NAME¶
mbkalloc - mbk memory allocator
ORIGIN¶
This software belongs to the ALLIANCE CAD SYSTEM developed by the ASIM team at
LIP6 laboratory of Université Pierre et Marie CURIE, in Paris,
France.
Web :
http://asim.lip6.fr/recherche/alliance/
E-mail :
alliance-users@asim.lip6.fr
SYNOPSYS¶
#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 number 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).
BUG REPORT¶
This tool is under development at the
ASIM department of the
LIP6
laboratory.
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