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//#import <malloc/malloc.h>

type
  NXZone = malloc_zone_t;
  PNXZone = ^NXZone;

const
  NX_NOZONE = nil;

{********	Interface to zone based malloc	***********}

//#include <sys/cdefs.h>

//__BEGIN_DECLS
extern NXZone *NXDefaultMallocZone(void);
    // Returns the default zone used by the malloc(3) calls

extern NXZone *NXCreateZone(size_t startSize, size_t granularity, int canFree);
    // Create a new zone with its own memory pool.
    // canfree: if 0 the allocator will never free memory and mallocing will be fast

extern void NXNameZone(NXZone *z, const char *name);
    // name a zone; The string will be copied

extern void *NXZoneMalloc(malloc_zone_t *zone, size_t size);

extern void *NXZoneRealloc(malloc_zone_t *zone, void *ptr, size_t size);

extern void *NXZoneCalloc(NXZone *zonep, size_t numElems, size_t byteSize);
    // Allocates and then clears

extern void NXZoneFree(malloc_zone_t *zone, void *ptr);

extern void NXDestroyZone(malloc_zone_t *zone);

extern NXZone *NXZoneFromPtr(void *ptr);
    // Returns the zone for a pointer, or NX_NOZONE if not in any zone.
    // The ptr must have been returned from a malloc or realloc call.
//__END_DECLS