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diff --git a/share/man/man9/malloc.9 b/share/man/man9/malloc.9 index 442e41e..ea4dd06 100644 --- a/share/man/man9/malloc.9 +++ b/share/man/man9/malloc.9 @@ -231,18 +231,6 @@ one must include .In sys/types.h ) and .In sys/kernel.h . -.Sh RETURN VALUES -The -.Fn malloc , -.Fn realloc , -and -.Fn reallocf -functions return a kernel virtual address that is suitably aligned for -storage of any type of object, or -.Dv NULL -if the request could not be satisfied (implying that -.Dv M_NOWAIT -was set). .Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES The memory allocator allocates memory in chunks that have size a power of two for requests up to the size of a page of memory. @@ -290,10 +278,18 @@ when holding a .Xr vnode 9 interlock, will cause a LOR (Lock Order Reversal) due to the intertwining of VM Objects and Vnodes. -.Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr vmstat 8 , -.Xr contigmalloc 9 , -.Xr vnode 9 +.Sh RETURN VALUES +The +.Fn malloc , +.Fn realloc , +and +.Fn reallocf +functions return a kernel virtual address that is suitably aligned for +storage of any type of object, or +.Dv NULL +if the request could not be satisfied (implying that +.Dv M_NOWAIT +was set). .Sh DIAGNOSTICS A kernel compiled with the .Dv INVARIANTS @@ -305,3 +301,7 @@ and functions. Failing consistency checks will cause a panic or a system console message. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr vmstat 8 , +.Xr contigmalloc 9 , +.Xr vnode 9 |
