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-rw-r--r--manual/memory.texi20
-rw-r--r--manual/signal.texi3
-rw-r--r--manual/top-menu.texi7
3 files changed, 13 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/manual/memory.texi b/manual/memory.texi
index b87bc3f160..a3cf3724b3 100644
--- a/manual/memory.texi
+++ b/manual/memory.texi
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ will be freed automatically. @xref{Variable Size Automatic}.
* Variable Size Automatic:: Allocation of variable-sized blocks
of automatic storage that are freed when the
calling function returns.
-* Relocating Allocator:: Waste less memory, if you can tolerate
- automatic relocation of the blocks you get.
@end menu
@node Memory Concepts
@@ -2030,7 +2028,8 @@ within one function, exiting a scope in which a variable-sized array was
declared frees all blocks allocated with @code{alloca} during the
execution of that scope.
-
+@ignore
+@c This was never actually implemented. -zw
@node Relocating Allocator
@section Relocating Allocator
@@ -2040,10 +2039,10 @@ space it uses is more than the amount the program asks for. The
@dfn{relocating memory allocator} achieves very low overhead by moving
blocks in memory as necessary, on its own initiative.
-@menu
-* Relocator Concepts:: How to understand relocating allocation.
-* Using Relocator:: Functions for relocating allocation.
-@end menu
+@c @menu
+@c * Relocator Concepts:: How to understand relocating allocation.
+@c * Using Relocator:: Functions for relocating allocation.
+@c @end menu
@node Relocator Concepts
@subsection Concepts of Relocating Allocation
@@ -2085,7 +2084,7 @@ extensions.
@comment malloc.h
@comment GNU
-@deftypefun {void *} r_alloc (void **@var{handleptr}, size_t @var{size})
+@c @deftypefun {void *} r_alloc (void **@var{handleptr}, size_t @var{size})
This function allocates a relocatable block of size @var{size}. It
stores the block's address in @code{*@var{handleptr}} and returns
a non-null pointer to indicate success.
@@ -2096,7 +2095,7 @@ in @code{*@var{handleptr}}, and returns a null pointer.
@comment malloc.h
@comment GNU
-@deftypefun void r_alloc_free (void **@var{handleptr})
+@c @deftypefun void r_alloc_free (void **@var{handleptr})
This function is the way to free a relocatable block. It frees the
block that @code{*@var{handleptr}} points to, and stores a null pointer
in @code{*@var{handleptr}} to show it doesn't point to an allocated
@@ -2105,7 +2104,7 @@ block any more.
@comment malloc.h
@comment GNU
-@deftypefun {void *} r_re_alloc (void **@var{handleptr}, size_t @var{size})
+@c @deftypefun {void *} r_re_alloc (void **@var{handleptr}, size_t @var{size})
The function @code{r_re_alloc} adjusts the size of the block that
@code{*@var{handleptr}} points to, making it @var{size} bytes long. It
stores the address of the resized block in @code{*@var{handleptr}} and
@@ -2114,6 +2113,7 @@ returns a non-null pointer to indicate success.
If enough memory is not available, this function returns a null pointer
and does not modify @code{*@var{handleptr}}.
@end deftypefun
+@end ignore
@ignore
@comment No longer available...
diff --git a/manual/signal.texi b/manual/signal.texi
index 029485c8e0..b3f67b6685 100644
--- a/manual/signal.texi
+++ b/manual/signal.texi
@@ -1900,8 +1900,11 @@ handlers. The obstack allocation functions are safe as long as you
don't use the same obstack both inside and outside of a signal handler.
@end ignore
+@ignore
+@comment Once we have r_alloc again add this paragraph.
The relocating allocation functions (@pxref{Relocating Allocator})
are certainly not safe to use in a signal handler.
+@end ignore
@item
Any function that modifies @code{errno} is non-reentrant, but you can
diff --git a/manual/top-menu.texi b/manual/top-menu.texi
index 6ff8bd64d1..05a8ed680e 100644
--- a/manual/top-menu.texi
+++ b/manual/top-menu.texi
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ Memory Allocation
* Variable Size Automatic:: Allocation of variable-sized blocks
of automatic storage that are freed when the
calling function returns.
-* Relocating Allocator:: Waste less memory, if you can tolerate
- automatic relocation of the blocks you get.
Unconstrained Allocation
@@ -176,11 +174,6 @@ Variable Size Automatic
method of allocating dynamically and
freeing automatically.
-Relocating Allocator
-
-* Relocator Concepts:: How to understand relocating allocation.
-* Using Relocator:: Functions for relocating allocation.
-
Character Handling
* Classification of Characters:: Testing whether characters are