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-rw-r--r-- | libguile/gc-malloc.c | 16 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/libguile/gc-malloc.c b/libguile/gc-malloc.c index 37b746e51..e409b6eb2 100644 --- a/libguile/gc-malloc.c +++ b/libguile/gc-malloc.c @@ -244,17 +244,11 @@ scm_gc_strdup (const char *str, const char *what) * scm_done_free * * These functions provide services comparable to malloc, realloc, and - * free. They should be used when allocating memory that will be under - * control of the garbage collector, i.e., if the memory may be freed - * during garbage collection. + * free. * - * They are deprecated because they weren't really used the way - * outlined above, and making sure to return the right amount from - * smob free routines was sometimes difficult when dealing with nested - * data structures. We basically want everybody to review their code - * and use the more symmetrical scm_gc_malloc/scm_gc_free functions - * instead. In some cases, where scm_must_malloc has been used - * incorrectly (i.e. for non-GC-able memory), use scm_malloc/free. + * There has been a fair amount of confusion around the use of these functions; + * see "Memory Blocks" in the manual. They are totally unnecessary in 2.0 given + * the Boehm GC. */ void * @@ -312,7 +306,7 @@ scm_must_free (void *obj) scm_malloc_unregister (obj); #endif - free (obj); + GC_FREE (obj); } #undef FUNC_NAME |