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25 .TH MALLOC_STATS 3 2021-03-22 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
27 malloc_stats \- print memory allocation statistics
30 .B #include <malloc.h>
32 .B void malloc_stats(void);
37 function prints (on standard error) statistics about memory allocated by
39 and related functions.
40 For each arena (allocation area), this function prints
41 the total amount of memory allocated
42 and the total number of bytes consumed by in-use allocations.
43 (These two values correspond to the
50 the function prints the sum of these two statistics for all arenas,
51 and the maximum number of blocks and bytes that were ever simultaneously
55 .\" Available already in glibc 2.0, possibly earlier
57 For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
65 Interface Attribute Value
68 T} Thread safety MT-Safe
74 This function is a GNU extension.
76 More detailed information about memory allocations in the main arena