NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     valloc - aligned memory allocation function

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <stdlib.h>

     void *
     valloc(size_t size);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     Valloc is obsoleted by the current version of malloc(3), which aligns
     page-sized and larger allocations.

     The valloc() function allocates size bytes aligned on a page boundary.
     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.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

     The valloc() function returns a pointer to the allocated space if successful;
 otherwise a null pointer is returned

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     The valloc() function appeared in 3.0BSD.

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

     A vfree function has not been implemented.

BSD                              June 4, 1993                              BSD