From 9cdeda34930cba606725ce1497b72e006e1b1c54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: _ov4 <ov4@ov4.org>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:41:14 +0000
Subject: init malloc lab

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 malloclab-handout/memlib.c | 101 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 101 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 malloclab-handout/memlib.c

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diff --git a/malloclab-handout/memlib.c b/malloclab-handout/memlib.c
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+/*
+ * memlib.c - a module that simulates the memory system.  Needed because it 
+ *            allows us to interleave calls from the student's malloc package 
+ *            with the system's malloc package in libc.
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include "memlib.h"
+#include "config.h"
+
+/* private variables */
+static char *mem_start_brk;  /* points to first byte of heap */
+static char *mem_brk;        /* points to last byte of heap */
+static char *mem_max_addr;   /* largest legal heap address */ 
+
+/* 
+ * mem_init - initialize the memory system model
+ */
+void mem_init(void)
+{
+    /* allocate the storage we will use to model the available VM */
+    if ((mem_start_brk = (char *)malloc(MAX_HEAP)) == NULL) {
+	fprintf(stderr, "mem_init_vm: malloc error\n");
+	exit(1);
+    }
+
+    mem_max_addr = mem_start_brk + MAX_HEAP;  /* max legal heap address */
+    mem_brk = mem_start_brk;                  /* heap is empty initially */
+}
+
+/* 
+ * mem_deinit - free the storage used by the memory system model
+ */
+void mem_deinit(void)
+{
+    free(mem_start_brk);
+}
+
+/*
+ * mem_reset_brk - reset the simulated brk pointer to make an empty heap
+ */
+void mem_reset_brk()
+{
+    mem_brk = mem_start_brk;
+}
+
+/* 
+ * mem_sbrk - simple model of the sbrk function. Extends the heap 
+ *    by incr bytes and returns the start address of the new area. In
+ *    this model, the heap cannot be shrunk.
+ */
+void *mem_sbrk(int incr) 
+{
+    char *old_brk = mem_brk;
+
+    if ( (incr < 0) || ((mem_brk + incr) > mem_max_addr)) {
+	errno = ENOMEM;
+	fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: mem_sbrk failed. Ran out of memory...\n");
+	return (void *)-1;
+    }
+    mem_brk += incr;
+    return (void *)old_brk;
+}
+
+/*
+ * mem_heap_lo - return address of the first heap byte
+ */
+void *mem_heap_lo()
+{
+    return (void *)mem_start_brk;
+}
+
+/* 
+ * mem_heap_hi - return address of last heap byte
+ */
+void *mem_heap_hi()
+{
+    return (void *)(mem_brk - 1);
+}
+
+/*
+ * mem_heapsize() - returns the heap size in bytes
+ */
+size_t mem_heapsize() 
+{
+    return (size_t)(mem_brk - mem_start_brk);
+}
+
+/*
+ * mem_pagesize() - returns the page size of the system
+ */
+size_t mem_pagesize()
+{
+    return (size_t)getpagesize();
+}
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