Inspec keywords: storage allocation; storage management; memory architecture

Other keywords: modified buddy system; memory traffic; bit shifting; shifting buddy system; coalescing overhead; memory allocation; external fragmentation; size blind spots; hardware domain; boundary blind spots; generalised buddy system; system performance; internal fragmentation; splitting overhead; software realisation; performance analyses; coalescing memory blocks; first-fit algorithm; marking algorithm; memory utilisation; splitting memory blocks

Subjects: File organisation; Storage system design; Systems software