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diff --git a/cpukit/libcsupport/src/mallocfreespace.c b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/mallocfreespace.c
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+/*
+ *  RTEMS Malloc Get Status Information
+ *
+ *
+ *  COPYRIGHT (c) 1989-2000.
+ *  On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
+ *
+ *  The license and distribution terms for this file may be
+ *  found in the file LICENSE in this distribution or at
+ *  http://www.OARcorp.com/rtems/license.html.
+ *
+ *  $Id$
+ */
+
+#define __RTEMS_VIOLATE_KERNEL_VISIBILITY__
+#include <rtems.h>
+#include "libcsupport.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+extern rtems_id RTEMS_Malloc_Heap;
+
+/*
+ *  Find amount of free heap remaining
+ */
+
+size_t malloc_free_space( void )
+{
+  region_information_block   heap_info;
+
+  if ( region_get_information( RTEMS_Malloc_Heap, &heap_info ) ) {
+    return (size_t) heap_info.free_size;
+  }
+  return (size_t) -1;
+}