Xinu7/man/man2/freemem.doc

FREEMEM(2)          Xinu Programmer's Manual           FREEMEM(2)



NAME
     freemem - deallocate a block of heap memory

SYNOPSIS
     int freemem(addr, len)
     char *addr;
     int len;

DESCRIPTION
     _F_r_e_e_m_e_m deallocates a contiguous block of memory previously
     obtained with GETMEM(2), and returns it to the free list.
     Argument _a_d_d_r specifies the lowest address of the block
     being deallocated, and argument _l_e_n specifies the length of
     the block in bytes.  In this version, memory is allocated in
     multiples of four bytes to guarantee that sufficient space
     is available in each block to link it onto the free list.
     However, the length passed to both _g_e_t_m_e_m and _f_r_e_e_m_e_m is
     rounded automatically, so the user need not be aware of any
     extra space in the allocated block.

SEE ALSO
     getbuf(2), getmem(2), getstk(2), freebuf(2), freestk(2)

































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