Lab 1: Heap manager
The segment from the CS:APP textbook provides some background on heap managers
and the challenges they face, how they are used, and their interaction with the
operating system kernel. It discusses the problem of memory fragmentation and
some techniques for minimizing fragmentation and achieving good memory
utilization. Your heap manager should be designed to use memory efficiently.
How to get started
Copy the source code files into a directory, cd into that directory,
and type "make". Read the handout. Modify the code as directed in
the handout. Type "make" again. Test by running the test programs.
(Just type the name of the program preceded by "./".) Repeat.
