Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 19:04:50 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Two versions of malloc()? Message-ID: <19990908190450.C283@marder-1>
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Looking at some kernel source I found malloc() called with 3 args.
A search revaled this in /usr/include/sys/malloc.h:
void *malloc __P((unsigned long size, struct malloc_type *type, int flags));
but the manpage, and all versions of malloc I've seen, are simply:
void *malloc __P((size_t));
This is how it's declared in /usr/include/stdlib.h.
What is the difference and why does the kernel use the former?
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