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)