qalloc_malloc(3)

💖 qalloc_malloc — allocates memory from the specified map 💖

ok so bestie, we're in section 3 of the libqthread manual, and this one is all about getting yourself some memory out of a qalloc map. no cap. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

qalloc_malloc, qalloc_statmalloc, qalloc_dynmalloc — allocates memory from the specified map 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <qthread/qalloc.h>

void *
qalloc_malloc (void *map, size_t size);

void *
qalloc_statmalloc (struct mapinfo_s *map);

void *
qalloc_dynmalloc (struct dynmapinfo_s *map, size_t size);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so these are the allocation functions. literally the main characters of getting memory. they return a pointer to an allocated memory block from the specified qalloc map. periodt. 💅

here's the tea on how they differ:

• qalloc_statmalloc() only needs a pointer to the map itself, because the size of the returned block is the same for all allocations from that map. one size fits all, iconic behaviour honestly. ⭐
• qalloc_dynmalloc() on the other hand also takes a size argument, since by definition a dynamic map allows for any size allocation. flexible queen. 🌈
• qalloc_malloc() will use whichever of the other two functions is appropriate for the map it is passed. it's giving adaptive. however — and this is important bestie — if the map is a static map, the size argument is ignored. 🙈

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• qalloc_cleanup(3)
• qalloc_checkpoint(3)
• qalloc_free(3)
• qalloc_loadmap(3)

that's the whole page, bestie, go forth and allocate responsibly 💜✨

mwah, this was libqthread, NOVEMBER 2006 — sending you love from the qalloc_malloc(3) era, iykyk 🎀🦋💅