our benchmarks .
- __first - class heaps__ : efficiently create and use multiple heaps to allocate across different regions .
A heap can be destroyed at once instead of deallocating each object separately .
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- __bounded__ : it does not suffer from _blowup_ \ [ 1 \ ] , has bounded worst - case allocation
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times ( _wcat_ ) , bounded space overhead ( ~ 0.2 % meta - data , with at most 12.5 % waste in allocation sizes ) ,
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and has no internal points of contention using only atomic operations .
- __fast__ : In our benchmarks ( see [ below ] ( # performance ) ) ,
_mimalloc_ always outperforms all other leading allocators ( _jemalloc_ , _tcmalloc_ , _Hoard_ , etc ) ,
and usually uses less memory ( up to 25 % more in the worst case ) . A nice property
is that it does consistently well over a wide range of benchmarks .
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You can read more on the design of _mimalloc_ in the
[ technical report ] ( https : //www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/mimalloc-free-list-sharding-in-action)
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which also has detailed benchmark results .
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Further information :
- \ ref build
- \ ref using
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- \ ref environment
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- \ ref overrides
- \ ref bench
- \ ref malloc
- \ ref extended
- \ ref aligned
- \ ref heap
- \ ref typed
- \ ref analysis
- \ ref options
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- \ ref posix
- \ ref cpp
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*/
/// \defgroup malloc Basic Allocation
/// The basic allocation interface.
/// \{
/// Free previously allocated memory.
/// The pointer `p` must have been allocated before (or be \a NULL).
/// @param p pointer to free, or \a NULL.
void mi_free ( void * p ) ;
/// Allocate \a size bytes.
/// @param size number of bytes to allocate.
/// @returns pointer to the allocated memory or \a NULL if out of memory.
/// Returns a unique pointer if called with \a size 0.
void * mi_malloc ( size_t size ) ;
/// Allocate zero-initialized `size` bytes.
/// @param size The size in bytes.
/// @returns Pointer to newly allocated zero initialized memory,
/// or \a NULL if out of memory.
void * mi_zalloc ( size_t size ) ;
/// Allocate zero-initialized \a count elements of \a size bytes.
/// @param count number of elements.
/// @param size size of each element.
/// @returns pointer to the allocated memory
/// of \a size*\a count bytes, or \a NULL if either out of memory
/// or when `count*size` overflows.
///
/// Returns a unique pointer if called with either \a size or \a count of 0.
/// @see mi_zalloc()
void * mi_calloc ( size_t count , size_t size ) ;
/// Re-allocate memory to \a newsize bytes.
/// @param p pointer to previously allocated memory (or \a NULL).
/// @param newsize the new required size in bytes.
/// @returns pointer to the re-allocated memory
/// of \a newsize bytes, or \a NULL if out of memory.
/// If \a NULL is returned, the pointer \a p is not freed.
/// Otherwise the original pointer is either freed or returned
/// as the reallocated result (in case it fits in-place with the
/// new size). If the pointer \a p is \a NULL, it behaves as
/// \a mi_malloc(\a newsize). If \a newsize is larger than the
/// original \a size allocated for \a p, the bytes after \a size
/// are uninitialized.
void * mi_realloc ( void * p , size_t newsize ) ;
/// Re-allocate memory to \a count elements of \a size bytes, with extra memory initialized to zero.
/// @param p Pointer to a previously allocated block (or \a NULL).
/// @param count The number of elements.
/// @param size The size of each element.
/// @returns A pointer to a re-allocated block of \a count * \a size bytes, or \a NULL
/// if out of memory or if \a count * \a size overflows.
///
/// If there is no overflow, it behaves exactly like `mi_rezalloc(p,count*size)`.
/// @see mi_reallocn()
/// @see [recallocarray()](http://man.openbsd.org/reallocarray) (on BSD).
void * mi_recalloc ( void * p , size_t count , size_t size ) ;
/// Try to re-allocate memory to \a newsize bytes _in place_.
/// @param p pointer to previously allocated memory (or \a NULL).
/// @param newsize the new required size in bytes.
/// @returns pointer to the re-allocated memory
/// of \a newsize bytes (always equal to \a p),
/// or \a NULL if either out of memory or if
/// the memory could not be expanded in place.
/// If \a NULL is returned, the pointer \a p is not freed.
/// Otherwise the original pointer is returned
/// as the reallocated result since it fits in-place with the
/// new size. If \a newsize is larger than the
/// original \a size allocated for \a p, the bytes after \a size
/// are uninitialized.
void * mi_expand ( void * p , size_t newsize ) ;
/// Allocate \a count elements of \a size bytes.
/// @param count The number of elements.
/// @param size The size of each element.
/// @returns A pointer to a block of \a count * \a size bytes, or \a NULL
/// if out of memory or if \a count * \a size overflows.
///
/// If there is no overflow, it behaves exactly like `mi_malloc(p,count*size)`.
/// @see mi_calloc()
/// @see mi_zallocn()
void * mi_mallocn ( size_t count , size_t size ) ;
/// Re-allocate memory to \a count elements of \a size bytes.
/// @param p Pointer to a previously allocated block (or \a NULL).
/// @param count The number of elements.
/// @param size The size of each element.
/// @returns A pointer to a re-allocated block of \a count * \a size bytes, or \a NULL
/// if out of memory or if \a count * \a size overflows.
///
/// If there is no overflow, it behaves exactly like `mi_realloc(p,count*size)`.
/// @see [reallocarray()](<http://man.openbsd.org/reallocarray>) (on BSD)
void * mi_reallocn ( void * p , size_t count , size_t size ) ;
/// Re-allocate memory to \a newsize bytes,
/// @param p pointer to previously allocated memory (or \a NULL).
/// @param newsize the new required size in bytes.
/// @returns pointer to the re-allocated memory
/// of \a newsize bytes, or \a NULL if out of memory.
///
/// In contrast to mi_realloc(), if \a NULL is returned, the original pointer
/// \a p is freed (if it was not \a NULL itself).
/// Otherwise the original pointer is either freed or returned
/// as the reallocated result (in case it fits in-place with the
/// new size). If the pointer \a p is \a NULL, it behaves as
/// \a mi_malloc(\a newsize). If \a newsize is larger than the
/// original \a size allocated for \a p, the bytes after \a size
/// are uninitialized.
///
/// @see [reallocf](https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=reallocf) (on BSD)
void * mi_reallocf ( void * p , size_t newsize ) ;
/// Allocate and duplicate a string.
/// @param s string to duplicate (or \a NULL).
/// @returns a pointer to newly allocated memory initialized
/// to string \a s, or \a NULL if either out of memory or if
/// \a s is \a NULL.
///
/// Replacement for the standard [strdup()](http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/strdup.html)
/// such that mi_free() can be used on the returned result.
char * mi_strdup ( const char * s ) ;
/// Allocate and duplicate a string up to \a n bytes.
/// @param s string to duplicate (or \a NULL).
/// @param n maximum number of bytes to copy (excluding the terminating zero).
/// @returns a pointer to newly allocated memory initialized
/// to string \a s up to the first \a n bytes (and always zero terminated),
/// or \a NULL if either out of memory or if \a s is \a NULL.
///
/// Replacement for the standard [strndup()](http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/strndup.html)
/// such that mi_free() can be used on the returned result.
char * mi_strndup ( const char * s , size_t n ) ;
/// Resolve a file path name.
/// @param fname File name.
/// @param resolved_name Should be \a NULL (but can also point to a buffer
/// of at least \a PATH_MAX bytes).
/// @returns If successful a pointer to the resolved absolute file name, or
/// \a NULL on failure (with \a errno set to the error code).
///
/// If \a resolved_name was \a NULL, the returned result should be freed with
/// mi_free().
///
/// Replacement for the standard [realpath()](http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/realpath.html)
/// such that mi_free() can be used on the returned result (if \a resolved_name was \a NULL).
char * mi_realpath ( const char * fname , char * resolved_name ) ;
/// \}
// ------------------------------------------------------
// Extended functionality
// ------------------------------------------------------
/// \defgroup extended Extended Functions
/// Extended functionality.
/// \{
/// Maximum size allowed for small allocations in
/// #mi_malloc_small and #mi_zalloc_small (usually `128*sizeof(void*)` (= 1KB on 64-bit systems))
# define MI_SMALL_SIZE_MAX (128*sizeof(void*))
/// Allocate a small object.
/// @param size The size in bytes, can be at most #MI_SMALL_SIZE_MAX.
/// @returns a pointer to newly allocated memory of at least \a size
/// bytes, or \a NULL if out of memory.
/// This function is meant for use in run-time systems for best
/// performance and does not check if \a size was indeed small -- use
/// with care!
void * mi_malloc_small ( size_t size ) ;
/// Allocate a zero initialized small object.
/// @param size The size in bytes, can be at most #MI_SMALL_SIZE_MAX.
/// @returns a pointer to newly allocated zero-initialized memory of at
/// least \a size bytes, or \a NULL if out of memory.
/// This function is meant for use in run-time systems for best
/// performance and does not check if \a size was indeed small -- use
/// with care!
void * mi_zalloc_small ( size_t size ) ;
/// Return the available bytes in a memory block.
/// @param p Pointer to previously allocated memory (or \a NULL)
/// @returns Returns the available bytes in the memory block, or
/// 0 if \a p was \a NULL.
///
/// The returned size can be
/// used to call \a mi_expand successfully.
/// The returned size is always at least equal to the
/// allocated size of \a p, and, in the current design,
/// should be less than 16.7% more.
///
/// @see [_msize](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/c-runtime-library/reference/msize?view=vs-2017) (Windows)
/// @see [malloc_usable_size](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/malloc_usable_size.3.html) (Linux)
/// @see mi_good_size()
size_t mi_usable_size ( void * p ) ;
/// Return the used allocation size.
/// @param size The minimal required size in bytes.
/// @returns the size `n` that will be allocated, where `n >= size`.
///
/// Generally, `mi_usable_size(mi_malloc(size)) == mi_good_size(size)`.
/// This can be used to reduce internal wasted space when
/// allocating buffers for example.
///
/// @see mi_usable_size()
size_t mi_good_size ( size_t size ) ;
/// Eagerly free memory.
/// @param force If \a true, aggressively return memory to the OS (can be expensive!)
///
/// Regular code should not have to call this function. It can be beneficial
/// in very narrow circumstances; in particular, when a long running thread
/// allocates a lot of blocks that are freed by other threads it may improve
/// resource usage by calling this every once in a while.
void mi_collect ( bool force ) ;
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/// Print the main statistics.
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/// @param out Ignored, outputs to the registered output function or stderr by default.
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///
/// Most detailed when using a debug build.
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void mi_stats_print ( void * out ) ;
/// Print the main statistics.
/// @param out An output function or \a NULL for the default.
/// @param arg Optional argument passed to \a out (if not \a NULL)
///
/// Most detailed when using a debug build.
void mi_stats_print ( mi_output_fun * out , void * arg ) ;
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/// Reset statistics.
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void mi_stats_reset ( void ) ;
/// Merge thread local statistics with the main statistics and reset.
void mi_stats_merge ( void ) ;
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/// Initialize mimalloc on a thread.
/// Should not be used as on most systems (pthreads, windows) this is done
/// automatically.
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void mi_thread_init ( void ) ;
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/// Uninitialize mimalloc on a thread.
/// Should not be used as on most systems (pthreads, windows) this is done
/// automatically. Ensures that any memory that is not freed yet (but will
/// be freed by other threads in the future) is properly handled.
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void mi_thread_done ( void ) ;
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/// Print out heap statistics for this thread.
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/// @param out An output function or \a NULL for the default.
/// @param arg Optional argument passed to \a out (if not \a NULL)
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///
/// Most detailed when using a debug build.
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void mi_thread_stats_print_out ( mi_output_fun * out , void * arg ) ;
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/// Type of deferred free functions.
/// @param force If \a true all outstanding items should be freed.
/// @param heartbeat A monotonically increasing count.
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/// @param arg Argument that was passed at registration to hold extra state.
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///
/// @see mi_register_deferred_free
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typedef void ( mi_deferred_free_fun ) ( bool force , unsigned long long heartbeat , void * arg ) ;
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/// Register a deferred free function.
/// @param deferred_free Address of a deferred free-ing function or \a NULL to unregister.
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/// @param arg Argument that will be passed on to the deferred free function.
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///
/// Some runtime systems use deferred free-ing, for example when using
/// reference counting to limit the worst case free time.
/// Such systems can register (re-entrant) deferred free function
/// to free more memory on demand. When the \a force parameter is
/// \a true all possible memory should be freed.
/// The per-thread \a heartbeat parameter is monotonically increasing
/// and guaranteed to be deterministic if the program allocates
/// deterministically. The \a deferred_free function is guaranteed
/// to be called deterministically after some number of allocations
/// (regardless of freeing or available free memory).
/// At most one \a deferred_free function can be active.
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void mi_register_deferred_free ( mi_deferred_free_fun * deferred_free , void * arg ) ;
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/// Type of output functions.
/// @param msg Message to output.
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/// @param arg Argument that was passed at registration to hold extra state.
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///
/// @see mi_register_output()
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typedef void ( mi_output_fun ) ( const char * msg , void * arg ) ;
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/// Register an output function.
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/// @param out The output function, use `NULL` to output to stderr.
/// @param arg Argument that will be passed on to the output function.
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///
/// The `out` function is called to output any information from mimalloc,
/// like verbose or warning messages.
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void mi_register_output ( mi_output_fun * out , void * arg ) ;
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/// Type of error callback functions.
/// @param err Error code (see mi_register_error() for a complete list).
/// @param arg Argument that was passed at registration to hold extra state.
///
/// @see mi_register_error()
typedef void ( mi_error_fun ) ( int err , void * arg ) ;
/// Register an error callback function.
/// @param errfun The error function that is called on an error (use \a NULL for default)
/// @param arg Extra argument that will be passed on to the error function.
///
/// The \a errfun function is called on an error in mimalloc after emitting
/// an error message (through the output function). It as always legal to just
/// return from the \a errfun function in which case allocation functions generally
/// return \a NULL or ignore the condition. The default function only calls abort()
/// when compiled in secure mode with an \a EFAULT error. The possible error
/// codes are:
/// * \a EAGAIN: Double free was detected (only in debug and secure mode).
/// * \a EFAULT: Corrupted free list or meta-data was detected (only in debug and secure mode).
/// * \a ENOMEM: Not enough memory available to satisfy the request.
/// * \a EOVERFLOW: Too large a request, for example in mi_calloc(), the \a count and \a size parameters are too large.
/// * \a EINVAL: Trying to free or re-allocate an invalid pointer.
void mi_register_error ( mi_error_fun * errfun , void * arg ) ;
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/// Is a pointer part of our heap?
/// @param p The pointer to check.
/// @returns \a true if this is a pointer into our heap.
/// This function is relatively fast.
bool mi_is_in_heap_region ( const void * p ) ;
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/// Reserve \a pages of huge OS pages (1GiB) evenly divided over \a numa_nodes nodes,
/// but stops after at most `timeout_msecs` seconds.
/// @param pages The number of 1GiB pages to reserve.
/// @param numa_nodes The number of nodes do evenly divide the pages over, or 0 for using the actual number of NUMA nodes.
/// @param timeout_msecs Maximum number of milli-seconds to try reserving, or 0 for no timeout.
/// @returns 0 if successfull, \a ENOMEM if running out of memory, or \a ETIMEDOUT if timed out.
///
/// The reserved memory is used by mimalloc to satisfy allocations.
/// May quit before \a timeout_msecs are expired if it estimates it will take more than
/// 1.5 times \a timeout_msecs. The time limit is needed because on some operating systems
/// it can take a long time to reserve contiguous memory if the physical memory is
/// fragmented.
int mi_reserve_huge_os_pages_interleave ( size_t pages , size_t numa_nodes , size_t timeout_msecs ) ;
/// Reserve \a pages of huge OS pages (1GiB) at a specific \a numa_node,
/// but stops after at most `timeout_msecs` seconds.
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/// @param pages The number of 1GiB pages to reserve.
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/// @param numa_node The NUMA node where the memory is reserved (start at 0).
/// @param timeout_msecs Maximum number of milli-seconds to try reserving, or 0 for no timeout.
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/// @returns 0 if successfull, \a ENOMEM if running out of memory, or \a ETIMEDOUT if timed out.
///
/// The reserved memory is used by mimalloc to satisfy allocations.
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/// May quit before \a timeout_msecs are expired if it estimates it will take more than
/// 1.5 times \a timeout_msecs. The time limit is needed because on some operating systems
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/// it can take a long time to reserve contiguous memory if the physical memory is
/// fragmented.
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int mi_reserve_huge_os_pages_at ( size_t pages , int numa_node , size_t timeout_msecs ) ;
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/// Is the C runtime \a malloc API redirected?
/// @returns \a true if all malloc API calls are redirected to mimalloc.
///
/// Currenty only used on Windows.
bool mi_is_redirected ( ) ;
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/// \}
// ------------------------------------------------------
// Aligned allocation
// ------------------------------------------------------
/// \defgroup aligned Aligned Allocation
///
/// Allocating aligned memory blocks.
///
/// \{
/// Allocate \a size bytes aligned by \a alignment.
/// @param size number of bytes to allocate.
/// @param alignment the minimal alignment of the allocated memory.
/// @returns pointer to the allocated memory or \a NULL if out of memory.
/// The returned pointer is aligned by \a alignment, i.e.
/// `(uintptr_t)p % alignment == 0`.
///
/// Returns a unique pointer if called with \a size 0.
/// @see [_aligned_malloc](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/c-runtime-library/reference/aligned-malloc?view=vs-2017) (on Windows)
/// @see [aligned_alloc](http://man.openbsd.org/reallocarray) (on BSD, with switched arguments!)
/// @see [posix_memalign](https://linux.die.net/man/3/posix_memalign) (on Posix, with switched arguments!)
/// @see [memalign](https://linux.die.net/man/3/posix_memalign) (on Linux, with switched arguments!)
void * mi_malloc_aligned ( size_t size , size_t alignment ) ;
void * mi_zalloc_aligned ( size_t size , size_t alignment ) ;
void * mi_calloc_aligned ( size_t count , size_t size , size_t alignment ) ;
void * mi_realloc_aligned ( void * p , size_t newsize , size_t alignment ) ;
/// Allocate \a size bytes aligned by \a alignment at a specified \a offset.
/// @param size number of bytes to allocate.
/// @param alignment the minimal alignment of the allocated memory at \a offset.
/// @param offset the offset that should be aligned.
/// @returns pointer to the allocated memory or \a NULL if out of memory.
/// The returned pointer is aligned by \a alignment at \a offset, i.e.
/// `((uintptr_t)p + offset) % alignment == 0`.
///
/// Returns a unique pointer if called with \a size 0.
/// @see [_aligned_offset_malloc](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/c-runtime-library/reference/aligned-offset-malloc?view=vs-2017) (on Windows)
void * mi_malloc_aligned_at ( size_t size , size_t alignment , size_t offset ) ;
void * mi_zalloc_aligned_at ( size_t size , size_t alignment , size_t offset ) ;
void * mi_calloc_aligned_at ( size_t count , size_t size , size_t alignment , size_t offset ) ;
void * mi_realloc_aligned_at ( void * p , size_t newsize , size_t alignment , size_t offset ) ;
/// \}
/// \defgroup heap Heap Allocation
///
/// First-class heaps that can be destroyed in one go.
///
/// \{
/// Type of first-class heaps.
/// A heap can only be used for allocation in
/// the thread that created this heap! Any allocated
/// blocks can be freed or reallocated by any other thread though.
struct mi_heap_s ;
/// Type of first-class heaps.
/// A heap can only be used for (re)allocation in
/// the thread that created this heap! Any allocated
/// blocks can be freed by any other thread though.
typedef struct mi_heap_s mi_heap_t ;
/// Create a new heap that can be used for allocation.
mi_heap_t * mi_heap_new ( ) ;
/// Delete a previously allocated heap.
/// This will release resources and migrate any
/// still allocated blocks in this heap (efficienty)
/// to the default heap.
///
/// If \a heap is the default heap, the default
/// heap is set to the backing heap.
void mi_heap_delete ( mi_heap_t * heap ) ;
/// Destroy a heap, freeing all its still allocated blocks.
/// Use with care as this will free all blocks still
/// allocated in the heap. However, this can be a very
/// efficient way to free all heap memory in one go.
///
/// If \a heap is the default heap, the default
/// heap is set to the backing heap.
void mi_heap_destroy ( mi_heap_t * heap ) ;
/// Set the default heap to use for mi_malloc() et al.
/// @param heap The new default heap.
/// @returns The previous default heap.
mi_heap_t * mi_heap_set_default ( mi_heap_t * heap ) ;
/// Get the default heap that is used for mi_malloc() et al.
/// @returns The current default heap.
mi_heap_t * mi_heap_get_default ( ) ;
/// Get the backing heap.
/// The _backing_ heap is the initial default heap for
/// a thread and always available for allocations.
/// It cannot be destroyed or deleted
/// except by exiting the thread.
mi_heap_t * mi_heap_get_backing ( ) ;
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/// Release outstanding resources in a specific heap.
void mi_heap_collect ( mi_heap_t * heap , bool force ) ;
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/// Allocate in a specific heap.
/// @see mi_malloc()
void * mi_heap_malloc ( mi_heap_t * heap , size_t size ) ;
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/// Allocate a small object in a specific heap.
/// \a size must be smaller or equal to MI_SMALL_SIZE_MAX().
/// @see mi_malloc()
void * mi_heap_malloc_small ( mi_heap_t * heap , size_t size ) ;
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/// Allocate zero-initialized in a specific heap.
/// @see mi_zalloc()
void * mi_heap_zalloc ( mi_heap_t * heap , size_t size ) ;
/// Allocate \a count zero-initialized elements in a specific heap.
/// @see mi_calloc()
void * mi_heap_calloc ( mi_heap_t * heap , size_t count , size_t size ) ;
/// Allocate \a count elements in a specific heap.
/// @see mi_mallocn()
void * mi_heap_mallocn ( mi_heap_t * heap , size_t count , size_t size ) ;
/// Duplicate a string in a specific heap.
/// @see mi_strdup()
char * mi_heap_strdup ( mi_heap_t * heap , const char * s ) ;
/// Duplicate a string of at most length \a n in a specific heap.
/// @see mi_strndup()
char * mi_heap_strndup ( mi_heap_t * heap , const char * s , size_t n ) ;
/// Resolve a file path name using a specific \a heap to allocate the result.
/// @see mi_realpath()
char * mi_heap_realpath ( mi_heap_t * heap , const char * fname , char * resolved_name ) ;
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void * mi_heap_realloc ( mi_heap_t * heap , void * p , size_t newsize ) ;
void * mi_heap_reallocn ( mi_heap_t * heap , void * p , size_t count , size_t size ) ;
void * mi_heap_reallocf ( mi_heap_t * heap , void * p , size_t newsize ) ;
void * mi_heap_malloc_aligned ( mi_heap_t * heap , size_t size , size_t alignment ) ;
void * mi_heap_malloc_aligned_at ( mi_heap_t * heap , size_t size , size_t alignment , size_t offset ) ;
void * mi_heap_zalloc_aligned ( mi_heap_t * heap , size_t size , size_t alignment ) ;
void * mi_heap_zalloc_aligned_at ( mi_heap_t * heap , size_t size , size_t alignment , size_t offset ) ;
void * mi_heap_calloc_aligned ( mi_heap_t * heap , size_t count , size_t size , size_t alignment ) ;
void * mi_heap_calloc_aligned_at ( mi_heap_t * heap , size_t count , size_t size , size_t alignment , size_t offset ) ;
void * mi_heap_realloc_aligned ( mi_heap_t * heap , void * p , size_t newsize , size_t alignment ) ;
void * mi_heap_realloc_aligned_at ( mi_heap_t * heap , void * p , size_t newsize , size_t alignment , size_t offset ) ;
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/// \}
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/// \defgroup zeroinit Zero initialized re-allocation
///
/// The zero-initialized re-allocations are only valid on memory that was
/// originally allocated with zero initialization too.
/// e.g. `mi_calloc`, `mi_zalloc`, `mi_zalloc_aligned` etc.
/// see <https://github.com/microsoft/mimalloc/issues/63#issuecomment-508272992>
///
/// \{
void * mi_rezalloc ( void * p , size_t newsize ) ;
void * mi_recalloc ( void * p , size_t newcount , size_t size ) ;
void * mi_rezalloc_aligned ( void * p , size_t newsize , size_t alignment ) ;
void * mi_rezalloc_aligned_at ( void * p , size_t newsize , size_t alignment , size_t offset ) ;
void * mi_recalloc_aligned ( void * p , size_t newcount , size_t size , size_t alignment ) ;
void * mi_recalloc_aligned_at ( void * p , size_t newcount , size_t size , size_t alignment , size_t offset ) ;
void * mi_heap_rezalloc ( mi_heap_t * heap , void * p , size_t newsize ) ;
void * mi_heap_recalloc ( mi_heap_t * heap , void * p , size_t newcount , size_t size ) ;
void * mi_heap_rezalloc_aligned ( mi_heap_t * heap , void * p , size_t newsize , size_t alignment ) ;
void * mi_heap_rezalloc_aligned_at ( mi_heap_t * heap , void * p , size_t newsize , size_t alignment , size_t offset ) ;
void * mi_heap_recalloc_aligned ( mi_heap_t * heap , void * p , size_t newcount , size_t size , size_t alignment ) ;
void * mi_heap_recalloc_aligned_at ( mi_heap_t * heap , void * p , size_t newcount , size_t size , size_t alignment , size_t offset ) ;
/// \}
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/// \defgroup typed Typed Macros
///
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/// Typed allocation macros. For example:
/// ```
/// int* p = mi_malloc_tp(int)
/// ```
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///
/// \{
/// Allocate a block of type \a tp.
/// @param tp The type of the block to allocate.
/// @returns A pointer to an object of type \a tp, or
/// \a NULL if out of memory.
///
/// **Example:**
/// ```
/// int* p = mi_malloc_tp(int)
/// ```
///
/// @see mi_malloc()
# define mi_malloc_tp(tp) ((tp*)mi_malloc(sizeof(tp)))
/// Allocate a zero-initialized block of type \a tp.
# define mi_zalloc_tp(tp) ((tp*)mi_zalloc(sizeof(tp)))
/// Allocate \a count zero-initialized blocks of type \a tp.
# define mi_calloc_tp(tp,count) ((tp*)mi_calloc(count,sizeof(tp)))
/// Allocate \a count blocks of type \a tp.
# define mi_mallocn_tp(tp,count) ((tp*)mi_mallocn(count,sizeof(tp)))
/// Re-allocate to \a count blocks of type \a tp.
# define mi_reallocn_tp(p,tp,count) ((tp*)mi_reallocn(p,count,sizeof(tp)))
/// Allocate a block of type \a tp in a heap \a hp.
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# define mi_heap_malloc_tp(hp,tp) ((tp*)mi_heap_malloc(hp,sizeof(tp)))
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/// Allocate a zero-initialized block of type \a tp in a heap \a hp.
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# define mi_heap_zalloc_tp(hp,tp) ((tp*)mi_heap_zalloc(hp,sizeof(tp)))
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/// Allocate \a count zero-initialized blocks of type \a tp in a heap \a hp.
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# define mi_heap_calloc_tp(hp,tp,count) ((tp*)mi_heap_calloc(hp,count,sizeof(tp)))
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/// Allocate \a count blocks of type \a tp in a heap \a hp.
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# define mi_heap_mallocn_tp(hp,tp,count) ((tp*)mi_heap_mallocn(hp,count,sizeof(tp)))
/// Re-allocate to \a count blocks of type \a tp in a heap \a hp.
# define mi_heap_reallocn_tp(hp,p,tp,count) ((tp*)mi_heap_reallocn(p,count,sizeof(tp)))
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/// Re-allocate to \a count zero initialized blocks of type \a tp in a heap \a hp.
# define mi_heap_recalloc_tp(hp,p,tp,count) ((tp*)mi_heap_recalloc(p,count,sizeof(tp)))
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/// \}
/// \defgroup analysis Heap Introspection
///
/// Inspect the heap at runtime.
///
/// \{
/// Does a heap contain a pointer to a previously allocated block?
/// @param heap The heap.
/// @param p Pointer to a previously allocated block (in any heap)-- cannot be some
/// random pointer!
/// @returns \a true if the block pointed to by \a p is in the \a heap.
/// @see mi_heap_check_owned()
bool mi_heap_contains_block ( mi_heap_t * heap , const void * p ) ;
/// Check safely if any pointer is part of a heap.
/// @param heap The heap.
/// @param p Any pointer -- not required to be previously allocated by us.
/// @returns \a true if \a p points to a block in \a heap.
///
/// Note: expensive function, linear in the pages in the heap.
/// @see mi_heap_contains_block()
/// @see mi_heap_get_default()
bool mi_heap_check_owned ( mi_heap_t * heap , const void * p ) ;
/// Check safely if any pointer is part of the default heap of this thread.
/// @param p Any pointer -- not required to be previously allocated by us.
/// @returns \a true if \a p points to a block in default heap of this thread.
///
/// Note: expensive function, linear in the pages in the heap.
/// @see mi_heap_contains_block()
/// @see mi_heap_get_default()
bool mi_check_owned ( const void * p ) ;
/// An area of heap space contains blocks of a single size.
/// The bytes in freed blocks are `committed - used`.
typedef struct mi_heap_area_s {
void * blocks ; ///< start of the area containing heap blocks
size_t reserved ; ///< bytes reserved for this area
size_t committed ; ///< current committed bytes of this area
size_t used ; ///< bytes in use by allocated blocks
size_t block_size ; ///< size in bytes of one block
} mi_heap_area_t ;
/// Visitor function passed to mi_heap_visit_blocks()
/// @returns \a true if ok, \a false to stop visiting (i.e. break)
///
/// This function is always first called for every \a area
/// with \a block as a \a NULL pointer. If \a visit_all_blocks
/// was \a true, the function is then called for every allocated
/// block in that area.
typedef bool ( mi_block_visit_fun ) ( const mi_heap_t * heap , const mi_heap_area_t * area , void * block , size_t block_size , void * arg ) ;
/// Visit all areas and blocks in a heap.
/// @param heap The heap to visit.
/// @param visit_all_blocks If \a true visits all allocated blocks, otherwise
/// \a visitor is only called for every heap area.
/// @param visitor This function is called for every area in the heap
/// (with \a block as \a NULL). If \a visit_all_blocks is
/// \a true, \a visitor is also called for every allocated
/// block in every area (with `block!=NULL`).
/// return \a false from this function to stop visiting early.
/// @param arg Extra argument passed to \a visitor.
/// @returns \a true if all areas and blocks were visited.
bool mi_heap_visit_blocks ( const mi_heap_t * heap , bool visit_all_blocks , mi_block_visit_fun * visitor , void * arg ) ;
/// \}
/// \defgroup options Runtime Options
///
/// Set runtime behavior.
///
/// \{
/// Runtime options.
typedef enum mi_option_e {
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// stable options
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mi_option_show_stats , ///< Print statistics to `stderr` when the program is done.
mi_option_show_errors , ///< Print error messages to `stderr`.
mi_option_verbose , ///< Print verbose messages to `stderr`.
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// the following options are experimental
mi_option_eager_commit , ///< Eagerly commit segments (4MiB) (enabled by default).
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mi_option_eager_region_commit , ///< Eagerly commit large (256MiB) memory regions (enabled by default, except on Windows)
mi_option_large_os_pages , ///< Use large OS pages (2MiB in size) if possible
mi_option_reserve_huge_os_pages , ///< The number of huge OS pages (1GiB in size) to reserve at the start of the program.
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mi_option_segment_cache , ///< The number of segments per thread to keep cached.
mi_option_page_reset , ///< Reset page memory after \a mi_option_reset_delay milliseconds when it becomes free.
mi_option_segment_reset , ///< Experimental
mi_option_reset_delay , ///< Delay in milli-seconds before resetting a page (100ms by default)
mi_option_use_numa_nodes , ///< Pretend there are at most N NUMA nodes
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mi_option_reset_decommits , ///< Experimental
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mi_option_eager_commit_delay , ///< Experimental
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mi_option_os_tag , ///< OS tag to assign to mimalloc'd memory
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_mi_option_last
} mi_option_t ;
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bool mi_option_enabled ( mi_option_t option ) ;
void mi_option_enable ( mi_option_t option , bool enable ) ;
void mi_option_enable_default ( mi_option_t option , bool enable ) ;
long mi_option_get ( mi_option_t option ) ;
void mi_option_set ( mi_option_t option , long value ) ;
void mi_option_set_default ( mi_option_t option , long value ) ;
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/// \}
/// \defgroup posix Posix
///
/// `mi_` prefixed implementations of various Posix, Unix, and C++ allocation functions.
/// Defined for convenience as all redirect to the regular mimalloc API.
///
/// \{
void * mi_recalloc ( void * p , size_t count , size_t size ) ;
size_t mi_malloc_size ( const void * p ) ;
size_t mi_malloc_usable_size ( const void * p ) ;
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/// Just as `free` but also checks if the pointer `p` belongs to our heap.
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void mi_cfree ( void * p ) ;
int mi_posix_memalign ( void * * p , size_t alignment , size_t size ) ;
int mi__posix_memalign ( void * * p , size_t alignment , size_t size ) ;
void * mi_memalign ( size_t alignment , size_t size ) ;
void * mi_valloc ( size_t size ) ;
void * mi_pvalloc ( size_t size ) ;
void * mi_aligned_alloc ( size_t alignment , size_t size ) ;
void * mi_reallocarray ( void * p , size_t count , size_t size ) ;
void mi_free_size ( void * p , size_t size ) ;
void mi_free_size_aligned ( void * p , size_t size , size_t alignment ) ;
void mi_free_aligned ( void * p , size_t alignment ) ;
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/// \}
/// \defgroup cpp C++ wrappers
///
/// `mi_` prefixed implementations of various allocation functions
/// that use C++ semantics on out-of-memory, generally calling
/// `std::get_new_handler` and raising a `std::bad_alloc` exception on failure.
///
/// Note: use the `mimalloc-new-delete.h` header to override the \a new
/// and \a delete operators globally. The wrappers here are mostly
/// for convience for library writers that need to interface with
/// mimalloc from C++.
///
/// \{
/// like mi_malloc(), but when out of memory, use `std::get_new_handler` and raise `std::bad_alloc` exception on failure.
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void * mi_new ( std : : size_t n ) noexcept ( false ) ;
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/// like mi_mallocn(), but when out of memory, use `std::get_new_handler` and raise `std::bad_alloc` exception on failure.
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void * mi_new_n ( size_t count , size_t size ) noexcept ( false ) ;
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/// like mi_malloc_aligned(), but when out of memory, use `std::get_new_handler` and raise `std::bad_alloc` exception on failure.
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void * mi_new_aligned ( std : : size_t n , std : : align_val_t alignment ) noexcept ( false ) ;
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/// like `mi_malloc`, but when out of memory, use `std::get_new_handler` but return \a NULL on failure.
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void * mi_new_nothrow ( size_t n ) ;
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/// like `mi_malloc_aligned`, but when out of memory, use `std::get_new_handler` but return \a NULL on failure.
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void * mi_new_aligned_nothrow ( size_t n , size_t alignment ) ;
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/// like mi_realloc(), but when out of memory, use `std::get_new_handler` and raise `std::bad_alloc` exception on failure.
void * mi_new_realloc ( void * p , size_t newsize ) ;
/// like mi_reallocn(), but when out of memory, use `std::get_new_handler` and raise `std::bad_alloc` exception on failure.
void * mi_new_reallocn ( void * p , size_t newcount , size_t size ) ;
/// \a std::allocator implementation for mimalloc for use in STL containers.
/// For example:
/// ```
/// std::vector<int, mi_stl_allocator<int> > vec;
/// vec.push_back(1);
/// vec.pop_back();
/// ```
template < class T > struct mi_stl_allocator { }
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/// \}
/*! \page build Building
Checkout the sources from Github :
` ` `
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git clone https : //github.com/microsoft/mimalloc
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` ` `
# # Windows
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Open ` ide / vs2019 / mimalloc . sln ` in Visual Studio 2019 and build ( or ` ide / vs2017 / mimalloc . sln ` ) .
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The ` mimalloc ` project builds a static library ( in ` out / msvc - x64 ` ) , while the
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` mimalloc - override ` project builds a DLL for overriding malloc
in the entire program .
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# # macOS, Linux, BSD, etc.
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We use [ ` cmake ` ] ( https : //cmake.org)<sup>1</sup> as the build system:
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` ` `
> mkdir - p out / release
> cd out / release
> cmake . . / . .
> make
` ` `
This builds the library as a shared ( dynamic )
library ( ` . so ` or ` . dylib ` ) , a static library ( ` . a ` ) , and
as a single object file ( ` . o ` ) .
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` > sudo make install ` ( install the library and header files in ` / usr / local / lib ` and ` / usr / local / include ` )
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You can build the debug version which does many internal checks and
maintains detailed statistics as :
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` ` `
> mkdir - p out / debug
> cd out / debug
> cmake - DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE = Debug . . / . .
> make
` ` `
This will name the shared library as ` libmimalloc - debug . so ` .
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Finally , you can build a _secure_ version that uses guard pages , encrypted
free lists , etc , as :
` ` `
> mkdir - p out / secure
> cd out / secure
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> cmake - DMI_SECURE = ON . . / . .
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> make
` ` `
This will name the shared library as ` libmimalloc - secure . so ` .
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Use ` ccmake ` < sup > 2 < / sup > instead of ` cmake `
to see and customize all the available build options .
Notes :
1. Install CMake : ` sudo apt - get install cmake `
2. Install CCMake : ` sudo apt - get install cmake - curses - gui `
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*/
/*! \page using Using the library
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# ## Build
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The preferred usage is including ` < mimalloc . h > ` , linking with
the shared - or static library , and using the ` mi_malloc ` API exclusively for allocation . For example ,
` ` `
gcc - o myprogram - lmimalloc myfile . c
` ` `
mimalloc uses only safe OS calls ( ` mmap ` and ` VirtualAlloc ` ) and can co - exist
with other allocators linked to the same program .
If you use ` cmake ` , you can simply use :
` ` `
find_package ( mimalloc 1.0 REQUIRED )
` ` `
in your ` CMakeLists . txt ` to find a locally installed mimalloc . Then use either :
` ` `
target_link_libraries ( myapp PUBLIC mimalloc )
` ` `
to link with the shared ( dynamic ) library , or :
` ` `
target_link_libraries ( myapp PUBLIC mimalloc - static )
` ` `
to link with the static library . See ` test \ CMakeLists . txt ` for an example .
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# ## C++
For best performance in C + + programs , it is also recommended to override the
global ` new ` and ` delete ` operators . For convience , mimalloc provides
[ ` mimalloc - new - delete . h ` ] ( https : //github.com/microsoft/mimalloc/blob/master/include/mimalloc-new-delete.h) which does this for you -- just include it in a single(!) source file in your project.
In C + + , mimalloc also provides the ` mi_stl_allocator ` struct which implements the ` std : : allocator `
interface . For example :
` ` `
std : : vector < some_struct , mi_stl_allocator < some_struct > > vec ;
vec . push_back ( some_struct ( ) ) ;
` ` `
# ## Statistics
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You can pass environment variables to print verbose messages ( ` MIMALLOC_VERBOSE = 1 ` )
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and statistics ( ` MIMALLOC_SHOW_STATS = 1 ` ) ( in the debug version ) :
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` ` `
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> env MIMALLOC_SHOW_STATS = 1 . / cfrac 175451865205073170563711388363
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175451865205073170563711388363 = 374456281610909315237213 * 468551
heap stats : peak total freed unit
normal 2 : 16.4 kb 17.5 mb 17.5 mb 16 b ok
normal 3 : 16.3 kb 15.2 mb 15.2 mb 24 b ok
normal 4 : 64 b 4.6 kb 4.6 kb 32 b ok
normal 5 : 80 b 118.4 kb 118.4 kb 40 b ok
normal 6 : 48 b 48 b 48 b 48 b ok
normal 17 : 960 b 960 b 960 b 320 b ok
heap stats : peak total freed unit
normal : 33.9 kb 32.8 mb 32.8 mb 1 b ok
huge : 0 b 0 b 0 b 1 b ok
total : 33.9 kb 32.8 mb 32.8 mb 1 b ok
malloc requested : 32.8 mb
committed : 58.2 kb 58.2 kb 58.2 kb 1 b ok
reserved : 2.0 mb 2.0 mb 2.0 mb 1 b ok
reset : 0 b 0 b 0 b 1 b ok
segments : 1 1 1
- abandoned : 0
pages : 6 6 6
- abandoned : 0
mmaps : 3
mmap fast : 0
mmap slow : 1
threads : 0
elapsed : 2.022 s
process : user : 1.781 s , system : 0.016 s , faults : 756 , reclaims : 0 , rss : 2.7 mb
` ` `
The above model of using the ` mi_ ` prefixed API is not always possible
though in existing programs that already use the standard malloc interface ,
and another option is to override the standard malloc interface
completely and redirect all calls to the _mimalloc_ library instead .
See \ ref overrides for more info .
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*/
/*! \page environment Environment Options
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You can set further options either programmatically ( using [ ` mi_option_set ` ] ( https : //microsoft.github.io/mimalloc/group__options.html)),
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or via environment variables .
- ` MIMALLOC_SHOW_STATS = 1 ` : show statistics when the program terminates .
- ` MIMALLOC_VERBOSE = 1 ` : show verbose messages .
- ` MIMALLOC_SHOW_ERRORS = 1 ` : show error and warning messages .
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- ` MIMALLOC_PAGE_RESET = 1 ` : reset ( or purge ) OS pages when not in use . This can reduce
memory fragmentation in long running ( server ) programs . If performance is impacted ,
` MIMALLOC_RESET_DELAY = ` _msecs_ can be set higher ( 100 ms by default ) to make the page
reset occur less frequently .
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- ` MIMALLOC_LARGE_OS_PAGES = 1 ` : use large OS pages when available ; for some workloads this can significantly
improve performance . Use ` MIMALLOC_VERBOSE ` to check if the large OS pages are enabled - - usually one needs
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to explicitly allow large OS pages ( as on [ Windows ] [ windows - huge ] and [ Linux ] [ linux - huge ] ) . However , sometimes
the OS is very slow to reserve contiguous physical memory for large OS pages so use with care on systems that
can have fragmented memory ( for that reason , we generally recommend to use ` MIMALLOC_RESERVE_HUGE_OS_PAGES ` instead when possible ) .
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- ` MIMALLOC_EAGER_REGION_COMMIT = 1 ` : on Windows , commit large ( 256 MiB ) regions eagerly . On Windows , these regions
show in the working set even though usually just a small part is committed to physical memory . This is why it
turned off by default on Windows as it looks not good in the task manager . However , in reality it is always better
to turn it on as it improves performance and has no other drawbacks .
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- ` MIMALLOC_RESERVE_HUGE_OS_PAGES = N ` : where N is the number of 1 GiB huge OS pages . This reserves the huge pages at
startup and can give quite a performance improvement on long running workloads . Usually it is better to not use
` MIMALLOC_LARGE_OS_PAGES ` in combination with this setting . Just like large OS pages , use with care as reserving
contiguous physical memory can take a long time when memory is fragmented .
Note that we usually need to explicitly enable huge OS pages ( as on [ Windows ] [ windows - huge ] and [ Linux ] [ linux - huge ] ) ) . With huge OS pages , it may be beneficial to set the setting
` MIMALLOC_EAGER_COMMIT_DELAY = N ` ( with usually ` N ` as 1 ) to delay the initial ` N ` segments
of a thread to not allocate in the huge OS pages ; this prevents threads that are short lived
and allocate just a little to take up space in the huge OS page area ( which cannot be reset ) .
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[ linux - huge ] : https : //access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/5/html/tuning_and_optimizing_red_hat_enterprise_linux_for_oracle_9i_and_10g_databases/sect-oracle_9i_and_10g_tuning_guide-large_memory_optimization_big_pages_and_huge_pages-configuring_huge_pages_in_red_hat_enterprise_linux_4_or_5
[ windows - huge ] : https : //docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/configure-windows/enable-the-lock-pages-in-memory-option-windows?view=sql-server-2017
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*/
/*! \page overrides Overriding Malloc
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Overriding the standard ` malloc ` can be done either _dynamically_ or _statically_ .
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# # Dynamic override
This is the recommended way to override the standard malloc interface .
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# ## Linux, BSD
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On these systems we preload the mimalloc shared
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library so all calls to the standard ` malloc ` interface are
resolved to the _mimalloc_ library .
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- ` env LD_PRELOAD = / usr / lib / libmimalloc . so myprogram `
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You can set extra environment variables to check that mimalloc is running ,
like :
` ` `
env MIMALLOC_VERBOSE = 1 LD_PRELOAD = / usr / lib / libmimalloc . so myprogram
` ` `
or run with the debug version to get detailed statistics :
` ` `
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env MIMALLOC_SHOW_STATS = 1 LD_PRELOAD = / usr / lib / libmimalloc - debug . so myprogram
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` ` `
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# ## MacOS
On macOS we can also preload the mimalloc shared
library so all calls to the standard ` malloc ` interface are
resolved to the _mimalloc_ library .
- ` env DYLD_FORCE_FLAT_NAMESPACE = 1 DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES = / usr / lib / libmimalloc . dylib myprogram `
Note that certain security restrictions may apply when doing this from
the [ shell ] ( https : //stackoverflow.com/questions/43941322/dyld-insert-libraries-ignored-when-calling-application-through-bash).
Note : unfortunately , at this time , dynamic overriding on macOS seems broken but it is actively worked on to fix this
( see issue [ ` # 50 ` ] ( https : //github.com/microsoft/mimalloc/issues/50)).
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# ## Windows
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Overriding on Windows is robust but requires that you link your program explicitly with
the mimalloc DLL and use the C - runtime library as a DLL ( using the ` / MD ` or ` / MDd ` switch ) .
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Moreover , you need to ensure the ` mimalloc - redirect . dll ` ( or ` mimalloc - redirect32 . dll ` ) is available
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in the same folder as the main ` mimalloc - override . dll ` at runtime ( as it is a dependency ) .
The redirection DLL ensures that all calls to the C runtime malloc API get redirected to
mimalloc ( in ` mimalloc - override . dll ` ) .
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To ensure the mimalloc DLL is loaded at run - time it is easiest to insert some
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call to the mimalloc API in the ` main ` function , like ` mi_version ( ) `
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( or use the ` / INCLUDE : mi_version ` switch on the linker ) . See the ` mimalloc - override - test ` project
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for an example on how to use this . For best performance on Windows with C + + , it
is highly recommended to also override the ` new ` / ` delete ` operations ( by including
[ ` mimalloc - new - delete . h ` ] ( https : //github.com/microsoft/mimalloc/blob/master/include/mimalloc-new-delete.h) a single(!) source file in your project).
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The environment variable ` MIMALLOC_DISABLE_REDIRECT = 1 ` can be used to disable dynamic
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overriding at run - time . Use ` MIMALLOC_VERBOSE = 1 ` to check if mimalloc was successfully redirected .
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( Note : in principle , it is possible to patch existing executables
that are linked with the dynamic C runtime ( ` ucrtbase . dll ` ) by just putting the ` mimalloc - override . dll ` into the import table ( and putting ` mimalloc - redirect . dll ` in the same folder )
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Such patching can be done for example with [ CFF Explorer ] ( https : //ntcore.com/?page_id=388)).
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# # Static override
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On Unix systems , you can also statically link with _mimalloc_ to override the standard
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malloc interface . The recommended way is to link the final program with the
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_mimalloc_ single object file ( ` mimalloc - override . o ` ) . We use
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an object file instead of a library file as linkers give preference to
that over archives to resolve symbols . To ensure that the standard
malloc interface resolves to the _mimalloc_ library , link it as the first
object file . For example :
` ` `
gcc - o myprogram mimalloc - override . o myfile1 . c . . .
` ` `
# # List of Overrides:
The specific functions that get redirected to the _mimalloc_ library are :
` ` `
// C
void * malloc ( size_t size ) ;
void * calloc ( size_t size , size_t n ) ;
void * realloc ( void * p , size_t newsize ) ;
void free ( void * p ) ;
// C++
void operator delete ( void * p ) ;
void operator delete [ ] ( void * p ) ;
void * operator new ( std : : size_t n ) noexcept ( false ) ;
void * operator new [ ] ( std : : size_t n ) noexcept ( false ) ;
void * operator new ( std : : size_t n , std : : align_val_t align ) noexcept ( false ) ;
void * operator new [ ] ( std : : size_t n , std : : align_val_t align ) noexcept ( false ) ;
void * operator new ( std : : size_t count , const std : : nothrow_t & tag ) ;
void * operator new [ ] ( std : : size_t count , const std : : nothrow_t & tag ) ;
void * operator new ( std : : size_t count , std : : align_val_t al , const std : : nothrow_t & ) ;
void * operator new [ ] ( std : : size_t count , std : : align_val_t al , const std : : nothrow_t & ) ;
// Posix
int posix_memalign ( void * * p , size_t alignment , size_t size ) ;
// Linux
void * memalign ( size_t alignment , size_t size ) ;
void * aligned_alloc ( size_t alignment , size_t size ) ;
void * valloc ( size_t size ) ;
void * pvalloc ( size_t size ) ;
size_t malloc_usable_size ( void * p ) ;
// BSD
void * reallocarray ( void * p , size_t count , size_t size ) ;
void * reallocf ( void * p , size_t newsize ) ;
void cfree ( void * p ) ;
// Windows
void * _expand ( void * p , size_t newsize ) ;
size_t _msize ( void * p ) ;
void * _malloc_dbg ( size_t size , int block_type , const char * fname , int line ) ;
void * _realloc_dbg ( void * p , size_t newsize , int block_type , const char * fname , int line ) ;
void * _calloc_dbg ( size_t count , size_t size , int block_type , const char * fname , int line ) ;
void * _expand_dbg ( void * p , size_t size , int block_type , const char * fname , int line ) ;
size_t _msize_dbg ( void * p , int block_type ) ;
void _free_dbg ( void * p , int block_type ) ;
` ` `
*/
/*! \page bench Performance
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We tested _mimalloc_ against many other top allocators over a wide
range of benchmarks , ranging from various real world programs to
synthetic benchmarks that see how the allocator behaves under more
extreme circumstances .
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In our benchmarks , _mimalloc_ always outperforms all other leading
allocators ( _jemalloc_ , _tcmalloc_ , _Hoard_ , etc ) ( Apr 2019 ) ,
and usually uses less memory ( up to 25 % more in the worst case ) .
A nice property is that it does * consistently * well over the wide
range of benchmarks .
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See the [ Performance ] ( https : //github.com/microsoft/mimalloc#Performance)
section in the _mimalloc_ repository for benchmark results ,
or the the technical report for detailed benchmark results .
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*/