aligned_alloc()

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Need for aligned memory space Usage Return Values Implementation

aligned_alloc() like malloc() and calloc() is used for dynamic allocation of memory how it differs from the rest is how it enables the user to dynamically allocate the memory as well as allows us to specify the alignment for the newly allocated memory.

Need for aligned memory space.Speed

The CPU reads at it's word size (4 bytes on 32 bit processor, 8 bytes on 64 b...