petsc-3.7.1 2016-05-15
PetscMalloc
Allocates memory, One should use PetscMalloc1() or PetscCalloc1() usually instead of this
Synopsis
#include <petscsys.h>
PetscErrorCode PetscMalloc(size_t m,void **result)
Not Collective Many br
Input Parameter
m -number of bytes to allocate Many br
Output Parameter
result -memory allocated Many br
Many br
Notes
Memory is always allocated at least double aligned Many br
It is safe to allocate size 0 and pass the resulting pointer (which may or may not be NULL) to PetscFree(). Many br
See Also
PetscFree(), PetscNew()
Level:beginner
Location:include/petscsys.h
Index of all Sys routines
Table of Contents for all manual pages
Index of all manual pages
Examples
src/ksp/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex42.c.html
src/snes/examples/tutorials/ex12.c.html
src/snes/examples/tutorials/ex15.c.html
src/snes/examples/tutorials/ex62.c.html
src/ts/examples/tutorials/ex8.c.html
src/ts/examples/tutorials/ex11.c.html