kheap.h File Reference

Interface for kernel heap functions, also provides a placement malloc() for use before the heap is initialised. More...

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Functions
void *	sys_brk (void *addr)
	User malloc. More...

Detailed Description

Interface for kernel heap functions, also provides a placement malloc() for use before the heap is initialised.

Copyright

(c) 2014-2024 This file is distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.md for details.

Function Documentation

sys_brk()

void* sys_brk

(

void *

addr

)

User malloc.

Parameters

addr	This argument is treated as an address of a dynamically allocated memory if falls inside the process heap area. Otherwise, it is treated as an amount of memory that should be allocated.

Returns

NULL if there is no more memory available or we were freeing a previously allocated memory area, the address of the allocated space otherwise.