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diff --git a/include/alloc.h b/include/alloc.h new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cdbdb37 --- /dev/null +++ b/include/alloc.h @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +/* + * include/alloc.h + * + * Primary header for liballoc API + * CISC 301 -- Operating Systems, Project 3 + * + * Copyright (C) 2025 Douglas B. Rumbaugh <dbrumbaugh@harrisburgu.edu> + * + * Distributed under the Modified BSD License + * + */ +#ifndef H_LIBALLOC +#define H_LIBALLOC + +#include <assert.h> +#include <stdio.h> +#include <unistd.h> + +#include "constants.h" +#include "free_list.h" + +/* + * Returns a pointer to a new region of memory of the specified + * size, or NULL if no memory is available. + */ +void *allocate(size_t); + +/* + * Release a block of memory previous allocated using allocate(). If the + * input pointer was not returned by allocate(), then the behavior of + * this function is undefined. + * + * Accessing a pointer that has been previous passed to this function is + * undefined behavior. + */ +void release(void *); + +#endif |