LAB 6: Malloc Lab

Main Files

mm.{c,h} - Your solution malloc package.

mdriver.c - The malloc driver that tests your mm.c file

short{1,2}-bal.rep - Two tiny tracefiles to help you get started. 

Makefile - Builds the driver

Other support files for the driver

• config.h Configures the malloc lab driver

• fsecs.{c,h} Wrapper function for the different timer packages

• clock.{c,h} Routines for accessing the Pentium and Alpha cycle counters

• fcyc.{c,h} Timer functions based on cycle counters

• ftimer.{c,h} Timer functions based on interval timers and gettimeofday()

• memlib.{c,h} Models the heap and sbrk function

Testing Malloc with Mdriver

To build the driver, type "make" to the shell.

To run the driver on a tiny test trace:

unix> mdriver -V -f short1-bal.rep

The -V option prints out helpful tracing and summary information.

To get a list of the driver flags:

unix> mdriver -h