site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: darwin-dev@lists.apple.com These are probably the malloc routines to support libcache/NSCache. http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/releasenotes/MacOSX/WhatsNewInOSX/Art... On Oct 9, 2009, at 5:31 PM, ariel.burton@totalviewtech.com wrote: Hello, I'm looking at <malloc/malloc.h>, and I see a number of what appear to be new calls: extern malloc_zone_t *malloc_default_purgeable_zone(void); /* Returns a pointer to the default purgeable_zone. */ extern int malloc_make_nonpurgeable(void *ptr); /* Makes an allocation from the purgeable zone nonpurgeable. * Returns zero if the contents were not purged since the last * call to malloc_make_purgeable, else returns non-zero. */ What are purgeable zones? Where are these calls documented? Many thanks, Ariel Burton Brian Bergstrand <http://www.bergstrand.org/brian/> PGP Key ID: 0xB6C7B6A2 _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Darwin-dev mailing list (Darwin-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/darwin-dev/site_archiver%40lists.appl... extern void malloc_make_purgeable(void *ptr); /* Make an allocation from the purgeable zone purgeable if possible. */ This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com