valloc(3) — GENIX 4.1A



      VALLOC(3)               GENIX Programmer's Manual               VALLOC(3)



      NAME
           valloc - aligned memory allocator

      SYNOPSIS
           char *valloc(size)
           unsigned size;

      DESCRIPTION
           Valloc allocates size bytes  aligned  on  a  boundary  adequate  for
           vread(2)).   It  is implemented by calling malloc(3) with a slightly
           larger request, saving the true beginning of  the  block  allocated,
           and returning a properly aligned pointer.

      DIAGNOSTICS
           Valloc returns a null pointer (0) if there is no available memory or
           if  the  arena  has been detectably corrupted by storing outside the
           bounds of a block.

      BUGS
           Vfree isn't implemented.



































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