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<refentrytitle>cds_malloc</refentrytitle> <!-- title shown in references -->
<manvolnum>3</manvolnum></refmeta> <!-- man volume id (3 for libraries) -->

<refnamediv>
<refname>cds_malloc</refname> <!-- function name -->
<refpurpose>memory allocation</refpurpose> <!-- short function description -->
</refnamediv>

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<funcsynopsisinfo>
#include &lt;cds/memory.h&gt; <!-- included headers -->
</funcsynopsisinfo>

<funcprototype> <!-- function prototype -->
  <funcdef>void *<function>cds_malloc</function></funcdef>
  <paramdef>unsigned int <parameter>size</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>

</funcsynopsis></refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1><title>Description</title>
<para>Allocates Memory of given size. If compiled with SER it internally uses
<function>shm_malloc</function>, if compiled without SER it uses 
<function>malloc</function>.
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</para>

</refsect1>

<refsect1><title>Return value</title>
<para>Returns NULL on error, pointer to allocated memory otherwise.
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</refsect1>

<refsect1><title>See Also</title>
<para>
<xref linkend="cds_malloc"/>
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</para>
</refsect1>

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