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pvalloc(3) Library Functions Manual pvalloc(3)

NAME

pvalloc - page-sized page-aligned memory allocation

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc-lc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <malloc.h>
[[deprecated]] void *pvalloc(size_t size);

DESCRIPTION

pvalloc() is similar to valloc(), but rounds the size of the allocation up to the next multiple of the system page size.

ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

Interface Attribute Value
pvalloc () Thread safety MT-Unsafe init

STANDARDS

GNU.

HISTORY

glibc 2.0.

CAVEATS

See valloc(3).

SEE ALSO

valloc(3)

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