Glibc：浅谈 malloc() 函数具体实现

简介

用户主动向系统申请堆空间，可以通过 malloc() 或者 realloc() 等函数来操作，其中最主要的函数就是 malloc() 函数。malloc() 函数的定义位于 glibc 的 malloc.c 文件中。实际上在 glibc 内部 malloc() 函数只是__libc_malloc() 函数的别名，而 __libc_malloc() 函数的工作又主要由 _int_malloc() 完成。因此，分析malloc() 函数，即是分析 __libc_malloc() 以及 _int_malloc() 这两个函数。

本文以 glibc 2.24 版本中的 malloc() 函数为讲述对象，从源代码的角度简要地分析 malloc() 函数的具体实现，注意因为完整的 malloc 分配流程过于复杂，所以这里并不打算对 malloc 进行一次完全的剖析，而只是分析 malloc 在处理小空间分配申请时的一个基本的流程。注意，要读懂此文需要读者对 Linux 平台的堆分配有基本了解，明白 bin、chunk 等基本要素的含义。

源代码

首先，malloc 是 __libc_malloc 的别名：

strong_alias (__libc_malloc, __malloc) strong_alias (__libc_malloc, malloc)

__libc_malloc()

void *
__libc_malloc (size_t bytes)
{
  mstate ar_ptr;
  void *victim;

  void *(*hook) (size_t, const void *)
    = atomic_forced_read (__malloc_hook);
  if (__builtin_expect (hook != NULL, 0))
    return (*hook)(bytes, RETURN_ADDRESS (0));

  arena_get (ar_ptr, bytes);

  victim = _int_malloc (ar_ptr, bytes);
  /* Retry with another arena only if we were able to find a usable arena
     before.  */
  if (!victim && ar_ptr != NULL)
    {
      LIBC_PROBE (memory_malloc_retry, 1, bytes);
      ar_ptr = arena_get_retry (ar_ptr, bytes);
      victim = _int_malloc (ar_ptr, bytes);
    }

  if (ar_ptr != NULL)
    (void) mutex_unlock (&ar_ptr->mutex);

  assert (!victim || chunk_is_mmapped (mem2chunk (victim)) ||
          ar_ptr == arena_for_chunk (mem2chunk (victim)));
  return victim;
}
libc_hidden_def (__libc_malloc)

_int_malloc()

/*
   ------------------------------ malloc ------------------------------
 */

static void *
_int_malloc (mstate av, size_t bytes)
{
  INTERNAL_SIZE_T nb;               /* normalized request size */
  unsigned int idx;                 /* associated bin index */
  mbinptr bin;                      /* associated bin */

  mchunkptr victim;                 /* inspected/selected chunk */
  INTERNAL_SIZE_T size;             /* its size */
  int victim_index;                 /* its bin index */

  mchunkptr remainder;              /* remainder from a split */
  unsigned long remainder_size;     /* its size */

  unsigned int block;               /* bit map traverser */
  unsigned int bit;                 /* bit map traverser */
  unsigned int map;                 /* current word of binmap */

  mchunkptr fwd;                    /* misc temp for linking */
  mchunkptr bck;                    /* misc temp for linking */

  const char *errstr = NULL;

  /*
     Convert request size to internal form by adding SIZE_SZ bytes
     overhead plus possibly more to obtain necessary alignment and/or
     to obtain a size of at least MINSIZE, the smallest allocatable
     size. Also, checked_request2size traps (returning 0) request sizes
     that are so large that they wrap around zero when padded and
     aligned.
   */

  checked_request2size (bytes, nb);

  /* There are no usable arenas.  Fall back to sysmalloc to get a chunk from
     mmap.  */
  if (__glibc_unlikely (av == NULL))
    {
      void *p = sysmalloc (nb, av);
      if (p != NULL)
    alloc_perturb (p, bytes);
      return p;
    }

  /*
     If the size qualifies as a fastbin, first check corresponding bin.
     This code is safe to execute even if av is not yet initialized, so we
     can try it without checking, which saves some time on this fast path.
   */

  if ((unsigned long) (nb) <= (unsigned long) (get_max_fast ()))
    {
      idx = fastbin_index (nb);
      mfastbinptr *fb = &fastbin (av, idx);
      mchunkptr pp = *fb;
      do
        {
          victim = pp;
          if (victim == NULL)
            break;
        }
      while ((pp = catomic_compare_and_exchange_val_acq (fb, victim->fd, victim))
             != victim);
      if (victim != 0)
        {
          if (__builtin_expect (fastbin_index (chunksize (victim)) != idx, 0))
            {
              errstr = "malloc(): memory corruption (fast)";
            errout:
              malloc_printerr (check_action, errstr, chunk2mem (victim), av);
              return NULL;
            }
          check_remalloced_chunk (av, victim, nb);
          void *p = chunk2mem (victim);
          alloc_perturb (p, bytes);
          return p;
        }
    }

  /*
     If a small request, check regular bin.  Since these "smallbins"
     hold one size each, no searching within bins is necessary.
     (For a large request, we need to wait until unsorted chunks are
     processed to find best fit. But for small ones, fits are exact
     anyway, so we can check now, which is faster.)
   */

  if (in_smallbin_range (nb))
    {
      idx = smallbin_index (nb);
      bin = bin_at (av, idx);

      if ((victim = last (bin)) != bin)
        {
          if (victim == 0) /* initialization check */
            malloc_consolidate (av);
          else
            {
              bck = victim->bk;
    if (__glibc_unlikely (bck->fd != victim))
                {
                  errstr = "malloc(): smallbin double linked list corrupted";
                  goto errout;
                }
              set_inuse_bit_at_offset (victim, nb);
              bin->bk = bck;
              bck->fd = bin;

              if (av != &main_arena)
                victim->size |= NON_MAIN_ARENA;
              check_malloced_chunk (av, victim, nb);
              void *p = chunk2mem (victim);
              alloc_perturb (p, bytes);
              return p;
            }
        }
    }

  /*
     If this is a large request, consolidate fastbins before continuing.
     While it might look excessive to kill all fastbins before
     even seeing if there is space available, this avoids
     fragmentation problems normally associated with fastbins.
     Also, in practice, programs tend to have runs of either small or
     large requests, but less often mixtures, so consolidation is not
     invoked all that often in most programs. And the programs that
     it is called frequently in otherwise tend to fragment.
   */

  else
    {
      idx = largebin_index (nb);
      if (have_fastchunks (av))
        malloc_consolidate (av);
    }

  /*
     Process recently freed or remaindered chunks, taking one only if
     it is exact fit, or, if this a small request, the chunk is remainder from
     the most recent non-exact fit.  Place other traversed chunks in
     bins.  Note that this step is the only place in any routine where
     chunks are placed in bins.

     The outer loop here is needed because we might not realize until
     near the end of malloc that we should have consolidated, so must
     do so and retry. This happens at most once, and only when we would
     otherwise need to expand memory to service a "small" request.
   */

  for (;; )
    {
      int iters = 0;
      while ((victim = unsorted_chunks (av)->bk) != unsorted_chunks (av))
        {
          bck = victim->bk;
          if (__builtin_expect (victim->size <= 2 * SIZE_SZ, 0)
              || __builtin_expect (victim->size > av->system_mem, 0))
            malloc_printerr (check_action, "malloc(): memory corruption",
                             chunk2mem (victim), av);
          size = chunksize (victim);

          /*
             If a small request, try to use last remainder if it is the
             only chunk in unsorted bin.  This helps promote locality for
             runs of consecutive small requests. This is the only
             exception to best-fit, and applies only when there is
             no exact fit for a small chunk.
           */

          if (in_smallbin_range (nb) &&
              bck == unsorted_chunks (av) &&
              victim == av->last_remainder &&
              (unsigned long) (size) > (unsigned long) (nb + MINSIZE))
            {
              /* split and reattach remainder */
              remainder_size = size - nb;
              remainder = chunk_at_offset (victim, nb);
              unsorted_chunks (av)->bk = unsorted_chunks (av)->fd = remainder;
              av->last_remainder = remainder;
              remainder->bk = remainder->fd = unsorted_chunks (av);
              if (!in_smallbin_range (remainder_size))
                {
                  remainder->fd_nextsize = NULL;
                  remainder->bk_nextsize = NULL;
                }

              set_head (victim, nb | PREV_INUSE |
                        (av != &main_arena ? NON_MAIN_ARENA : 0));
              set_head (remainder, remainder_size | PREV_INUSE);
              set_foot (remainder, remainder_size);

              check_malloced_chunk (av, victim, nb);
              void *p = chunk2mem (victim);
              alloc_perturb (p, bytes);
              return p;
            }

          /* remove from unsorted list */
          unsorted_chunks (av)->bk = bck;
          bck->fd = unsorted_chunks (av);

          /* Take now instead of binning if exact fit */

          if (size == nb)
            {
              set_inuse_bit_at_offset (victim, size);
              if (av != &main_arena)
                victim->size |= NON_MAIN_ARENA;
              check_malloced_chunk (av, victim, nb);
              void *p = chunk2mem (victim);
              alloc_perturb (p, bytes);
              return p;
            }

          /* place chunk in bin */

          if (in_smallbin_range (size))
            {
              victim_index = smallbin_index (size);
              bck = bin_at (av, victim_index);
              fwd = bck->fd;
            }
          else
            {
              victim_index = largebin_index (size);
              bck = bin_at (av, victim_index);
              fwd = bck->fd;

              /* maintain large bins in sorted order */
              if (fwd != bck)
                {