arena n.
[common; Unix] The area of memory attached to a
process by brk(2) and sbrk(2) and used by
malloc(3) as dynamic storage. So named from a malloc:
corrupt arena message emitted when some early versions detected an
impossible value in the free block list. See overrun screw,
aliasing bug, memory leak,
[common; Unix] The area of memory attached to a
process by brk(2) and sbrk(2) and used by
malloc(3) as dynamic storage. So named from a malloc:
corrupt arena message emitted when some early versions detected an
impossible value in the free block list. See overrun screw,
aliasing bug, memory leak,
Related:
- arena: [UNIX] n. The area of memory attached to a process by
`brk(2)' and `sbrk(2)' and used by `malloc(3)' as
dynamic storage
So named from a `malloc: corrupt arena' message... - fandango on core: [UNIX/C hackers, from the Mexican dance] n
In C, a wild pointer that runs out of bounds, causing... - overrun screw: [C programming] n. A variety of {fandango on
core} produced by scribbling past the end of an array (C
implementations typically have no checks for this error)
This is relatively benign and easy to spot if the... - fandango on core n.
[Unix/C hackers, from the Iberian
dance] In C
a wild pointer that runs out of bounds, causing a ... - aliasing bug: n. A class of subtle programming errors that can
arise in code that does dynamic allocation
esp. via `malloc(3)' or equivalent. If several... - aliasing bug n.
A class of subtle programming errors that
can arise in code that does dynamic allocation
esp. via malloc(3) or equivalent. If several pointers... - overrun screw n.
[C programming] A variety of fandango on core produced by scribbling past the end of
implementations typically have no checks for this error)
This is relatively benign and easy to spot if the... - smash the stack: [C programming] n. To corrupt the execution stack
by writing past the end of a local array or other data structure
Code that smashes the stack can cause a return from... - smash the stack n.
[C programming] To corrupt the execution
stack by writing past the end of a local array or other data
structure
Code that smashes the stack can cause a return from...
