valloc(3)                  DG/UX 4.30                   valloc(3)



     NAME
          valloc - aligned memory allocator in DG/UX

     SYNOPSIS
          char *valloc(size)
          unsigned size;

     DESCRIPTION
          Valloc allocates size bytes aligned on a page boundary
          adequate for vread(2)).  It is implemented by calling
          malloc(3C) 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.

     SEE ALSO
          malloc(3).

     BUGS
          Vfree isn't implemented.































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