mallinfo()
Get memory allocation information
Synopsis:
#include <malloc.h> struct mallinfo mallinfo ( void );
Library:
libc
Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.
Description:
The mallinfo() function returns memory-allocation information in the form of a struct mallinfo:
struct mallinfo { int arena; /* size of the arena */ int ordblks; /* number of big blocks in use */ int smblks; /* number of small blocks in use */ int hblks; /* number of header blocks in use */ int hblkhd; /* space in header block headers */ int usmblks; /* space in small blocks in use */ int fsmblks; /* memory in free small blocks */ int uordblks; /* space in big blocks in use */ int fordblks; /* memory in free big blocks */ int keepcost; /* penalty if M_KEEP is used -- not used */ };
Returns:
A struct mallinfo.
Classification:
Safety: | |
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Cancellation point | No |
Interrupt handler | No |
Signal handler | No |
Thread | Yes |