diff mem.h @ 633:8c48a1b999a3 libavutil

spelling/grammar/consistency review part I
author diego
date Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:16:05 +0000
parents 2ff7ac1e95dd
children 70bdd5501662
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--- a/mem.h	Tue Jan 27 00:46:18 2009 +0000
+++ b/mem.h	Wed Jan 28 00:16:05 2009 +0000
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @file mem.h
- * Memory handling functions.
+ * memory handling functions
  */
 
 #ifndef AVUTIL_MEM_H
@@ -41,31 +41,31 @@
 #endif
 
 /**
- * Allocate a block of \p size bytes with alignment suitable for all
+ * Allocates a block of \p size bytes with alignment suitable for all
  * memory accesses (including vectors if available on the CPU).
  * @param size Size in bytes for the memory block to be allocated.
- * @return Pointer to the allocated block, NULL if it cannot allocate
- * it.
+ * @return Pointer to the allocated block, NULL if the block cannot
+ * be allocated.
  * @see av_mallocz()
  */
 void *av_malloc(unsigned int size) av_malloc_attrib av_alloc_size(1);
 
 /**
- * Allocate or reallocate a block of memory.
- * If \p ptr is NULL and \p size > 0, allocate a new block. If \p
- * size is zero, free the memory block pointed by \p ptr.
+ * Allocates or reallocates a block of memory.
+ * If \p ptr is NULL and \p size > 0, allocates a new block. If \p
+ * size is zero, frees the memory block pointed to by \p ptr.
  * @param size Size in bytes for the memory block to be allocated or
  * reallocated.
  * @param ptr Pointer to a memory block already allocated with
  * av_malloc(z)() or av_realloc() or NULL.
- * @return Pointer to a newly reallocated block or NULL if it cannot
- * reallocate or the function is used to free the memory block.
+ * @return Pointer to a newly reallocated block or NULL if the block
+ * cannot be reallocated or the function is used to free the memory block.
  * @see av_fast_realloc()
  */
 void *av_realloc(void *ptr, unsigned int size) av_alloc_size(2);
 
 /**
- * Free a memory block which has been allocated with av_malloc(z)() or
+ * Frees a memory block which has been allocated with av_malloc(z)() or
  * av_realloc().
  * @param ptr Pointer to the memory block which should be freed.
  * @note ptr = NULL is explicitly allowed.
@@ -75,27 +75,26 @@
 void av_free(void *ptr);
 
 /**
- * Allocate a block of \p size bytes with alignment suitable for all
+ * Allocates a block of \p size bytes with alignment suitable for all
  * memory accesses (including vectors if available on the CPU) and
- * set to zeroes all the bytes of the block.
+ * zeroes all the bytes of the block.
  * @param size Size in bytes for the memory block to be allocated.
- * @return Pointer to the allocated block, NULL if it cannot allocate
- * it.
+ * @return Pointer to the allocated block, NULL if it cannot be allocated.
  * @see av_malloc()
  */
 void *av_mallocz(unsigned int size) av_malloc_attrib av_alloc_size(1);
 
 /**
- * Duplicate the string \p s.
- * @param s String to be duplicated.
+ * Duplicates the string \p s.
+ * @param s string to be duplicated
  * @return Pointer to a newly allocated string containing a
- * copy of \p s or NULL if it cannot be allocated.
+ * copy of \p s or NULL if the string cannot be allocated.
  */
 char *av_strdup(const char *s) av_malloc_attrib;
 
 /**
- * Free a memory block which has been allocated with av_malloc(z)() or
- * av_realloc() and set to NULL the pointer to it.
+ * Frees a memory block which has been allocated with av_malloc(z)() or
+ * av_realloc() and set the pointer pointing to it to NULL.
  * @param ptr Pointer to the pointer to the memory block which should
  * be freed.
  * @see av_free()