LIBMAPMALLOC(3LIB)					    LIBMAPMALLOC(3LIB)

NAME
       libmapmalloc - alternative memory allocator library

SYNOPSIS
       cc [ flag... ] file... -lmapmalloc [ library... ]
       #include <stdlib.h>

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

INTERFACES
       The shared object  libmapmalloc.so.1  provides  the  public  interfaces
       defined below. See Intro(3) for additional information on shared object
       interfaces.

       calloc	  cfree
       free	  mallinfo
       malloc	  mallopt
       memalign	  realloc
       valloc

FILES
       /usr/lib/libmapmalloc.so.1

	   shared object

       /usr/lib/64/libmapmalloc.so.1

	   64-bit shared object

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       ┌───────────────┬─────────────────┐
       │ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
       ├───────────────┼─────────────────┤
       │MT-Level       │ Safe		 │
       └───────────────┴─────────────────┘

SEE ALSO
       pvs(1), mmap(2), sbrk(2), Intro(3), malloc(3C),	malloc(3MALLOC),  map‐
       malloc(3MALLOC), attributes(5)

				 May 22, 2003		    LIBMAPMALLOC(3LIB)

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