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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3 | 16 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3 b/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3 index f49604d..67e84e9 100644 --- a/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3 +++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3 @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ The ``name'' of the file referenced by the symbolic link named the value of the environment variable .Ev MALLOC_OPTIONS , and the string pointed to by the global variable -.Va _malloc_options +.Va _malloc_options will be interpreted, in that order, character by character as flags. .Pp Most flags are single letters, @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ Attempting to allocate zero bytes will return a .Dv NULL pointer instead of a valid pointer. -(The default behavior is to make a minimal allocation and return a +(The default behavior is to make a minimal allocation and return a pointer to it.) This option is provided for System V compatibility. This option is incompatible with the @@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ The and .Dq Z options are intended for testing and debugging. -An application which changes its behavior when these options are used +An application which changes its behavior when these options are used is flawed. .Sh EXAMPLES To set a systemwide reduction of cache size, and to dump core whenever @@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ done by a process. .Ed .Pp A side effect of this architecture is that many minor transgressions on -the interface which would traditionally not be detected are in fact -detected. As a result, programs that have been running happily for +the interface which would traditionally not be detected are in fact +detected. As a result, programs that have been running happily for years may suddenly start to complain loudly, when linked with this allocation implementation. .Pp @@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ There are a number of allocation implementations available on the 'Net which focus on detecting and pinpointing problems by trading performance for extra sanity checks and detailed diagnostics. .Sh DIAGNOSTIC MESSAGES -If +If .Fn malloc , .Fn calloc , .Fn realloc @@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ functions conform to .St -isoC . .Sh HISTORY The present allocation implementation started out as a filesystem for a -drum attached to a 20bit binary challenged computer which was built -with discrete germanium transistors. It has since graduated to +drum attached to a 20bit binary challenged computer which was built +with discrete germanium transistors. It has since graduated to handle primary storage rather than secondary. It first appeared in its new shape and ability in .Fx 2.2 . |
