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pvalloc(3)               Library Functions Manual              pvalloc(3)

NAME         top

       pvalloc - page-sized page-aligned memory allocation

LIBRARY         top

       Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <malloc.h>

       [[deprecated]] void *pvalloc(size_t size);

DESCRIPTION         top

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

ATTRIBUTES         top

       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
       attributes(7).
       ┌───────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬────────────────┐
       │ Interface                     │ Attribute     │ Value          │
       ├───────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────┤
       │ pvalloc()                     │ Thread safety │ MT-Unsafe init │
       └───────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴────────────────┘

STANDARDS         top

       GNU.

HISTORY         top

       glibc 2.0.

CAVEATS         top

       See valloc(3).

SEE ALSO         top

       valloc(3)

COLOPHON         top

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