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diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/memory.3 b/lib/libc/stdlib/memory.3 new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b7703cf44bd5 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/memory.3 @@ -0,0 +1,103 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993 +.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors +.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software +.\" without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.Dd October 18, 2023 +.Dt MEMORY 3 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm aligned_alloc , +.Nm alloca , +.Nm calloc , +.Nm free , +.Nm malloc , +.Nm posix_memalign , +.Nm realloc , +.Nm reallocf , +.Nm valloc , +.Nm mmap , +.Nm munmap +.Nd memory management functions +.Sh LIBRARY +.Lb libc +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.In stdlib.h +.Ft void * +.Fn aligned_alloc "size_t alignment" "size_t size" +.Ft void * +.Fn alloca "size_t size" +.Ft void * +.Fn calloc "size_t nelem" "size_t elsize" +.Ft void +.Fn free "void *ptr" +.Ft void * +.Fn malloc "size_t size" +.Ft int +.Fn posix_memalign "void **ptr" "size_t alignment" "size_t size" +.Ft void * +.Fn realloc "void *ptr" "size_t size" +.Ft void * +.Fn reallocf "void *ptr" "size_t size" +.Ft void * +.Fn valloc "size_t size" +.In sys/types.h +.In sys/mman.h +.Ft void * +.Fn mmap "void * addr" "size_t len" "int prot" "int flags" "int fd" "off_t offset" +.Ft int +.Fn munmap "void *addr" "size_t len" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +These functions allocate and free memory for the calling process. +They are described in the +individual manual pages. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr mmap 2 , +.Xr aligned_alloc 3 , +.Xr alloca 3 , +.Xr calloc 3 , +.Xr free 3 , +.Xr malloc 3 , +.Xr posix_memalign 3 , +.Xr realloc 3 , +.Xr reallocf 3 , +.Xr valloc 3 +.Sh STANDARDS +The +.Fn calloc , +.Fn free , +.Fn malloc , +and +.Fn realloc +functions conform to +.St -isoC . +.Pp +The +.Fn mmap , +.Fn munmap , +and +.Fn posix_memalign +functions conform to +.St -p1003.1-2001 . |