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From: Hiten Pandya <hiten@uk.FreeBSD.org>
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>Number:         38618
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       Malloc types can be used with multiple allocations
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          update
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon May 27 07:30:02 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Hiten Pandya
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD hpdi.ath.cx 5.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT #0: Sat May 4 19:07:01 BST 2002 hitenp@hpdi.ath.cx:/c1/obj/data/dev/src/sys/CURRENT5 i386

>Description:

	The malloc_type argument to the kernel malloc(9), and MALLOC(9)
	calls be used for multiple allocations.  Although this is common
	knowledge when you have experimented with it, but for newbie
	kernel hackers, it would be a good hint.  The delta attached
	below can be used to provide this note.

	Thanks.

	  -- Hiten Pandya
	  -- <hiten@uk.FreeBSD.org>
	  
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
	Apply the below provided delta.  Otherwise please comment
	in the followup.
	
Index: malloc.9
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/share/man/man9/malloc.9,v
retrieving revision 1.23
diff -u -r1.23 malloc.9
--- malloc.9	2002/03/18 10:52:09	1.23
+++ malloc.9	2002/05/27 14:18:40
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 The
 .Fa type
 argument is used to perform statistics on memory usage, and for
-basic sanity checks.
+basic sanity checks.  It can be used to identify multiple allocations.
 The statistics can be examined by
 .Sq vmstat -m .
 .Pp
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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