--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/fastmalloc.c	Sat Aug 11 15:52:30 2007 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "dictre.h"
+
+static int given = 0;
+static int sysallocated = 0;
+static void *base = 0;
+
+enum {
+    STEP = 5*1024*1024
+};
+
+void * fastmalloc(int newsize)
+{
+    void *outptr;
+
+    outptr = base + given;
+
+    given += newsize;
+
+    if (given > sysallocated)
+    {
+        if (STEP > newsize)
+        {
+            base = realloc(base, STEP);
+            sysallocated += STEP;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            base = realloc(base, newsize);
+            sysallocated += newsize;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return outptr;
+}