What is the name of a algorithm implemented in gamma_curve of dcraw?

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Dcraw contains a following algorithm to process image colors: https://gist.github.com/1047302.
Is it a formal (named) image processing algorithm?

If not, what should I read to understand reasoning behind it?

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It's not processing an image. It's generating a lookup table (curve[]) used to perform gamma correction.