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in-malloc

Function
Summary

Allocates space.

Package

lispworks

Signature

in-malloc size align => size-given

Arguments

size

The amount of space to be allocated, in bytes.

align

The required alignment of the space (a multiple of 8 bytes).

Values

size-given

The amount of space allocated.

Description

in-malloc allocates space aligned on a specified byte alignment.

If the allocated object is not referenced, it is garbage collected.

See also
switch-static-allocation

LispWorks Reference Manual - 14 Dec 2001

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