Is GC_FOR_ALLOC different from GC_FOR_MALLOC?

Question

https://developer.android.com/tools/debugging/debugging-memory.html refers to GC_FOR_MALLOC , which I do not see in my log. It does not refer to GC_FOR_ALLOC at all.

I do see GC_FOR_ALLOC :

03-12 10:11:02.382: D/dalvikvm(21382): GC_FOR_ALLOC freed 5383K, 30% free 27403K/39060K, paused 48ms, total 49ms
03-12 10:11:20.912: D/dalvikvm(21382): GC_FOR_ALLOC freed 8100K, 30% free 27392K/39060K, paused 63ms, total 63ms

What is the difference between these two GC events?

Answer 1

GC_FOR_ALLOC is just the new name that is used for GC_FOR_MALLOC on newer versions of Android, so they're the same. Google should really update that documentation :/

I got the answer from here in case you want to check it out: What do GC_FOR_MALLOC, GC_EXPLICIT, and other GC_* mean in Android Logcat?