docs/library/gc: Clarify mem_alloc and mem_free only for Python heap.

projectgus · dpgeorge · commit b0da5cbcd114 · 2023-09-15T12:15:26.000+10:00
As raised in discussions of the ESP32 memory management changes.

Signed-off-by: Angus Gratton &lt;angus@redyak.com.au&gt;
diff --git a/docs/library/gc.rst b/docs/library/gc.rst
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Functions
 
 .. function:: mem_alloc()
 
-   Return the number of bytes of heap RAM that are allocated.
+   Return the number of bytes of heap RAM that are allocated by Python code.
 
    .. admonition:: Difference to CPython
       :class: attention
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ Functions
 
 .. function:: mem_free()
 
-   Return the number of bytes of available heap RAM, or -1 if this amount
-   is not known.
+   Return the number of bytes of heap RAM that is available for Python
+   code to allocate, or -1 if this amount is not known.
 
    .. admonition:: Difference to CPython
       :class: attention
