//  [c]
void * pvPortMalloc( size_t xWantedSize )
{
    BlockLink_t * pxBlock, * pxPreviousBlock, * pxNewBlockLink;
    void * pvReturn = NULL;

    vTaskSuspendAll();
    {
        /* If this is the first call to malloc then the heap will require
         * initialisation to setup the list of free blocks. */
        if( pxEnd == NULL )
        {
            prvHeapInit();
        }
        else
        {
            mtCOVERAGE_TEST_MARKER();
        }

        /* Check the requested block size is not so large that the top bit is
         * set.  The top bit of the block size member of the BlockLink_t structure
         * is used to determine who owns the block - the application or the
         * kernel, so it must be free. */
        if( ( xWantedSize & xBlockAllocatedBit ) == 0 )
        {
            /* The wanted size must be increased so it can contain a BlockLink_t
             * structure in addition to the requested amount of bytes. */
            if( ( xWantedSize > 0 ) && 
                ( ( xWantedSize + xHeapStructSize ) >  xWantedSize ) ) /* Overflow check */
            {
                xWantedSize += xHeapStructSize;

                /* Ensure that blocks are always aligned. */
                if( ( xWantedSize & portBYTE_ALIGNMENT_MASK ) != 0x00 )
                {
                    /* Byte alignment required. Check for overflow. */
                    if( ( xWantedSize + ( portBYTE_ALIGNMENT - ( xWantedSize & portBYTE_ALIGNMENT_MASK ) ) ) 
                            > xWantedSize )
                    {
                        xWantedSize += ( portBYTE_ALIGNMENT - ( xWantedSize & portBYTE_ALIGNMENT_MASK ) );
                        configASSERT( ( xWantedSize & portBYTE_ALIGNMENT_MASK ) == 0 );
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        xWantedSize = 0;
                    }  
                }
                else
                {
                    mtCOVERAGE_TEST_MARKER();
                }
            } 
            else 
            {
                xWantedSize = 0;
            }

            if( ( xWantedSize > 0 ) && ( xWantedSize <= xFreeBytesRemaining ) )
            {
                /* Traverse the list from the start	(lowest address) block until
                 * one of adequate size is found. */
                pxPreviousBlock = &xStart;
                pxBlock = xStart.pxNextFreeBlock;

                while( ( pxBlock->xBlockSize < xWantedSize ) && ( pxBlock->pxNextFreeBlock != NULL ) )
                {
                    pxPreviousBlock = pxBlock;
                    pxBlock = pxBlock->pxNextFreeBlock;
                }

                /* If the end marker was reached then a block of adequate size
                 * was not found. */
                if( pxBlock != pxEnd )
                {
                    /* Return the memory space pointed to - jumping over the
                     * BlockLink_t structure at its start. */
                    pvReturn = ( void * ) ( ( ( uint8_t * ) pxPreviousBlock->pxNextFreeBlock ) + xHeapStructSize );

                    /* This block is being returned for use so must be taken out
                     * of the list of free blocks. */
                    pxPreviousBlock->pxNextFreeBlock = pxBlock->pxNextFreeBlock;

                    /* If the block is larger than required it can be split into
                     * two. */
                    if( ( pxBlock->xBlockSize - xWantedSize ) > heapMINIMUM_BLOCK_SIZE )
                    {
                        /* This block is to be split into two.  Create a new
                         * block following the number of bytes requested. The void
                         * cast is used to prevent byte alignment warnings from the
                         * compiler. */
                        pxNewBlockLink = ( void * ) ( ( ( uint8_t * ) pxBlock ) + xWantedSize );
                        configASSERT( ( ( ( size_t ) pxNewBlockLink ) & portBYTE_ALIGNMENT_MASK ) == 0 );

                        /* Calculate the sizes of two blocks split from the
                         * single block. */
                        pxNewBlockLink->xBlockSize = pxBlock->xBlockSize - xWantedSize;
                        pxBlock->xBlockSize = xWantedSize;

                        /* Insert the new block into the list of free blocks. */
                        prvInsertBlockIntoFreeList( pxNewBlockLink );
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        mtCOVERAGE_TEST_MARKER();
                    }

                    xFreeBytesRemaining -= pxBlock->xBlockSize;

                    if( xFreeBytesRemaining < xMinimumEverFreeBytesRemaining )
                    {
                        xMinimumEverFreeBytesRemaining = xFreeBytesRemaining;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        mtCOVERAGE_TEST_MARKER();
                    }

                    /* The block is being returned - it is allocated and owned
                     * by the application and has no "next" block. */
                    pxBlock->xBlockSize |= xBlockAllocatedBit;
                    pxBlock->pxNextFreeBlock = NULL;
                    xNumberOfSuccessfulAllocations++;
                }
                else
                {
                    mtCOVERAGE_TEST_MARKER();
                }
            }
            else
            {
                mtCOVERAGE_TEST_MARKER();
            }
        }
        else
        {
            mtCOVERAGE_TEST_MARKER();
        }

        traceMALLOC( pvReturn, xWantedSize );
    }
    ( void ) xTaskResumeAll();

    #if ( configUSE_MALLOC_FAILED_HOOK == 1 )
        {
            if( pvReturn == NULL )
            {
                extern void vApplicationMallocFailedHook( void );
                vApplicationMallocFailedHook();
            }
            else
            {
                mtCOVERAGE_TEST_MARKER();
            }
        }
    #endif /* if ( configUSE_MALLOC_FAILED_HOOK == 1 ) */

    configASSERT( ( ( ( size_t ) pvReturn ) & ( size_t ) portBYTE_ALIGNMENT_MASK ) == 0 );
    return pvReturn;
}