2021 | Genp Linux

// Borrow from global pool (temporary) void *borrowed = genp_borrow(part, 256 * 1024, 100); // 100 ms timeout

Is it overkill for a web server? Absolutely. Is it essential for a self-driving car’s brake controller? Probably yes. genp linux

: If you’re curious, grab the LITMUS^RT kernel (which implements resource partitioning) or look into the PikeOS hypervisor’s Linux guest partitioning. // Borrow from global pool (temporary) void *borrowed

// Return borrowed memory early genp_return(borrowed); 256 * 1024

When you hear "memory management" in Linux, you likely think of the Buddy Allocator, slab , or malloc . But there is a lesser-known, powerful concept used in specialized real-time and embedded Linux kernels: Generalized Partitioning (GenP) .