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POSIX_MEMALIGN(3P)        POSIX Programmer's Manual       POSIX_MEMALIGN(3P)
       This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
       corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
       the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
       posix_memalign — aligned memory allocation (ADVANCED REALTIME)
       #include <stdlib.h>
       int posix_memalign(void **memptr, size_t alignment, size_t size);
       The posix_memalign() function shall allocate size bytes aligned on a
       boundary specified by alignment, and shall return a pointer to the
       allocated memory in memptr.  The value of alignment shall be a power
       of two multiple of sizeof(void *).
       Upon successful completion, the value pointed to by memptr shall be a
       multiple of alignment.
       If the size of the space requested is 0, the behavior is
       implementation-defined; the value returned in memptr shall be either
       a null pointer or a unique pointer.
       The free() function shall deallocate memory that has previously been
       allocated by posix_memalign().
       Upon successful completion, posix_memalign() shall return zero;
       otherwise, an error number shall be returned to indicate the error.
       The posix_memalign() function shall fail if:
       EINVAL The value of the alignment parameter is not a power of two
              multiple of sizeof(void *).
       ENOMEM There is insufficient memory available with the requested
              alignment.
       The following sections are informative.
       None.
       The posix_memalign() function is part of the Advisory Information
       option and need not be provided on all implementations.
       None.
       None.
       free(3p), malloc(3p)
       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, stdlib.h(0p)
       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information
       Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open
       Group Base Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the
       Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open
       Group.  (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1
       applied.) In the event of any discrepancy between this version and
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Pages that refer to this page: stdlib.h(0p), free(3p), malloc(3p)