MBKALLOC(3) MBK UTILITY FUNCTIONS MBKALLOC(3) NAME mbkalloc - mbk memory allocator SYNOPSIS #include "mut.h" char *mbkalloc(bytes) unsigned int bytes; PARAMETER bytes Number of memory bytes to be contiguously allocated DESCRIPTION mbkalloc returns a block of bytes length, for any purpose. It is now a day just an encapsulation of the system malloc function, but may evolve to a special allocator in the future. Its use is strongly encouraged. Remark : a global variable, long mbkalloc_stat, updates the num- ber of allocated bytes, and may be accessed by anyone to see the amount of allocated memory. RETURN VALUE mbkalloc returns a pointer to a bytes long block. ERROR "*** mbk error *** mbkalloc impossible : not enough memory" System break can't be moved anymore, no more memory can be retrieved from the system. EXAMPLE #include "mut.h" char *dup_str(s); { char *t = (char *)mbkalloc(strlen(s) + (unsigned int)1); strcpy(t, s); return t; } SEE ALSO mbk(1), mbkfree(3). ASIM/LIP6 October 1, 1997 MBKALLOC(3)
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