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Diffstat (limited to 'manual')
| -rw-r--r-- | manual/memory.texi | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | manual/signal.texi | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | manual/top-menu.texi | 7 |
3 files changed, 13 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/manual/memory.texi b/manual/memory.texi index b87bc3f160..a3cf3724b3 100644 --- a/manual/memory.texi +++ b/manual/memory.texi @@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ will be freed automatically. @xref{Variable Size Automatic}. * Variable Size Automatic:: Allocation of variable-sized blocks of automatic storage that are freed when the calling function returns. -* Relocating Allocator:: Waste less memory, if you can tolerate - automatic relocation of the blocks you get. @end menu @node Memory Concepts @@ -2030,7 +2028,8 @@ within one function, exiting a scope in which a variable-sized array was declared frees all blocks allocated with @code{alloca} during the execution of that scope. - +@ignore +@c This was never actually implemented. -zw @node Relocating Allocator @section Relocating Allocator @@ -2040,10 +2039,10 @@ space it uses is more than the amount the program asks for. The @dfn{relocating memory allocator} achieves very low overhead by moving blocks in memory as necessary, on its own initiative. -@menu -* Relocator Concepts:: How to understand relocating allocation. -* Using Relocator:: Functions for relocating allocation. -@end menu +@c @menu +@c * Relocator Concepts:: How to understand relocating allocation. +@c * Using Relocator:: Functions for relocating allocation. +@c @end menu @node Relocator Concepts @subsection Concepts of Relocating Allocation @@ -2085,7 +2084,7 @@ extensions. @comment malloc.h @comment GNU -@deftypefun {void *} r_alloc (void **@var{handleptr}, size_t @var{size}) +@c @deftypefun {void *} r_alloc (void **@var{handleptr}, size_t @var{size}) This function allocates a relocatable block of size @var{size}. It stores the block's address in @code{*@var{handleptr}} and returns a non-null pointer to indicate success. @@ -2096,7 +2095,7 @@ in @code{*@var{handleptr}}, and returns a null pointer. @comment malloc.h @comment GNU -@deftypefun void r_alloc_free (void **@var{handleptr}) +@c @deftypefun void r_alloc_free (void **@var{handleptr}) This function is the way to free a relocatable block. It frees the block that @code{*@var{handleptr}} points to, and stores a null pointer in @code{*@var{handleptr}} to show it doesn't point to an allocated @@ -2105,7 +2104,7 @@ block any more. @comment malloc.h @comment GNU -@deftypefun {void *} r_re_alloc (void **@var{handleptr}, size_t @var{size}) +@c @deftypefun {void *} r_re_alloc (void **@var{handleptr}, size_t @var{size}) The function @code{r_re_alloc} adjusts the size of the block that @code{*@var{handleptr}} points to, making it @var{size} bytes long. It stores the address of the resized block in @code{*@var{handleptr}} and @@ -2114,6 +2113,7 @@ returns a non-null pointer to indicate success. If enough memory is not available, this function returns a null pointer and does not modify @code{*@var{handleptr}}. @end deftypefun +@end ignore @ignore @comment No longer available... diff --git a/manual/signal.texi b/manual/signal.texi index 029485c8e0..b3f67b6685 100644 --- a/manual/signal.texi +++ b/manual/signal.texi @@ -1900,8 +1900,11 @@ handlers. The obstack allocation functions are safe as long as you don't use the same obstack both inside and outside of a signal handler. @end ignore +@ignore +@comment Once we have r_alloc again add this paragraph. The relocating allocation functions (@pxref{Relocating Allocator}) are certainly not safe to use in a signal handler. +@end ignore @item Any function that modifies @code{errno} is non-reentrant, but you can diff --git a/manual/top-menu.texi b/manual/top-menu.texi index 6ff8bd64d1..05a8ed680e 100644 --- a/manual/top-menu.texi +++ b/manual/top-menu.texi @@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ Memory Allocation * Variable Size Automatic:: Allocation of variable-sized blocks of automatic storage that are freed when the calling function returns. -* Relocating Allocator:: Waste less memory, if you can tolerate - automatic relocation of the blocks you get. Unconstrained Allocation @@ -176,11 +174,6 @@ Variable Size Automatic method of allocating dynamically and freeing automatically. -Relocating Allocator - -* Relocator Concepts:: How to understand relocating allocation. -* Using Relocator:: Functions for relocating allocation. - Character Handling * Classification of Characters:: Testing whether characters are |