valloc()

Allocate a heap block aligned on a page boundary

Synopsis:

#include <stdarg.h>

void * valloc( size_t size);

Arguments:

size

The size of the block to allocate, in bytes.

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Description:

The valloc() function allocates a heap block that's aligned on a page boundary. It's equivalent to:

memalign( sysconf( _SC_PAGESIZE ), size );

Returns:

See memalign().

Classification:

QNX Neutrino

See also:

memalign(), sysconf()