-static nmem_block *freelist = NULL; /* "global" freelists */
-static nmem_control *cfreelist = NULL;
+/** \brief free NMEM memory blocks . Reused in get_block */
+static struct nmem_block *freelist = NULL;
+
+/** \brief free NMEM control blocks. Reused in nmem_create */
+static struct nmem_control *cfreelist = NULL;
+
+/** \brief number NMEM's in use (number of nmem_controls not in free list) */