Added README.md

.gitignore

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+main

.vscode/launch.json

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+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Run main",
+            "type": "cppdbg",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/main",
+            "stopAtEntry": false,
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "environment": [],
+            "externalConsole": false,
+            "MIMode": "gdb",
+            "setupCommands": [
+                {
+                    "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
+                    "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
+                    "ignoreFailures": true
+                },
+                {
+                    "description": "Set Disassembly Flavor to Intel",
+                    "text": "-gdb-set disassembly-flavor intel",
+                    "ignoreFailures": true
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+}

.vscode/settings.json

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+{
+    "cmake.configureOnOpen": false
+}

Makefile

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 CC=clang
-CFLAGS=-g -Wall -Werror -pedantic
+CFLAGS=-g -Wall -Wextra -Werror -pedantic
 SRC=*.c
 OUT=main
 

README.md

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+# Custom dynamic memory allocator (WIP)
+
+Ongoing attempt to create a custom dynamic memory allocator. This is not intended for production use. It is just an exercise for learning purposes.

allocator.c

@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@
 #define FOOTER_MAGIC_01 2783946
 #define FOOTER_MAGIC_02 878512284
 
-struct allocator {
-  u8 *buf;
-  u64 size;
-  u64 used;
-};
-
 struct block_boundary {
   u64 size;
   bool free;
@@ -24,34 +18,74 @@ struct block_boundary {
 typedef struct block_boundary block_header;
 typedef struct block_boundary block_footer;
 
-typedef struct {
+struct allocator {
-  block_header header;
+  u8 *buf;
-  u8 *data;
+  u64 size;
-  block_footer footer;
+  u64 used;
-} block_t;
+  u64 block_count;
+  u64 free_max_size;
+  u64 free_count;
+  block_header **free_blocks; // Array of pointers
+};
 
 allocator_t *init_allocator(u64 size) {
   allocator_t *allocator = (allocator_t *)malloc(sizeof(allocator_t));
 
   if (!allocator) {
+    deinit_allocator(&allocator);
     return NULL;
   }
 
   allocator->buf = (u8 *)malloc(size);
 
   if (!(allocator->buf)) {
-    free(allocator);
+    deinit_allocator(&allocator);
     return NULL;
   }
 
   allocator->size = size;
   allocator->used = 0;
+  allocator->block_count = allocator->free_count = 1;
+
+  // Each memory block has a header and footer, so the maximum number of blocks
+  // that can be added to the buffer can be calculated by assuming blocks of
+  // size 0 (i.e. only containing a header and a footer)
+  allocator->free_max_size =
+      size / (sizeof(block_header) + sizeof(block_footer));
+
+  allocator->free_blocks = (block_header **)malloc(allocator->free_max_size);
+
+  if (!(allocator->free_blocks)) {
+    deinit_allocator(&allocator);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  block_header *header = (block_header *)allocator->buf;
+  block_footer *footer =
+      (block_footer *)(allocator->buf + size - sizeof(block_footer));
+
+  header->size = size;
+  footer->size = size - sizeof(block_footer);
+  header->free = footer->free = true;
+
+  header->magic_01 = HEADER_MAGIC_01;
+  header->magic_02 = HEADER_MAGIC_02;
+
+  footer->magic_01 = FOOTER_MAGIC_01;
+  footer->magic_02 = FOOTER_MAGIC_02;
+
+  allocator->free_blocks[0] = header;
 
   return allocator;
 }
 
 void deinit_allocator(allocator_t **allocator) {
   if (*allocator != NULL) {
+    if ((*allocator)->free_blocks != NULL) {
+      free((*allocator)->free_blocks);
+      (*allocator)->free_blocks = NULL;
+    }
+
     if ((*allocator)->buf != NULL) {
       free((*allocator)->buf);
       (*allocator)->buf = NULL;
@@ -62,4 +96,82 @@ void deinit_allocator(allocator_t **allocator) {
   }
 }
 
-void *alloc(allocator_t *allocator, u64 size) {}
+void *allocate(allocator_t *allocator, u64 size) {
+  u64 min_size_required = size + sizeof(block_header) + sizeof(block_footer);
+
+  if (!allocator || allocator->used == allocator->size ||
+      min_size_required > allocator->size - allocator->used) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  block_header *header = NULL;
+
+  u64 block_index = 0;
+
+  for (u64 i = 0; i < allocator->free_count; ++i) {
+    block_header *current = allocator->free_blocks[i];
+
+    if (current->size == min_size_required) {
+      header = current;
+      block_index = i;
+      break;
+    }
+
+    if (!header || (header && current->size < header->size &&
+                    current->size > min_size_required)) {
+      header = current;
+      block_index = i;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (header) {
+    u8 *header_start = (u8 *)header;
+
+    block_footer *footer =
+        (block_footer *)(header_start + header->size - sizeof(block_footer));
+
+    u64 old_size = header->size;
+
+    bool create_new_block = false;
+
+    // If allocating exactly the required size will leave enough memory to
+    // create another block, set the header size to min_size_required
+    if (old_size - min_size_required >
+        sizeof(block_header) + sizeof(block_footer)) {
+      header->size = min_size_required;
+
+      create_new_block = true;
+    }
+
+    header->free = false;
+
+    if (create_new_block) {
+      footer->size -= header->size;
+
+      block_header *new_header = (block_header *)(header_start + header->size);
+      new_header->size = old_size - header->size;
+      new_header->magic_01 = header->magic_01;
+      new_header->magic_02 = header->magic_02;
+      new_header->free = true;
+
+      allocator->free_blocks[block_index] = new_header;
+
+      block_footer *new_footer =
+          (block_footer *)(header_start + header->size - sizeof(block_footer));
+      new_footer->size = header->size - sizeof(block_footer);
+      new_footer->magic_01 = footer->magic_01;
+      new_footer->magic_02 = footer->magic_02;
+      new_footer->free = false;
+    } else {
+      footer->free = false;
+
+      --(allocator->free_count);
+    }
+
+    allocator->used += header->size;
+
+    return (void *)(header_start + sizeof(block_header));
+  }
+
+  return NULL;
+}

allocator.h

@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ typedef struct allocator allocator_t;
 
 allocator_t *init_allocator(u64 size);
 void deinit_allocator(allocator_t **allocator);
-void *alloc(allocator_t *allocator, u64 size);
+void *allocate(allocator_t *allocator, u64 size);
 
 #endif // !ALLOCATOR_H

main.c

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+#include "aliases.h"
+#include "allocator.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#define BUF_SIZE 10 * 1024 * 1024
+
+i32 main(void) {
+  allocator_t *allocator = init_allocator(BUF_SIZE);
+
+  if (!allocator) {
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+
+  i32 *num = (i32 *)allocate(allocator, sizeof(i32));
+  *num = 25;
+
+  deinit_allocator(&allocator);
+
+  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}