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On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 21:19, kamal kc wrote:
> void *
> malloc(size, type, flags)
> 	unsigned long size;
> 	struct malloc_type *type;
> 	int flags;
>
> i understand the size and flags but what shall i
> do with the malloc_type.

man 9 malloc
It is used to do basic sanity checking and for statistics.

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