ec_malloc_size

ec_malloc_size — Allocate a block of memory of arbitrary size

#include "ec_malloc.h"

| void * **ec_malloc_size** ( | object_type, |   | |   | size); |   |

int <var class="pdparam">object_type</var>; size_t <var class="pdparam">size</var>;

Allocate a block of memory of arbitrary size. The memory is uninitialized.

This function is only valid with VSIZE memory type, not a fixed size type. For more information about memory types see Memory Types.

Memory allocated using ec_malloc_size must be freed via ec_free.

The system will use the locally configured allocator to satisfy the allocation, but this choice will be overridden by the setting of the malloc2mmap_threshold setting.

Since 3.0.25, the behavior of malloc2mmap_threshold is as follows: If malloc2mmap_threshold is set to "auto" in the configuration file (this is equivalent to -1), and the allocator is set to use the system allocator (malloc), then the threshold value is assumed to be 4092. If the allocator is not malloc, then the threshold value is assumed to be "off" (0). If the option is configured with any other value, then that value is used as the threshold.

Any sized allocation where SIZE exceeds the effective threshold value will be satisfied using the mmap system call.

In versions prior to 3.0.25, the malloc2mmap_threshold is ignored unless the allocator is set to the system allocator. The default value is 4092.

In all versions, if the effective threshold value is 0, then mmap() will not be used directly by ec_malloc_size allocations, although the underlying allocator may opt to use mmap itself.

Regardless of whether mmap() is used directly or indirectly by ec_malloc_size, the memory returned from this function must only be freed using ec_free.

Parameters

Return Values

This function returns a void pointer to the memory location.

Threading

It is legal to call this function in any thread.

ec_malloc, ec_free, ec_realloc ec_mt_strndup and ec_mt_strdup.