valloc()

allocate memory aligned to page boundary 

Function

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdlib.h>

void *valloc(size_t size);

DESCRIPTION

The valloc() function has the same effect as malloc(), except that the allocated memory is aligned to a page boundary.

Pointers returned by valloc() may be passed to free() but not to realloc().

PARAMETERS

size 

Specifies the size of the allocated block of memory. If size is zero, a unique pointer to the heap is returned.

RETURN VALUES

The valloc() function returns a null pointer if there is insufficient memory.

CONFORMANCE

4.4BSD.

MULTITHREAD SAFETY LEVEL

MT-Safe.

PORTING ISSUES

None.

AVAILABILITY

PTC MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers 64-Bit Edition
PTC MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers 64-Bit Edition

SEE ALSO

Functions:
free(), malloc(), memalign(), realloc()

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