LIBMALLOC(3LIB) Interface Libraries LIBMALLOC(3LIB)

NAME

libmalloc - memory allocation library

SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag... ] file... -lmalloc [ library... ]

DESCRIPTION

Functions in this library provide routines for memory allocation. These
routines are space-efficient but have lower performance. Their usage can
result in serious performance degradation.

INTERFACES

The shared object libmalloc.so.1 provides the public interfaces defined
below. See Intro(3) for additional information on shared object
interfaces.


calloc cfree
free mallinfo
malloc mallopt
memalign realloc
valloc

FILES

/usr/lib/libmalloc.so.1
shared object


/usr/lib/64/libmalloc.so.1
64-bit shared object

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+---------------+-----------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | Safe |
+---------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

Intro(3), malloc(3MALLOC), attributes(7)

May 11, 2005 LIBMALLOC(3LIB)