Re: Align a malloc ptr on a 64bit address
"WebShaker" <etienne@tlk.fr> wrote in message
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Hi.
I'd like to know if I can be sur that
uint64_t *buffer;
buffer = (uint64_t *)malloc(1024);
will return me a pointer 64 bit aligned.
Else if, how can I do that !!!
Perhaps something like this might be of use to you:
http://pastebin.com/xrjVnkQ2
You can use it like:
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#include <cstdio>
#include <align.hpp>
int main()
{
struct buffer_t
{
unsigned char buffer[8192];
};
unsigned char raw_buffer[align<buffer_t, 4096>::buf_size];
buffer_t* const aligned_buffer = align<buffer_t,
4096>::ptr_up(raw_buffer);
std::printf("raw_buffer == %p\n", (void*)raw_buffer);
std::printf("aligned_buffer == %p\n", (void*)aligned_buffer);
return 0;
}
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This basically aligned an `buffer_t' object on a 4096 byte boundary. Beware
that the main alignment calculation is non-portable to some "exotic"
architectures...
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