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diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/docs/html/ext/mt_allocator.html b/libstdc++-v3/docs/html/ext/mt_allocator.html index 9ddd5a052de..f2f8348ca25 100644 --- a/libstdc++-v3/docs/html/ext/mt_allocator.html +++ b/libstdc++-v3/docs/html/ext/mt_allocator.html @@ -265,14 +265,26 @@ The _S_initialize() function: I.e. _S_bin[ n ].free[ n ] = 0; </p> <p> - - Initialize the mutex of each bin_record: - The bin_record->mutex is used to protect the global freelist. This concept - of a global freelist is explained in more detail in the section - "A multi threaded example", but basically this mutex is locked whenever - a block of memory is retrieved or returned to the global freelist for this - specific bin. This only occurs when a number of blocks are grabbed from the - global list to a thread specific list or when a thread decides to return - some blocks to the global freelist. + - Initialize the mutex of each bin_record: The bin_record->mutex + is used to protect the global freelist. This concept of a global + freelist is explained in more detail in the section "A multi + threaded example", but basically this mutex is locked whenever a + block of memory is retrieved or returned to the global freelist + for this specific bin. This only occurs when a number of blocks + are grabbed from the global list to a thread specific list or when + a thread decides to return some blocks to the global freelist. +</p> + +<p> Notes about deallocation. On systems with the function +<code>__cxa_atexit</code>, the allocator will free all memory +allocated before program termination. However, because this relies on +the precise and exactly-conforming ordering of static destructors, +including those of a static local <code>__pool</code> object, it is +not available on systems that don't have the necessary underlying +support. On those systems, memory debugging programs like valgrind or +purify may notice leaks: sorry about this inconvenience. However, most +operating systems actually reclaim this memory at program termination +anyway. </p> <h3 class="left"> |