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/**
 * @file   release_memory.h
 * @author Ioannis Koutras
 * @date   September 2012
 * @brief  Function prototype to release memory space to the system.
 */

#ifndef RELEASE_MEMORY_H
#define RELEASE_MEMORY_H

#include "dmmlib/raw_block.h"

/**
 * Releases the memory space of a raw block back to the OS.
 *
 * @param raw_block The pointer of the raw block which is to be released.
 */
void release_memory(raw_block_header_t *raw_block);

#endif /* RELEASE_MEMORY_H */