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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