* unlike malloc(), it does not reserve extra space per block. For large block
* sizes, g_slice_new() and g_slice_alloc() will automatically delegate to the
* system malloc() implementation. For newly written code it is recommended
- * to use the new <literal>g_slice</literal> API instead of g_malloc() and
+ * to use the new `g_slice` API instead of g_malloc() and
* friends, as long as objects are not resized during their lifetime and the
* object size used at allocation time is still available when freeing.
*
* gchar *mem[10000];
* gint i;
*
- * /* Allocate 10000 blocks. */
+ * // Allocate 10000 blocks.
* for (i = 0; i < 10000; i++)
* {
* mem[i] = g_slice_alloc (50);
*
- * /* Fill in the memory with some junk. */
+ * // Fill in the memory with some junk.
* for (j = 0; j < 50; j++)
* mem[i][j] = i * j;
* }
*
- * /* Now free all of the blocks. */
+ * // Now free all of the blocks.
* for (i = 0; i < 10000; i++)
* g_slice_free1 (50, mem[i]);
* ]|
* |[<!-- language="C" -->
* GRealArray *array;
*
- * /* Allocate one block, using the g_slice_new() macro. */
+ * // Allocate one block, using the g_slice_new() macro.
* array = g_slice_new (GRealArray);
- * /* We can now use array just like a normal pointer to a structure. */
+ * // We can now use array just like a normal pointer to a structure.
* array->data = NULL;
* array->len = 0;
* array->alloc = 0;
* array->clear = (clear ? 1 : 0);
* array->elt_size = elt_size;
*
- * /* We can free the block, so it can be reused. */
+ * // We can free the block, so it can be reused.
* g_slice_free (GRealArray, array);
* ]|
*/
* A convenience macro to allocate a block of memory from the
* slice allocator.
*
- * It calls g_slice_alloc() with <literal>sizeof (@type)</literal>
- * and casts the returned pointer to a pointer of the given type,
- * avoiding a type cast in the source code.
- * Note that the underlying slice allocation mechanism can
- * be changed with the <link linkend="G_SLICE">G_SLICE=always-malloc</link>
+ * It calls g_slice_alloc() with `sizeof (@type)` and casts the
+ * returned pointer to a pointer of the given type, avoiding a type
+ * cast in the source code. Note that the underlying slice allocation
+ * mechanism can be changed with the [`G_SLICE=always-malloc`][G_SLICE]
* environment variable.
*
* Returns: a pointer to the allocated block, cast to a pointer to @type
* A convenience macro to allocate a block of memory from the
* slice allocator and set the memory to 0.
*
- * It calls g_slice_alloc0() with <literal>sizeof (@type)</literal>
+ * It calls g_slice_alloc0() with `sizeof (@type)`
* and casts the returned pointer to a pointer of the given type,
* avoiding a type cast in the source code.
* Note that the underlying slice allocation mechanism can
- * be changed with the <link linkend="G_SLICE">G_SLICE=always-malloc</link>
+ * be changed with the [`G_SLICE=always-malloc`][G_SLICE]
* environment variable.
*
* Since: 2.10
* A convenience macro to duplicate a block of memory using
* the slice allocator.
*
- * It calls g_slice_copy() with <literal>sizeof (@type)</literal>
+ * It calls g_slice_copy() with `sizeof (@type)`
* and casts the returned pointer to a pointer of the given type,
* avoiding a type cast in the source code.
* Note that the underlying slice allocation mechanism can
- * be changed with the <link linkend="G_SLICE">G_SLICE=always-malloc</link>
+ * be changed with the [`G_SLICE=always-malloc`][G_SLICE]
* environment variable.
*
* Returns: a pointer to the allocated block, cast to a pointer to @type
* A convenience macro to free a block of memory that has
* been allocated from the slice allocator.
*
- * It calls g_slice_free1() using <literal>sizeof (type)</literal>
+ * It calls g_slice_free1() using `sizeof (type)`
* as the block size.
* Note that the exact release behaviour can be changed with the
- * <link linkend="G_DEBUG">G_DEBUG=gc-friendly</link> environment
- * variable, also see <link linkend="G_SLICE">G_SLICE</link> for
- * related debugging options.
+ * [`G_DEBUG=gc-friendly`][G_DEBUG] environment variable, also see
+ * [`G_SLICE`][G_SLICE] for related debugging options.
*
* Since: 2.10
*/
* a @next pointer (similar to #GSList). The name of the
* @next field in @type is passed as third argument.
* Note that the exact release behaviour can be changed with the
- * <link linkend="G_DEBUG">G_DEBUG=gc-friendly</link> environment
- * variable, also see <link linkend="G_SLICE">G_SLICE</link> for
- * related debugging options.
+ * [`G_DEBUG=gc-friendly`][G_DEBUG] environment variable, also see
+ * [`G_SLICE`][G_SLICE] for related debugging options.
*
* Since: 2.10
*/
*
* Allocates a block of memory from the slice allocator.
* The block adress handed out can be expected to be aligned
- * to at least <literal>1 * sizeof (void*)</literal>,
+ * to at least 1 * sizeof (void*),
* though in general slices are 2 * sizeof (void*) bytes aligned,
* if a malloc() fallback implementation is used instead,
* the alignment may be reduced in a libc dependent fashion.
* Note that the underlying slice allocation mechanism can
- * be changed with the <link linkend="G_SLICE">G_SLICE=always-malloc</link>
+ * be changed with the [`G_SLICE=always-malloc`][G_SLICE]
* environment variable.
*
* Returns: a pointer to the allocated memory block
*
* Allocates a block of memory via g_slice_alloc() and initializes
* the returned memory to 0. Note that the underlying slice allocation
- * mechanism can be changed with the
- * <link linkend="G_SLICE">G_SLICE=always-malloc</link>
+ * mechanism can be changed with the [`G_SLICE=always-malloc`][G_SLICE]
* environment variable.
*
* Returns: a pointer to the allocated block
* The memory must have been allocated via g_slice_alloc() or
* g_slice_alloc0() and the @block_size has to match the size
* specified upon allocation. Note that the exact release behaviour
- * can be changed with the
- * <link linkend="G_DEBUG">G_DEBUG=gc-friendly</link> environment
- * variable, also see <link linkend="G_SLICE">G_SLICE</link> for
- * related debugging options.
+ * can be changed with the [`G_DEBUG=gc-friendly`][G_DEBUG] environment
+ * variable, also see [`G_SLICE`][G_SLICE] for related debugging options.
*
* Since: 2.10
*/
* @next pointer (similar to #GSList). The offset of the @next
* field in each block is passed as third argument.
* Note that the exact release behaviour can be changed with the
- * <link linkend="G_DEBUG">G_DEBUG=gc-friendly</link> environment
- * variable, also see <link linkend="G_SLICE">G_SLICE</link> for
- * related debugging options.
+ * [`G_DEBUG=gc-friendly`][G_DEBUG] environment variable, also see
+ * [`G_SLICE`][G_SLICE] for related debugging options.
*
* Since: 2.10
*/
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