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+.\"     @(#)valloc.3	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
+.\"
+.Dd June 4, 1993
+.Dt VALLOC 3
+.Os BSD 3
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm valloc
+.Nd aligned memory allocation function
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Fd #include <unistd.h>
+.Ft char *
+.Fn valloc "unsigned size"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Bf -symbolic
+Valloc is obsoleted by the current version of malloc(3),
+which aligns page-sized and larger allocations.
+.Ef
+.Pp
+The
+.Fn valloc
+function
+allocates
+.Fa size
+bytes aligned on a page boundary.
+It is implemented by calling
+.Xr malloc 3
+with a slightly larger request, saving the true beginning of the block
+allocated, and returning a properly aligned pointer.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+The
+.Fn valloc
+function returns
+a pointer to the allocated space if successful; otherwise
+a null pointer is returned
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Fn valloc
+function appeared in 
+.Bx 3.0 .
+.Sh BUGS
+A
+.Em vfree
+function
+has not been implemented.