NAME

valloc − aligned memory allocator

USAGE

char *valloc(size) unsigned size;

DESCRIPTION

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 (zero) if there is no available memory, or if the arena has been detectably corrupted by storing outside the bounds of a block.