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Alignment of objects returned by malloc() and operator new()

Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:41:32 +1100
From: chrisj at rtems.org (Chris Johns)
Subject: Alignment of objects returned by malloc() and operator new()

Robert S. Grimes wrote:
> Quick questions
> 
> 1. What are the alignment characteristics of memory returned by malloc()?
> 
> 2. What about operator new()?
> 
> I need to allocate memory for the Partition Manager, which wants it 
> allocated on a 4-byte boundary - need I do anything special?
> 

The most portable way is to allocate 4 bytes more and then move the start address.

Regards
Chris

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