Program for Worst Fit algorithm in Memory Management

Prerequisite : Partition allocation methods
Worst Fit allocates a process to the partition which is largest sufficient among the freely available partitions available in the main memory. If a large process comes at a later stage, then memory will not have space to accommodate it.

Example: 

Input : blockSize[]   = {100, 500, 200, 300, 600};
        processSize[] = {212, 417, 112, 426};
Output:
Process No.    Process Size    Block no.
   1        212        5
   2        417        2
   3        112        5
   4        426        Not Allocated

Implementation:
1- Input memory blocks and processes with sizes.
2- Initialize all memory blocks as free.
3- Start by picking each process and find the
   maximum block size that can be assigned to
   current process i.e., find max(bockSize[1], 
   blockSize[2],.....blockSize[n]) > 
   processSize[current], if found then assign 
   it to the current process.
5- If not then leave that process and keep checking
   the further processes.

Below is implementation of above steps. 

C++

// C++ implementation of worst - Fit algorithm
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

// Function to allocate memory to blocks as per worst fit
// algorithm
void worstFit(int blockSize[], int m, int processSize[],
                                                 int n)
{
    // Stores block id of the block allocated to a
    // process
    int allocation[n];

    // Initially no block is assigned to any process
    memset(allocation, -1, sizeof(allocation));

    // pick each process and find suitable blocks
    // according to its size ad assign to it
    for (int i=0; i<n; i++)
    {
        // Find the best fit block for current process
        int wstIdx = -1;
        for (int j=0; j<m; j++)
        {
            if (blockSize[j] >= processSize[i])
            {
                if (wstIdx == -1)
                    wstIdx = j;
                else if (blockSize[wstIdx] < blockSize[j])
                    wstIdx = j;
            }
        }

        // If we could find a block for current process
        if (wstIdx != -1)
        {
            // allocate block j to p[i] process
            allocation[i] = wstIdx;

            // Reduce available memory in this block.
            blockSize[wstIdx] -= processSize[i];
        }
    }

    cout << "\nProcess No.\tProcess Size\tBlock no.\n";
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        cout << "   " << i+1 << "\t\t" << processSize[i] << "\t\t";
        if (allocation[i] != -1)
            cout << allocation[i] + 1;
        else
            cout << "Not Allocated";
        cout << endl;
    }
}

// Driver code
int main()
{
    int blockSize[] = {100, 500, 200, 300, 600};
    int processSize[] = {212, 417, 112, 426};
    int m = sizeof(blockSize)/sizeof(blockSize[0]);
    int n = sizeof(processSize)/sizeof(processSize[0]);

    worstFit(blockSize, m, processSize, n);

    return 0 ;
}

Java

// Java implementation of worst - Fit algorithm

public class GFG
{
    // Method to allocate memory to blocks as per worst fit
    // algorithm
    static void worstFit(int blockSize[], int m, int processSize[],
                                                     int n)
    {
        // Stores block id of the block allocated to a
        // process
        int allocation[] = new int[n];

        // Initially no block is assigned to any process
        for (int i = 0; i < allocation.length; i++)
            allocation[i] = -1;

        // pick each process and find suitable blocks
        // according to its size ad assign to it
        for (int i=0; i<n; i++)
        {
            // Find the best fit block for current process
            int wstIdx = -1;
            for (int j=0; j<m; j++)
            {
                if (blockSize[j] >= processSize[i])
                {
                    if (wstIdx == -1)
                        wstIdx = j;
                    else if (blockSize[wstIdx] < blockSize[j])
                        wstIdx = j;
                }
            }

            // If we could find a block for current process
            if (wstIdx != -1)
            {
                // allocate block j to p[i] process
                allocation[i] = wstIdx;

                // Reduce available memory in this block.
                blockSize[wstIdx] -= processSize[i];
            }
        }

        System.out.println("\nProcess No.\tProcess Size\tBlock no.");
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            System.out.print("   " + (i+1) + "\t\t" + processSize[i] + "\t\t");
            if (allocation[i] != -1)
                System.out.print(allocation[i] + 1);
            else
                System.out.print("Not Allocated");
            System.out.println();
        }
    }

    // Driver Method
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
         int blockSize[] = {100, 500, 200, 300, 600};
         int processSize[] = {212, 417, 112, 426};
         int m = blockSize.length;
         int n = processSize.length;

         worstFit(blockSize, m, processSize, n);
    }
}

Python3

# Python3 implementation of worst - Fit algorithm

# Function to allocate memory to blocks as
# per worst fit algorithm
def worstFit(blockSize, m, processSize, n):

    # Stores block id of the block
    # allocated to a process

    # Initially no block is assigned
    # to any process
    allocation = [-1] * n

    # pick each process and find suitable blocks
    # according to its size ad assign to it
    for i in range(n):

        # Find the best fit block for
        # current process
        wstIdx = -1
        for j in range(m):
            if blockSize[j] >= processSize[i]:
                if wstIdx == -1:
                    wstIdx = j
                elif blockSize[wstIdx] < blockSize[j]:
                    wstIdx = j

        # If we could find a block for
        # current process
        if wstIdx != -1:

            # allocate block j to p[i] process
            allocation[i] = wstIdx

            # Reduce available memory in this block.
            blockSize[wstIdx] -= processSize[i]

    print("Process No. Process Size Block no.")
    for i in range(n):
        print(i + 1, "         ",
              processSize[i], end = "     ")
        if allocation[i] != -1:
            print(allocation[i] + 1)
        else:
            print("Not Allocated")

# Driver code
if __name__ == '__main__':
    blockSize = [100, 500, 200, 300, 600]
    processSize = [212, 417, 112, 426]
    m = len(blockSize)
    n = len(processSize)

    worstFit(blockSize, m, processSize, n)

# This code is contributed by PranchalK

C#

// C# implementation of worst - Fit algorithm
using System;

class GFG
{
    // Method to allocate memory to blocks
    // as per worst fit algorithm
    static void worstFit(int []blockSize, int m,
                        int []processSize, int n)
    {
        // Stores block id of the block allocated to a
        // process
        int []allocation = new int[n];

        // Initially no block is assigned to any process
        for (int i = 0; i < allocation.Length; i++)
            allocation[i] = -1;

        // pick each process and find suitable blocks
        // according to its size ad assign to it
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            // Find the best fit block for current process
            int wstIdx = -1;
            for (int j = 0; j < m; j++)
            {
                if (blockSize[j] >= processSize[i])
                {
                    if (wstIdx == -1)
                        wstIdx = j;
                    else if (blockSize[wstIdx] < blockSize[j])
                        wstIdx = j;
                }
            }

            // If we could find a block for current process
            if (wstIdx != -1)
            {
                // allocate block j to p[i] process
                allocation[i] = wstIdx;

                // Reduce available memory in this block.
                blockSize[wstIdx] -= processSize[i];
            }
        }

        Console.WriteLine("\nProcess No.\tProcess Size\tBlock no.");
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            Console.Write(" " + (i+1) + "\t\t\t" + processSize[i] + "\t\t\t");
            if (allocation[i] != -1)
                Console.Write(allocation[i] + 1);
            else
                Console.Write("Not Allocated");
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }

    // Driver code
    public static void Main(String[] args)
    {
        int []blockSize = {100, 500, 200, 300, 600};
        int []processSize = {212, 417, 112, 426};
        int m = blockSize.Length;
        int n = processSize.Length;

        worstFit(blockSize, m, processSize, n);
    }
}

// This code has been contributed by 29AjayKumar

Javascript

<script>

// Javascript implementation of
// worst - Fit algorithm

// Method to allocate memory to
// blocks as per worst fit
// algorithm
function worstFit(blockSize, m,
                  processSize, n)
{

    // Stores block id of the block allocated
    // to a process
    let allocation = new Array(n);

    // Initially no block is assigned
    // to any process
    for(let i = 0; i < allocation.length; i++)
        allocation[i] = -1;

    // Pick each process and find suitable blocks
    // according to its size ad assign to it
    for(let i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {

        // Find the best fit block
        // for current process
        let wstIdx = -1;
        for(let j = 0; j < m; j++)
        {
            if (blockSize[j] >= processSize[i])
            {
                if (wstIdx == -1)
                    wstIdx = j;
                else if (blockSize[wstIdx] <
                         blockSize[j])
                    wstIdx = j;
            }
        }

        // If we could find a block for
        // current process
        if (wstIdx != -1)
        {

            // Allocate block j to p[i] process
            allocation[i] = wstIdx;

            // Reduce available memory in this block.
            blockSize[wstIdx] -= processSize[i];
        }
    }

    document.write("<br>Process No.  " +
                   " Process Size  " +
                   " Block no.<br>");
    for(let i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        document.write("   " + (i + 1) +
                       "     " +
                       "    " +
                       processSize[i] +
                       "      ");
        if (allocation[i] != -1)
            document.write(allocation[i] + 1);
        else
            document.write("Not Allocated");

        document.write("<br>");
    }
}

// Driver code
let blockSize = [ 100, 500, 200, 300, 600 ];
let processSize = [ 212, 417, 112, 426 ];
let m = blockSize.length;
let n = processSize.length;

worstFit(blockSize, m, processSize, n);

// This code is contributed by rag2127

</script>

Output

Process No.    Process Size    Block no.
   1        212        5
   2        417        2
   3        112        5
   4        426        Not Allocated

Time Complexity: O(N*M)  where N is processSize length and M is blockSize length. 
Auxiliary Space: O(N)

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