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aaron 25 years ago
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@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\" .\"
.\" $OpenBSD: malloc.3,v 1.16 1999/11/09 22:12:36 aaron Exp $
.\" $OpenBSD: malloc.3,v 1.17 1999/11/10 22:19:22 aaron Exp $
.\" .\"
.Dd August 27, 1996 .Dd August 27, 1996
.Dt MALLOC 3 .Dt MALLOC 3
@ -257,11 +257,12 @@ otherwise a null pointer is returned.
.Sh MESSAGES .Sh MESSAGES
If If
.Fn malloc , .Fn malloc ,
.Fn free
or
.Fn calloc ,
.Fn realloc .Fn realloc
detects an error or warning condition,
a message will be printed to filedescriptor
or
.Fn free
detect an error or warning condition,
a message will be printed to file descriptor
2 (not using stdio). 2 (not using stdio).
Errors will always result in the process being Errors will always result in the process being
.Xr abort 3 'ed. .Xr abort 3 'ed.
@ -277,7 +278,8 @@ fishy in there. Consult sources and or wizards.
.Pp .Pp
``allocation failed'' ``allocation failed''
if the ``A'' option is specified it is an error for if the ``A'' option is specified it is an error for
.Fn malloc
.Fn malloc ,
.Fn calloc
or or
.Fn realloc .Fn realloc
to return to return
@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ a sensible page.
``recursive call.'' ``recursive call.''
You have tried to call recursively into these functions. You have tried to call recursively into these functions.
I can only imagine this as happening if you call one of these I can only imagine this as happening if you call one of these
functions from a signal function, which happens to be called
functions from a signal handler, which happens to be called
while you're already in here. while you're already in here.
Well, sorry to say: that's not supported. Well, sorry to say: that's not supported.
If this is a problem for you I'd like to hear about it. It If this is a problem for you I'd like to hear about it. It
@ -343,7 +345,6 @@ symbolic link to file containing option flags
.Sh SEE ALSO .Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr brk 2 , .Xr brk 2 ,
.Xr alloca 3 , .Xr alloca 3 ,
.Xr calloc 3 ,
.Xr getpagesize 3 , .Xr getpagesize 3 ,
.Xr memory 3 .Xr memory 3
.Pa /usr/share/doc/papers/malloc.ascii.gz .Pa /usr/share/doc/papers/malloc.ascii.gz


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