mlib_malloc(3MLIB) mediaLib Library Functions mlib_malloc(3MLIB)NAMEmlib_malloc - allocate a block of bytes
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lmlib [ library... ]
#include <mlib.h>
void *mlib_malloc(size_t size);
DESCRIPTION
The mlib_malloc() function allocates size bytes on a 16-byte aligned
boundary and returns a pointer to the allocated block.
This function is equivalent to memalign(16, size).
PARAMETERS
The function takes the following arguments:
size Size of the block in bytes.
RETURN VALUES
The function returns a pointer to the allocated block if successful.
Otherwise it returns a null pointer.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │Committed │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│MT-Level │MT-Safe │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOmlib_free(3MLIB), mlib_realloc(3MLIB), malloc(3C), attributes(5)SunOS 5.11 12 Sep 2007 mlib_malloc(3MLIB)