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28 .Dt KINFO_GETVMOBJECT 3
32 .Nd function for getting system-wide memory information
39 .Ft struct kinfo_vmobject *
40 .Fn kinfo_getvmobject "int *cntp"
42 This function is used to obtain information about the objects using memory
47 argument allows the caller to know how many records are returned.
49 This function is a wrapper around the
53 While the kernel returns a packed structure, this function expands the
54 data into a fixed record format.
58 function returns a pointer to an array of
59 .Vt struct kinfo_vmobject
60 structures as defined by
62 The array is allocated by an internal call to
64 and must be freed by the caller with a call to
72 .Xr kinfo_getvmmap 3 ,