Consider the following (C11) code:
void *ptr = aligned_alloc(4096, 4096);
... // do something with 'ptr'
ptr = realloc(ptr, 6000);
Since the memory that ptr
points to has a 4096-byte alignment from aligned_alloc
, will it (read: is it guaranteed to) keep that alignment after a (successful) call to realloc
? Or could the memory revert to the default alignment?
The alignment is not kept with the pointer. When you call realloc you can only rely on the alignment that realloc guarantees. You'll need to use aligned_alloc to perform any reallocations.
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