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diff --git a/cpukit/include/rtems/malloc.h b/cpukit/include/rtems/malloc.h
index 7d7f8fa677..c26b262881 100644
--- a/cpukit/include/rtems/malloc.h
+++ b/cpukit/include/rtems/malloc.h
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
/**
* @file
*
- * This file defines the interface to RTEMS extensions to the Malloc Family.
+ * @ingroup MallocSupport
+ *
+ * @ingroup RTEMSAPIMalloc
+ *
+ * @brief This header file defines interfaces to support and use dynamic memory
+ * allocation.
*/
/*
@@ -46,11 +51,13 @@ extern "C" {
#endif
/**
- * @defgroup MallocSupport Malloc Support
+ * @defgroup MallocSupport Malloc Support
+ *
+ * @ingroup libcsupport
*
- * @ingroup libcsupport
+ * @brief This group contains interfaces to support dynamic memory allocation.
*
- * @brief RTEMS extensions to the Malloc Family
+ * @{
*/
/**
@@ -63,8 +70,6 @@ extern Heap_Control *RTEMS_Malloc_Heap;
void _Malloc_Initialize( void );
-void rtems_heap_set_sbrk_amount( ptrdiff_t sbrk_amount );
-
typedef void *(*rtems_heap_extend_handler)(
Heap_Control *heap,
size_t alloc_size
@@ -78,19 +83,6 @@ void *rtems_heap_extend_via_sbrk(
size_t alloc_size
);
-/**
- * @brief Greedy allocate that empties the sbrk memory
- *
- * Afterwards all the sbrk avialable memory will have been allocated
- * to the provided heap.
- *
- * @see rtems_heap_extend_via_sbrk().
- */
-void rtems_heap_sbrk_greedy_allocate(
- Heap_Control *heap,
- size_t alloc_size
-);
-
void *rtems_heap_null_extend(
Heap_Control *heap,
size_t alloc_size
@@ -104,6 +96,34 @@ extern const rtems_heap_extend_handler rtems_malloc_extend_handler;
typedef void (*rtems_malloc_dirtier_t)(void *, size_t);
extern rtems_malloc_dirtier_t rtems_malloc_dirty_helper;
+/** @} */
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup RTEMSAPIMalloc Dynamic Memory Allocation
+ *
+ * @ingroup RTEMSAPI
+ *
+ * @brief This group contains non-standard interfaces to use dynamic memory
+ * allocation.
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+
+void rtems_heap_set_sbrk_amount( ptrdiff_t sbrk_amount );
+
+/**
+ * @brief Greedy allocate that empties the sbrk memory
+ *
+ * Afterwards all the sbrk avialable memory will have been allocated
+ * to the provided heap.
+ *
+ * @see rtems_heap_extend_via_sbrk().
+ */
+void rtems_heap_sbrk_greedy_allocate(
+ Heap_Control *heap,
+ size_t alloc_size
+);
+
/**
* @brief Dirty Memory Function
*
@@ -251,6 +271,8 @@ void *rtems_heap_greedy_allocate_all_except_largest(
*/
void rtems_heap_greedy_free( void *opaque );
+/** @} */
+
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif