1libmapmalloc(3LIB)            Interface Libraries           libmapmalloc(3LIB)
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NAME

6       libmapmalloc - alternative memory allocator library
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SYNOPSIS

9       cc [ flag... ] file... -lmapmalloc [ library... ]
10       #include <stdlib.h>
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DESCRIPTION

14       Functions  in  this  library  provide  malloc routines that use mmap(2)
15       instead of sbrk(2) for acquiring heap space.
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INTERFACES

18       The shared object  libmapmalloc.so.1  provides  the  public  interfaces
19       defined below. See Intro(3) for additional information on shared object
20       interfaces.
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25       calloc                        cfree
26       free                          mallinfo
27       malloc                        mallopt
28       memalign                      realloc
29       valloc
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FILES

33       /usr/lib/libmapmalloc.so.1
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38       /usr/lib/64/libmapmalloc.so.1
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ATTRIBUTES

44       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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49       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
50       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
51       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
52       │Availability                 │SUNWcsl (32-bit)             │
53       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
54       │                             │SUNWcslx (64-bit)            │
55       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
56       │MT-Level                     │Safe                         │
57       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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SEE ALSO

60       pvs(1), mmap(2), sbrk(2), Intro(3), malloc(3C),  malloc(3MALLOC),  map‐
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65SunOS 5.11                        22 May 2003               libmapmalloc(3LIB)