VALLOC(3)               COMMAND REFERENCE               VALLOC(3)



NAME
     valloc - aligned memory allocator

SYNOPSIS
     char *valloc(size)
     unsigned size;

DESCRIPTION
     Valloc allocates size bytes aligned on a page boundary.  It
     is implemented by calling malloc(3c) 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.

CAVEATS
     Vfree is not implemented.

SEE ALSO
     brk(2) and malloc(3c).
































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