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VALLOC 3 ""
C 3 NAME
valloc - aligned memory allocator
SYNOPSIS
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 (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.