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POSIXMEMALIGN(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual POSIXMEMALIGN(3P)

PROLOG top

   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.

NAME top

   posix_memalign — aligned memory allocation (**ADVANCED REALTIME**)

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <stdlib.h>

   int posix_memalign(void **_memptr_, size_t _alignment_, size_t _size_);

DESCRIPTION top

   The _posixmemalign_() 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: either a null pointer shall be returned in
   _memptr_, or the behavior shall be as if the size were some non-zero
   value, except that the behavior is undefined if the the value
   returned in _memptr_ is used to access an object.

   The _free_() function shall deallocate memory that has previously
   been allocated by _posixmemalign_().

RETURN VALUE top

   Upon successful completion, _posixmemalign_() shall return zero;
   otherwise, an error number shall be returned to indicate the error
   and the contents of _memptr_ shall either be left unmodified or be
   set to a null pointer.

   If _size_ is 0, either:

    *  _posixmemalign_() shall not attempt to allocate any space, in
       which case either an implementation-defined error number shall
       be returned, or zero shall be returned with a null pointer
       returned in _memptr_, or

    *  _posixmemalign_() shall attempt to allocate some space and, if
       the allocation succeeds, zero shall be returned and a pointer
       to the allocated space shall be returned in _memptr_.  The
       application shall ensure that the pointer is not used to
       access an object.

ERRORS top

   The _posixmemalign_() 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._

EXAMPLES top

   The following example shows how applications can obtain consistent
   behavior on error by setting *_memptr_ to be a null pointer before
   calling _posixmemalign_().

       void *ptr = NULL;
       ...
       //do some work, which might goto error
       if (posix_memalign(&ptr, align, size))
           goto error;

       //do some more work, which might goto error
       ...
       error:
           free(ptr);
           //more cleanup;

APPLICATION USAGE top

   The _posixmemalign_() function is part of the Advisory Information
   option and need not be provided on all implementations.

RATIONALE top

   None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS top

   None.

SEE ALSO top

   [free(3p)](../man3/free.3p.html), [malloc(3p)](../man3/malloc.3p.html)

   The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [stdlib.h(0p)](../man0/stdlib.h.0p.html)
   Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
   form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
   Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
   Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
   (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
   Inc and The Open Group.  In the event of any discrepancy between
   this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard,
   the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee
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