IOMalloc
Allocates the specified amount of general-purpose memory.
Declaration
void *IOMalloc(size_t length);Parameters
- length:
The number of bytes to allocate.
Return Value
A pointer to the allocated memory block, or NULL on failure.
Discussion
This is a general-purpose utility to allocate memory. There are no alignment guarantees on the returned memory, and alignment may vary depending on the configuration. To allocate memory for use in I/O transfers, create an IOBufferMemoryDescriptor instead.