1VALLOC(3C)                                                          VALLOC(3C)
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NAME

6       valloc - aligned memory allocator
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SYNOPSIS

9       char *valloc(size)
10       unsigned size;
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DESCRIPTION

13       Valloc  is  obsoleted  by  the  current version of malloc, which aligns
14       page-sized and larger allocations.
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16       Valloc allocates size bytes aligned on a page boundary.  It  is  imple‐
17       mented  by calling malloc(3) with a slightly larger request, saving the
18       true beginning of the block allocated, and returning a properly aligned
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DIAGNOSTICS

22       Valloc returns a null pointer (0) if there is no available memory or if
23       the arena has been detectably corrupted by storing outside  the  bounds
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BUGS

27       Vfree isn't implemented.
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313rd Berkeley Distribution        May 12, 1986                       VALLOC(3C)