osf1 man page for rmalloc

rmalloc(9r)															       rmalloc(9r)

NAME
       rmalloc - General: Allocates size units from the given resource map

SYNOPSIS
       long rmalloc(
	       struct map *map_struct,
	       long size );

ARGUMENTS
       Specifies a pointer to a map structure that was previously initialized by a call to rminit.  Specifies the size of the units to allocate.

DESCRIPTION
       The rmalloc routine allocates size units from the given resource map. In a map, the addresses are increasing, and the list is terminated by
       a zero size.  The actual units managed by the map are arbitrary and can be map registers, bytes, blocks, and so forth.

NOTES
       The caller is responsible for providing any locking necessary for the map structure that the system passes to the rmalloc routine.

RETURN VALUES
       The rmalloc routine returns the base of the allocated space. It returns an error if no space could be allocated.

SEE ALSO
       Routines: rmfree(9r), rmget(9r), rminit(9r)

																       rmalloc(9r)