bsd man page for valloc

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)