mlib_malloc(3MLIB)					    mediaLib Library Functions						mlib_malloc(3MLIB)

NAME

       mlib_malloc - allocate a block of bytes

SYNOPSIS

       cc [ flag... ] file... -lmlib [ library... ]
       #include <mlib.h>

       void *mlib_malloc(size_t size);

DESCRIPTION

       The mlib_malloc() function allocates size bytes on an 8-byte aligned boundary and returns a pointer to the allocated block.

       This function is equivalent to memalign(8, size).

PARAMETERS

       The function takes the following arguments:

       size	       Size of the block in bytes.

RETURN VALUES

       The function returns a pointer to the allocated block if successful. Otherwise it returns a null pointer.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Evolving			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |MT-Safe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       mlib_free(3MLIB), mlib_realloc(3MLIB), malloc(3C), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    9 Nov 2004							mlib_malloc(3MLIB)