Module Malloc

module Malloc: sig .. end
Malloc bindings

Allows you to set/query the behaviour of malloc. The functions in this module may not be implemented on your platform.



Malloc bindings

Allows you to set/query the behaviour of malloc. The functions in this module may not be implemented on your platform.

type mallinfo = {
   arena : int; (*non-mmapped space allocated from system*)
   ordblks : int; (*number of free chunks*)
   smblks : int; (*number of fastbin blocks*)
   hblks : int; (*number of mmapped regions*)
   hblkhd : int; (*space in mmapped regions*)
   usmblks : int; (*maximum total allocated space*)
   fsmblks : int; (*space available in freed fastbin blocks*)
   uordblks : int; (*total allocated space*)
   fordblks : int; (*total free space*)
   keepcost : int; (*top-most, releasable (via malloc_trim) space*)
}
type opt = 
| TRIM_THRESHOLD (*Maximum amount of unused top-most memory to keep before releasing via malloc_trim in free().*)
| TOP_PAD (*Amount of extra `padding' space to allocate or retain whenever sbrk is called.*)
| MMAP_THRESHOLD (*Request size threshold for using mmap() to service a request. Requests of at least this size that cannot be allocated using already-existing space will be serviced via mmap.*)
| MMAP_MAX (*Maximum number of requests to simultaneously service using mmap.*)
| CHECK_ACTION (*???*)
Malloc options
val mallinfo : (unit -> mallinfo) Core.Std.Or_error.t
val mallopt : (opt -> int -> unit) Core.Std.Or_error.t
mallopt opt n sets malloc configuration option opt to n.
val malloc_trim : (int -> unit) Core.Std.Or_error.t
malloc_trim n release all but n bytes of freed top-most memory back to the system.
Raises Failure if unsuccessful.
val malloc_stats : (unit -> unit) Core.Std.Or_error.t
malloc_stats () prints brief summary statistics on stderr.
val bin_mallinfo : mallinfo Bin_prot.Type_class.t
val bin_read_mallinfo : mallinfo Bin_prot.Read.reader
val __bin_read_mallinfo__ : (int -> mallinfo) Bin_prot.Read.reader
val bin_reader_mallinfo : mallinfo Bin_prot.Type_class.reader
val bin_size_mallinfo : mallinfo Bin_prot.Size.sizer
val bin_write_mallinfo : mallinfo Bin_prot.Write.writer
val bin_writer_mallinfo : mallinfo Bin_prot.Type_class.writer
val mallinfo_of_sexp : Sexplib.Sexp.t -> mallinfo
val sexp_of_mallinfo : mallinfo -> Sexplib.Sexp.t
val bin_opt : opt Bin_prot.Type_class.t
Malloc options
val bin_read_opt : opt Bin_prot.Read.reader
val __bin_read_opt__ : (int -> opt) Bin_prot.Read.reader
val bin_reader_opt : opt Bin_prot.Type_class.reader
val bin_size_opt : opt Bin_prot.Size.sizer
val bin_write_opt : opt Bin_prot.Write.writer
val bin_writer_opt : opt Bin_prot.Type_class.writer
val opt_of_sexp : Sexplib.Sexp.t -> opt
val sexp_of_opt : opt -> Sexplib.Sexp.t
???

mallinfo ()

mallopt opt n sets malloc configuration option opt to n.

malloc_trim n release all but n bytes of freed top-most memory back to the system.

malloc_stats () prints brief summary statistics on stderr.