VALLOC(3C) VALLOC(3C)
NAME
valloc - aligned memory allocator
SYNOPSIS
char *valloc(size)
unsigned size;
DESCRIPTION
Valloc is obsoleted by the current version of malloc, which aligns page-sized and larger allocations.
Valloc 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.
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.
BUGS
Vfree isn't implemented.
3rd Berkeley Distribution May 12, 1986 VALLOC(3C)
