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[Annie-Stewart Elijah](https://hashnode.com/@alvissraghnall) · [Aug 1](https://hashnode.com/posts/i-wrote-a-custom-allocator-so-you-get-a-bump-he-gets-a-bump/6a6e30acdd690a22a35f8dce)

### [I wrote a custom allocator, so you get a bump & he gets a bump. 👍](https://alvissraghnall.hashnode.dev/i-wrote-a-custom-allocator-so-you-get-a-bump-he-gets-a-bump?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Every developer gets to a point in their dev careers where they get extremely curious about system kernel internals — how it handles processes, memory, scheduling, etcetera etcetera. I like to think I

5 min read · [alvissraghnall.hashnode.dev](https://alvissraghnall.hashnode.dev/i-wrote-a-custom-allocator-so-you-get-a-bump-he-gets-a-bump?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Sachin Tolay](https://hashnode.com/@tolaysachin) · [Jul 20, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/traditional-io-vs-mmap-vs-direct-io-how-disk-access-really-works/687d47501d8c1c24708b0062)

### [Traditional IO vs mmap vs Direct IO: How Disk Access Really Works](https://nihcas.hashnode.dev/traditional-io-vs-mmap-vs-direct-io-how-disk-access-really-works?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

In our earlier deep dive into Direct Memory Access (DMA), we explored how data can bypass the CPU to move efficiently between storage and memory. In this article, we will break down and compare three major approaches to disk access: Traditional (Buf...

3 min read · [nihcas.hashnode.dev](https://nihcas.hashnode.dev/traditional-io-vs-mmap-vs-direct-io-how-disk-access-really-works?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)