MBKALLOC(3) MBK UTILITY FUNCTIONS MBKALLOC(3)
NAME
mbkalloc - mbk memory allocator
ORIGIN
This software belongs to the ALLIANCE CAD SYSTEM developed by the ASIM team at LIP6 laboratory of Universite Pierre et Marie CURIE, in
Paris, France.
Web : http://asim.lip6.fr/recherche/alliance/
E-mail : alliance-users@asim.lip6.fr
SYNOPSYS
#include "mut.h"
char *mbkalloc(bytes)
unsigned int bytes;
PARAMETER
bytes Number of memory bytes to be contiguously allocated
DESCRIPTION
mbkalloc returns a block of bytes length, for any purpose. It is now a day just an encapsulation of the system malloc function, but may
evolve to a special allocator in the future. Its use is strongly encouraged.
Remark : a global variable, long mbkalloc_stat, updates the number of allocated bytes, and may be accessed by anyone to see the
amount of allocated memory.
RETURN VALUE
mbkalloc returns a pointer to a bytes long block.
ERROR
"*** mbk error *** mbkalloc impossible : not enough memory"
System break can't be moved anymore, no more memory can be retrieved from the system.
EXAMPLE
#include "mut.h"
char *dup_str(s);
{
char *t = (char *)mbkalloc(strlen(s) + (unsigned int)1);
strcpy(t, s);
return t;
}
SEE ALSO
mbk(1), mbkfree(3).
BUG REPORT
This tool is under development at the ASIM department of the LIP6 laboratory.
We need your feedback to improve documentation and tools.
ASIM
/LIP6 October 1, 1997 MBKALLOC(3)
