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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/memory.rst b/Doc/c-api/memory.rst index 52ef417..1f392e5 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/memory.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/memory.rst @@ -391,6 +391,8 @@ Legend: * ``malloc``: system allocators from the standard C library, C functions: :c:func:`malloc`, :c:func:`calloc`, :c:func:`realloc` and :c:func:`free`. * ``pymalloc``: :ref:`pymalloc memory allocator <pymalloc>`. +* ``mimalloc``: :ref:`mimalloc memory allocator <mimalloc>`. The pymalloc + allocator will be used if mimalloc support isn't available. * "+ debug": with :ref:`debug hooks on the Python memory allocators <pymem-debug-hooks>`. * "Debug build": :ref:`Python build in debug mode <debug-build>`. @@ -672,6 +674,16 @@ Customize pymalloc Arena Allocator Set the arena allocator. +.. _mimalloc: + +The mimalloc allocator +====================== + +.. versionadded:: 3.13 + +Python supports the mimalloc allocator when the underlying platform support is available. +mimalloc "is a general purpose allocator with excellent performance characteristics. +Initially developed by Daan Leijen for the runtime systems of the Koka and Lean languages." tracemalloc C API ================= |