Module alloc

Memory allocation APIs

Structs

AllocError

The AllocError error indicates an allocation failure that may be due to resource exhaustion or to something wrong when combining the given input arguments with this allocator.

Global

The global memory allocator.

Layout

Layout of a block of memory.

LayoutError

The LayoutError is returned when the parameters given to Layout::from_size_align or some other Layout constructor do not satisfy its documented constraints.

Traits

Allocator

An implementation of Allocator can allocate, grow, shrink, and deallocate arbitrary blocks of data described via Layout.

GlobalAlloc

A memory allocator that can be registered as the standard library’s default through the #[global_allocator] attribute.

Functions

alloc^⚠

Allocates memory with the global allocator.

alloc_zeroed^⚠

Allocates zero-initialized memory with the global allocator.

dealloc^⚠

Deallocates memory with the global allocator.

handle_alloc_error

Signals a memory allocation error.

realloc^⚠

Reallocates memory with the global allocator.