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.TH libmalloc 3LIB "23 Aug 2011" "SunOS 5.11" "Interface Libraries"
.SH NAME
libmalloc \- memory allocation library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
cc [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lmalloc\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
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.
.SH INTERFACES
.sp
.LP
The shared object \fBlibmalloc.so.1\fR provides the public interfaces defined below. See \fBIntro\fR(3) for additional information on shared object interfaces.
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab();
lw(2.75i) lw(2.75i) 
lw(2.75i) lw(2.75i) 
.
\fBcalloc\fR\fBcfree\fR
\fBfree\fR\fBmallinfo\fR
\fBmalloc\fR\fBmallopt\fR
\fBmemalign\fR\fBrealloc\fR
\fBvalloc\fR
.TE

.SH FILES
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB/usr/lib/libmalloc.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 30n
.rt  
shared object
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB/usr/lib/64/libmalloc.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 30n
.rt  
64-bit shared object
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab() box;
cw(2.75i) |cw(2.75i) 
lw(2.75i) |lw(2.75i) 
.
ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Availabilitysystem/library
_
MT-LevelSafe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBIntro\fR(3), \fBmalloc\fR(3MALLOC), \fBattributes\fR(5)