Slab allocation is a memory management technique commonly used in operating systems, particularly for kernel memory management. It is designed to efficiently allocate and deallocate fixed-size blocks of memory, often called slabs, which can improve performance when managing memory for objects that have similar sizes. ### Key Features of Slab Allocation: 1. **Cache Mechanism**: Slab allocation uses a caching mechanism for frequently allocated memory types.
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