Alexander MonakovandRich Felker
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Implementation of __malloc0 in malloc.c takes care to preserve zero pages by overwriting only non-zero data. However, malloc must have already modified auxiliary heap data just before and beyond the allocated region, so we know that edge pages need not be preserved. For allocations smaller than one page, pass them immediately to memset. Otherwise, use memset to handle partial pages at the head and tail of the allocation, and scan complete pages in the interior. Optimize the scanning loop by processing 16 bytes per iteration and handling rest of page via memset as soon as a non-zero byte is found.
musl libc
musl, pronounced like the word "mussel", is an MIT-licensed
implementation of the standard C library targetting the Linux syscall
API, suitable for use in a wide range of deployment environments. musl
offers efficient static and dynamic linking support, lightweight code
and low runtime overhead, strong fail-safe guarantees under correct
usage, and correctness in the sense of standards conformance and
safety. musl is built on the principle that these goals are best
achieved through simple code that is easy to understand and maintain.
The 1.1 release series for musl features coverage for all interfaces
defined in ISO C99 and POSIX 2008 base, along with a number of
non-standardized interfaces for compatibility with Linux, BSD, and
glibc functionality.
For basic installation instructions, see the included INSTALL file.
Information on full musl-targeted compiler toolchains, system
bootstrapping, and Linux distributions built on musl can be found on
the project website:
http://www.musl-libc.org/