allocator

Memory allocators like malloc, Scudo, and bionic

Mobile Dev Android Native: malloc Succeeds But Memset Kills Process

Discover why Android native malloc allows 1GB+ overcommit beyond RAM without access, but lmkd kills the process during memset due to page faults and PSI pressure. No low memory callbacks; debug with mallinfo and heapprofd.

#android
#memory-management
#cpp
#ndk
#allocator

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01/27/2026, 03:43 PM