From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: one more about memory alloc - free memory of needed amount only
Date: 24 Aug 2000 12:39:43 GMT
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Martin Stromberg <eplmst AT lu DOT erisoft DOT se> wrote:
> Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de) wrote:
> : 	unsigned char * realptr = malloc(300+63);
> : 	some_type * ptr_to_use = (some_type *) 
> :            (realptr + (((unsigned long) realptr) % 64));

> I think you mean "(realptr + (64 - (((unsigned long) realptr) % 64)))".
> Try mind-running it with realptr = 1, e. g.

Yep. Sorry if that caused any confusion.
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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
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