mallinfo()

Get memory allocation information

Synopsis:

#include <malloc.h>

struct mallinfo mallinfo ( void );

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Description:

The mallinfo() function returns memory-allocation information in the form of a struct mallinfo:

struct mallinfo {
    int arena;    /* size of the arena */
    int ordblks;  /* number of big blocks in use */
    int smblks;   /* number of small blocks in use */
    int hblks;    /* number of header blocks in use */
    int hblkhd;   /* space in header block headers */
    int usmblks;  /* space in small blocks in use */
    int fsmblks;  /* memory in free small blocks */
    int uordblks; /* space in big blocks in use */
    int fordblks; /* memory in free big blocks */
    int keepcost; /* penalty if M_KEEP is used -- not used */
};

Returns:

A struct mallinfo.

Classification:

QNX Neutrino

Safety:
Cancellation point	No
Interrupt handler	No
Signal handler	No
Thread	Yes