need a quick allocation tutorial

[ccaudle at pdq.net (ccaudle)]

>===== Original Message From <joel at OARcorp.com> =====
>malloc is built on the region manager (variable -- partitions are fixed
>unit allocation).

OK, that makes sense.  Where is the malloc heap set up?
I'm assuming that if you use the region (or partition) manager directly, you 
need to make sure that the memory range used isn't already in use by the 
region created for malloc.
Or should I not bother, and just always use malloc?

Any ideas on the alignment flag?  I'm not sure I will actually have to 
implement this, since whether or not the flag is actively used will probably 
depend on which libraries I link in.
I will probably try not implementing it first, but in case it is needed, does 
RTEMS have a way to specify alignment for allocated memory blocks?

thanks,
Chris