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/*
aligned_malloc.c, Copyright (c) 2014 Dave Odell <dmo2118@gmail.com>

Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its
documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that
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documentation.  No representations are made about the suitability of this
software for any purpose.  It is provided "as is" without express or
implied warranty.
*/

#include "aligned_malloc.h"

#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#include <assert.h>
#include <errno.h>

/* aligned_alloc() (C11) or posix_memalign() (POSIX) are other possibilities
   for aligned_malloc().
 */

int aligned_malloc(void **ptr, unsigned alignment, size_t size)
{
	void *block_start;
	ptrdiff_t align1 = alignment - 1;

	assert(alignment && !(alignment & (alignment - 1))); /* alignment must be a power of two. */

	size += sizeof(void *) + align1;
	block_start = malloc(size);
	if(!block_start)
		return ENOMEM;
	*ptr = (void *)(((ptrdiff_t)block_start + sizeof(void *) + align1) & ~align1);
	((void **)(*ptr))[-1] = block_start;
	return 0;
}

void aligned_free(void *ptr)
{
	if(ptr)
		free(((void **)(ptr))[-1]);
}
