Function platform_alloc

loader/linux/src/platform.c:89–106

* <!-- description --> * @brief This function allocates read/write virtual memory from the * kernel. This memory is not physically contiguous. The resulting * pointer is at least 4k aligned, so use this function sparingly * as it will always allocate at least one page. Use platform_free() * to release this memory. * * @note This function must zero the allocated memory *

 *     Returns a nullptr on failure.
 */
NODISCARD void *
platform_alloc(uint64_t const size) NOEXCEPT
{
    void *mut_ret;

    if (0 == size) {
        bferror("invalid number of bytes (i.e., size)");
        return NULLPTR;
    }

    mut_ret = vmalloc(size);
    if (NULLPTR == mut_ret) {
        bferror("vmalloc failed");
        return NULLPTR;
    }

    return memset(mut_ret, 0, size);
}

/**
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