heap_tlsf: added implementation of TLSF allocator

heap: ported tlsf allocator into multi heap

heap_host_tests: added tlsf allocator into host test

heap_host_test: update freebytes after using free

heap_tests: tlsf now passing on host tests without poisoning

multi_heap: added support for memalign using tlsf implementation

heap_caps: removed heap_caps_aligned_free

heap/test: fixed broken aligned alloc test build

heap: added poisoning pattern when blocks are being merged

heap/tests: added timing tests for memory allocation

heap: reduced tlsf structure overhead

heap/tlsf: made all short functions inside of tlsf  module as inline to improve timings

heap: moved tlsf heap routines outside of flash memory

newlib: linked multiheap memalign with newlib memalign function

heap: moved block member functions to a separate file so multi_heap can use the functions

heap/test: improved the tlsf timing test

heap/test: added memalign on aligned alloc tests

heap: moved tlsf configuration constants to a separated file

heap: added random allocations test with timings

heap: modified the calculation of heap free bytes

heap: make aligned free true deprecated functions and update their documentation

heap: add extra assert after successive mallocs on small allocation host test

heap: remove legacy aligned alloc implementation.

performance: added malloc and free time performance default values

components/heap/heap_tlsf.h

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+/*
+** Two Level Segregated Fit memory allocator, version 3.1.
+** Written by Matthew Conte
+**	http://tlsf.baisoku.org
+**
+** Based on the original documentation by Miguel Masmano:
+**	http://www.gii.upv.es/tlsf/main/docs
+**
+** This implementation was written to the specification
+** of the document, therefore no GPL restrictions apply.
+** 
+** Copyright (c) 2006-2016, Matthew Conte
+** All rights reserved.
+** 
+** Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+**     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+**       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+**     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+**       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+**       documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+**     * Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the
+**       names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+**       derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+** 
+** THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+** ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+** WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+** DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL MATTHEW CONTE BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+** DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+** (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+** LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+** ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+** (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+** SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include "heap_tlsf_config.h"
+
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/*
+** Cast and min/max macros.
+*/
+#define tlsf_cast(t, exp)	((t) (exp))
+#define tlsf_min(a, b)		((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
+#define tlsf_max(a, b)		((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
+
+/* A type used for casting when doing pointer arithmetic. */
+typedef ptrdiff_t tlsfptr_t;
+
+typedef struct block_header_t
+{
+	/* Points to the previous physical block. */
+	struct block_header_t* prev_phys_block;
+
+	/* The size of this block, excluding the block header. */
+	size_t size;
+
+	/* Next and previous free blocks. */
+	struct block_header_t* next_free;
+	struct block_header_t* prev_free;
+} block_header_t;
+
+/* The TLSF control structure. */
+typedef struct control_t
+{
+	/* Empty lists point at this block to indicate they are free. */
+	block_header_t block_null;
+
+	/* Bitmaps for free lists. */
+	unsigned int fl_bitmap;
+	unsigned int sl_bitmap[FL_INDEX_COUNT];
+
+	/* Head of free lists. */
+	block_header_t* blocks[FL_INDEX_COUNT][SL_INDEX_COUNT];
+} control_t;
+
+#include "heap_tlsf_block_functions.h"
+
+/* tlsf_t: a TLSF structure. Can contain 1 to N pools. */
+/* pool_t: a block of memory that TLSF can manage. */
+typedef void* tlsf_t;
+typedef void* pool_t;
+
+/* Create/destroy a memory pool. */
+tlsf_t tlsf_create(void* mem);
+tlsf_t tlsf_create_with_pool(void* mem, size_t bytes);
+pool_t tlsf_get_pool(tlsf_t tlsf);
+
+/* Add/remove memory pools. */
+pool_t tlsf_add_pool(tlsf_t tlsf, void* mem, size_t bytes);
+void tlsf_remove_pool(tlsf_t tlsf, pool_t pool);
+
+/* malloc/memalign/realloc/free replacements. */
+void* tlsf_malloc(tlsf_t tlsf, size_t bytes);
+void* tlsf_memalign(tlsf_t tlsf, size_t align, size_t bytes);
+void* tlsf_realloc(tlsf_t tlsf, void* ptr, size_t size);
+void tlsf_free(tlsf_t tlsf, void* ptr);
+
+/* Returns internal block size, not original request size */
+size_t tlsf_block_size(void* ptr);
+
+/* Overheads/limits of internal structures. */
+size_t tlsf_size(void);
+size_t tlsf_align_size(void);
+size_t tlsf_block_size_min(void);
+size_t tlsf_block_size_max(void);
+size_t tlsf_pool_overhead(void);
+size_t tlsf_alloc_overhead(void);
+
+/* Debugging. */
+typedef void (*tlsf_walker)(void* ptr, size_t size, int used, void* user);
+void tlsf_walk_pool(pool_t pool, tlsf_walker walker, void* user);
+/* Returns nonzero if any internal consistency check fails. */
+int tlsf_check(tlsf_t tlsf);
+int tlsf_check_pool(pool_t pool);
+
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+};
+#endif
+
+