---
name: "proc_malloc"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "man-pages"
version: "6.19-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/proc_malloc"
---

# proc\_malloc(5)

debug malloc (obsolete)

## NAME

/proc/malloc - debug malloc (obsolete)

## DESCRIPTION

- */proc/malloc* (only up to and including Linux 2.2)

  This file is present only if **CONFIG\_DEBUG\_MALLOC** was defined during compilation.

## SEE ALSO

[**proc**(5)](/proc/5.md)