Open System Services Library Calls Reference Manual (G06.29+, H06.08+, J06.03+)

OSS Library Calls (e - f) free32(3)
NAME
free32 - Releases allocated memory
LIBRARY
64-bit H-series and J-series OSS processes: /G/system/zdllnnn/ycredll
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
void free32(
void _ptr32 ∗∗space);
PARAMETERS
space Points to the block of memory that was returned by a memory allocation func-
tion.
DESCRIPTION
The free32( ) function is used by 64-bit applications to release space allocated by calloc32( ),
malloc32( ),orrealloc32( ).
The free32( ) function frees the block of memory pointed to by the space parameter for further
allocation. The block pointed to by the space parameter must have been previously allocated by
calloc32( ), malloc32( ),orrealloc32( ).
RETURN VALUES
None.
ERRORS
None.
RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: calloc32(3), malloc32(3), realloc32(3).
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