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diff --git a/doc/jemalloc.xml.in b/doc/jemalloc.xml.in
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+++ b/doc/jemalloc.xml.in
@@ -321,14 +321,16 @@
<para>The <function>mallocx<parameter/></function> function allocates at
least <parameter>size</parameter> bytes of memory, and returns a pointer
to the base address of the allocation. Behavior is undefined if
- <parameter>size</parameter> is <constant>0</constant>.</para>
+ <parameter>size</parameter> is <constant>0</constant>, or if request size
+ overflows due to size class and/or alignment constraints.</para>
<para>The <function>rallocx<parameter/></function> function resizes the
allocation at <parameter>ptr</parameter> to be at least
<parameter>size</parameter> bytes, and returns a pointer to the base
address of the resulting allocation, which may or may not have moved from
its original location. Behavior is undefined if
- <parameter>size</parameter> is <constant>0</constant>.</para>
+ <parameter>size</parameter> is <constant>0</constant>, or if request size
+ overflows due to size class and/or alignment constraints.</para>
<para>The <function>xallocx<parameter/></function> function resizes the
allocation at <parameter>ptr</parameter> in place to be at least
@@ -355,8 +357,9 @@
<function>mallocx<parameter/></function> function, and returns the real
size of the allocation that would result from the equivalent
<function>mallocx<parameter/></function> function call. Behavior is
- undefined if <parameter>size</parameter> is
- <constant>0</constant>.</para>
+ undefined if <parameter>size</parameter> is <constant>0</constant>, or if
+ request size overflows due to size class and/or alignment
+ constraints.</para>
<para>The <function>mallctl<parameter/></function> function provides a
general interface for introspecting the memory allocator, as well as
@@ -518,8 +521,9 @@ for (i = 0; i < nbins; i++) {
<parameter>*ptr</parameter> to the base address of the allocation, and
sets <parameter>*rsize</parameter> to the real size of the allocation if
<parameter>rsize</parameter> is not <constant>NULL</constant>. Behavior
- is undefined if <parameter>size</parameter> is
- <constant>0</constant>.</para>
+ is undefined if <parameter>size</parameter> is <constant>0</constant>, or
+ if request size overflows due to size class and/or alignment
+ constraints.</para>
<para>The <function>rallocm<parameter/></function> function resizes the
allocation at <parameter>*ptr</parameter> to be at least
@@ -532,8 +536,9 @@ for (i = 0; i < nbins; i++) {
language="C">(<parameter>size</parameter> +
<parameter>extra</parameter>)</code> bytes, though inability to allocate
the extra byte(s) will not by itself result in failure. Behavior is
- undefined if <parameter>size</parameter> is <constant>0</constant>, or if
- <code language="C">(<parameter>size</parameter> +
+ undefined if <parameter>size</parameter> is <constant>0</constant>, if
+ request size overflows due to size class and/or alignment constraints, or
+ if <code language="C">(<parameter>size</parameter> +
<parameter>extra</parameter> &gt;
<constant>SIZE_T_MAX</constant>)</code>.</para>
@@ -550,8 +555,9 @@ for (i = 0; i < nbins; i++) {
<parameter>rsize</parameter> is not <constant>NULL</constant> it sets
<parameter>*rsize</parameter> to the real size of the allocation that
would result from the equivalent <function>allocm<parameter/></function>
- function call. Behavior is undefined if
- <parameter>size</parameter> is <constant>0</constant>.</para>
+ function call. Behavior is undefined if <parameter>size</parameter> is
+ <constant>0</constant>, or if request size overflows due to size class
+ and/or alignment constraints.</para>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="tuning">