Memory manager for an embedded system

A memory manager process for managing a memory, comprising:

• defining a portion of the memory as a free memory pool;
• defining a size for a fixed memory block;
• determining a number of the fixed memory blocks that are to be concurrently active;
• initializing the number of fixed memory blocks in the memory;
• receiving an allocation request;
• comparing the size of the allocation request to the fixed memory block size;
• allocating, responsive to a positive comparison, one of the fixed memory blocks according to the allocation request;
• and
• allocating, responsive to a negative comparison, a block from the free memory pool according to the allocation request.

A processor operating a memory management process for a random access memory, the process comprising:

• identifying a portion of the memory as a free memory pool;
• initializing in the memory a predefined number of fixed memory blocks each at a predetermined size;
• receiving an allocation request;
• comparing the size of the allocation request to the fixed memory block size;
• allocating, responsive to a positive comparison, one of the fixed memory blocks according to the allocation request;
• and
• allocating, responsive to a negative comparison, a block from the free memory pool according to the allocation request.

A wireless mobile handset operating a memory management process for a random access memory, the process comprising:

• identifying a portion of the memory as a free memory pool;
• initializing in the memory a predefined number of fixed memory blocks each at a predetermined size;
• receiving an allocation request;
• comparing the size of the allocation request to the fixed memory block size;
• allocating, responsive to a positive comparison, one of the fixed memory blocks according to the allocation request;
• and
• allocating, responsive to a negative comparison, a block from the free memory pool according to the allocation request.