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Nothing has happened on this question in over 10 months. It's time for cleanup!<br />
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My recommendation, which I will post in the Cleanup topic area, is to<br />
accept answer by Linzer.<br />
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PLEASE DO NOT ACCEPT THIS COMMENT AS AN ANSWER!<br />
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jmcg<br />
EE Cleanup Volunteer<br />

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Nothing has happened on this question in over 10 months. It's time for cleanup!

My recommendation, which I will post in the Cleanup topic area, is to
accept answer by Linzer.

PLEASE DO NOT ACCEPT THIS COMMENT AS AN ANSWER!

jmcg
EE Cleanup Volunteer


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What exactly will - <br />
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memalign(32,4);<br />
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do ?<br />
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memlign's first parameter ( 32 in the above case ) has to be a power fo two. Why ?<br />
<br />
Kindly help<br />
Thanks already.<br />
<br />
Dhritiman<br />

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What exactly will - 

memalign(32,4);

do ?

memlign's first parameter ( 32 in the above case ) has to be a power fo two. Why ?

Kindly help
Thanks already.

Dhritiman


What does memalign(,) do ?

C is a general-purpose, imperative computer programming language, supporting structured programming, lexical variable scope and recursion, while a static type system prevents many unintended operations. By design, C provides constructs that map efficiently to typical machine instructions, so it has found lasting use in applications that had formerly been coded in assembly language, including operating systems as well as various application software for computers ranging from supercomputers to embedded systems. It is distinct from C++ (which has its roots in C) and C#, and many later languages have borrowed directly or indirectly from C.