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Command: memory | Section: 3 | Source: MINIX | File: memory.3
MEMORY(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual MEMORY(3)
NAME
malloc, free, realloc, calloc, alloca - general memory allocation
operations
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
void *
malloc(size_t size);
void
free(void *ptr);
void *
realloc(void *ptr, size_t size);
void *
calloc(size_t nelem, size_t elsize);
void *
alloca(size_t size);
DESCRIPTION
These functions allocate and free memory for the calling process. They
are described in the individual manual pages. The memory allocators used
in the kernel are described in memoryallocators(9).
SEE ALSO
alloca(3), calloc(3), free(3), malloc(3), realloc(3)
STANDARDS
These functions, with the exception of alloca() conform to ANSI
X3.159-1989 ("ANSI C89").
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 September 11, 2011 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8