Something that bothered me: a free of the tail block only ever releases that block, even if there are blocks directly before it that have been marked free. Once this happens, it won’t release more memory until the new tail block is used then freed again.
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freeof the tail block only ever releases that block, even if there are blocks directly before it that have been marked free. Once this happens, it won’t release more memory until the new tail block is used then freed again.Really good article!