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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)

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mlib_free(3MLIB)					    mediaLib Library Functions						  mlib_free(3MLIB)

NAME
mlib_free - free a block of bytes SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lmlib [ library... ] #include <mlib.h> void mlib_free(void *ptr); DESCRIPTION
The mlib_free() function frees a block of bytes previously allocated by mlib_malloc() or mlib_realloc(). This function is a wrapper of the standard C function free(). PARAMETERS
The function takes the following arguments: ptr Pointer to a previously allocated block. RETURN VALUES
None. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Committed | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |MT-Safe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
mlib_malloc(3MLIB), mlib_realloc(3MLIB), malloc(3C), attributes(5) SunOS 5.11 2 Mar 2007 mlib_free(3MLIB)
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