LIBMAPMALLOC(3LIB) Interface Libraries LIBMAPMALLOC(3LIB)

NAME

libmapmalloc - alternative memory allocator library

SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag... ] file... -lmapmalloc [ library... ]
#include <stdlib.h>

DESCRIPTION

Functions in this library provide malloc routines that use mmap(2)
instead of sbrk(2) for acquiring heap space.

INTERFACES

The shared object libmapmalloc.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/libmapmalloc.so.1

shared object


/usr/lib/64/libmapmalloc.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

pvs(1), mmap(2), sbrk(2), Intro(3), malloc(3C), malloc(3MALLOC),
mapmalloc(3MALLOC), attributes(7)

May 22, 2003 LIBMAPMALLOC(3LIB)