//  [c]
void * pvPortMalloc( size_t xWantedSize )
{
    BlockLink_t * pxBlock, * pxPreviousBlock, * pxNewBlockLink;
    static BaseType_t xHeapHasBeenInitialised = pdFALSE;
    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( xHeapHasBeenInitialised == pdFALSE )
        {
            prvHeapInit();
            xHeapHasBeenInitialised = pdTRUE;
        }

        /* 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 + heapSTRUCT_SIZE ) >  xWantedSize ) ) /* Overflow check */
        {
            xWantedSize += heapSTRUCT_SIZE;

            /* 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 
        {
            xWantedSize = 0; 
        }


        if( ( xWantedSize > 0 ) && ( xWantedSize <= xFreeBytesRemaining ) )
        {
            /* Blocks are stored in byte order - traverse the list from the start
             * (smallest) 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 we found the end marker then a block of adequate size was not found. */
            if( pxBlock != &xEnd )
            {
                /* Return the memory space - jumping over the BlockLink_t structure
                 * at its start. */
                pvReturn = ( void * ) ( ( ( uint8_t * ) pxPreviousBlock->pxNextFreeBlock ) + heapSTRUCT_SIZE );

                /* 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 );

                    /* 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 ) );
                }

                xFreeBytesRemaining -= pxBlock->xBlockSize;
            }
        }

        traceMALLOC( pvReturn, xWantedSize );
    }
    ( void ) xTaskResumeAll();

    #if ( configUSE_MALLOC_FAILED_HOOK == 1 )
        {
            if( pvReturn == NULL )
            {
                extern void vApplicationMallocFailedHook( void );
                vApplicationMallocFailedHook();
            }
        }
    #endif

    return pvReturn;
}