MEMAllocFromFrmHeapEx

Syntax

#include <revolution/mem.h>

void* MEMAllocFromFrmHeapEx(
                    MEMHeapHandle    heap,
                    u32              size,
                    int              alignment );

Arguments

heap Frame heap handle
size Size of the memory block in bytes
alignment Memory block alignment. The following values can be specified: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, -4, -8, -16, -32, -64, -128.

Return Values

When the memory block is allocated, the start address of this memory block is returned. When memory cannot be allocated, NULL is returned.

Description

Allocates a memory block from frame heap.

Memory block alignment is specified by alignment. If the alignment is a negative value, the memory block is allocated from the top of the free region in the heap.

See Also

MEMAllocFromFrmHeap, MEMFreeToFrmHeap, MEMCreateFrmHeap, MEMCreateFrmHeapEx

Revision History

2006/03/01 Initial version.

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