Dynamic Memory in C. In C, dynamic memory is allocated from the heap using some standard library functions. The two key dynamic memory functions are malloc() and free(). The malloc() function takes a ...

Reserving memory moment to moment, as needed, without having to reserve a fixed amount ahead of time. Modern operating systems perform dynamic memory allocation for their own use.

The focus of this article is on memory allocation and, very specifically, embedded programming and the use of the stack, which is often overlooked. The keyword here is “embedded,” where ...

To ensure reliability of any embedded application which involves extensive usage of stack and heap, it is critical for the system designer to anticipate Building a user space library for dynamic ...

When To Use Malloc In Dynamic Memory Allocation Introduction to dynamic memory allocation. A topic that I find particularly interesting, which is raised by many embedded software developers whom I ...