splaytree example

splay tree is a self-adjusting binary search tree with the additional property that recently accessed elements are quick to access again. About: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splay_tree

Example code in C that insert new items in the memory and remove expired items.

The main goal of this code is to measure how many entries per second are being inserted and doesn't fill the available memory (memory recommended: 4GB RAM)

Compile and run

FreeBSD 10.x

clang -pthread splaytree1.c -o splaytree1
./splaytree1

Ubuntu

apt-get install libbsd-dev
gcc -pthread splaytree1.c -o splaytree1
./splaytree1