AW: [En-Nut-Discussion] What stops a Nut... - Heap unavailable - suggestion

[Harald Kipp]

Don,

Many embedded programmers prefer static allocation for embedded
systems.

However, heap fragmentation is unlikely with Nut/OS. NutHeapAlloc()
uses the slow "best fit" method.

Harald

At 17:59 25.07.2006 +1000, you wrote:


>Personally I try to avoid malloc like the plague on embedded systems, I 
>much rather allocate fixed buffers for threads and work within them. No 
>possibility of heap fragmentation at a later stage.