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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_malloc.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_malloc.h
index 7249e6aa..54a12467 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_malloc.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_malloc.h
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ rte_malloc_validate(const void *ptr, size_t *size);
/**
* Get heap statistics for the specified heap.
*
+ * @note This function is not thread-safe with respect to
+ * ``rte_malloc_heap_create()``/``rte_malloc_heap_destroy()`` functions.
+ *
* @param socket
* An unsigned integer specifying the socket to get heap statistics for
* @param socket_stats
@@ -282,9 +285,9 @@ rte_malloc_get_socket_stats(int socket,
* @param heap_name
* Name of the heap to add memory chunk to
* @param va_addr
- * Start of virtual area to add to the heap
+ * Start of virtual area to add to the heap. Must be aligned by ``page_sz``.
* @param len
- * Length of virtual area to add to the heap
+ * Length of virtual area to add to the heap. Must be aligned by ``page_sz``.
* @param iova_addrs
* Array of page IOVA addresses corresponding to each page in this memory
* area. Can be NULL, in which case page IOVA addresses will be set to
@@ -461,6 +464,9 @@ rte_malloc_heap_socket_is_external(int socket_id);
* Dump for the specified type to a file. If the type argument is
* NULL, all memory types will be dumped.
*
+ * @note This function is not thread-safe with respect to
+ * ``rte_malloc_heap_create()``/``rte_malloc_heap_destroy()`` functions.
+ *
* @param f
* A pointer to a file for output
* @param type
@@ -473,6 +479,9 @@ rte_malloc_dump_stats(FILE *f, const char *type);
/**
* Dump contents of all malloc heaps to a file.
*
+ * @note This function is not thread-safe with respect to
+ * ``rte_malloc_heap_create()``/``rte_malloc_heap_destroy()`` functions.
+ *
* @param f
* A pointer to a file for output
*/