MEMORY(3) | Library Functions Manual | MEMORY(3)

# NAME

`memory` —
general memory allocation operations

# LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <stdlib.h>`

void *
`malloc`(size_t size);

void
`free`(void *ptr);

void *
`realloc`(void *ptr, size_t size);

void *
`calloc`(size_t nelem, size_t elsize);

void *
`alloca`(size_t size);

# DESCRIPTION

These functions allocate and free memory for the calling process. They are described in the individual manual pages. The memory allocators used in the kernel are described in memoryallocators(9).

# SEE ALSO

alloca(3), calloc(3), free(3), malloc(3), realloc(3)

# STANDARDS

These functions, with the exception of `alloca`() conform to ANSI X3.159-1989 (“ANSI C89”).

April 26, 2017 | NetBSD 9.2