Function npy_alloc_cache_dim

numpy/core/src/multiarray/alloc.c:183–195

* dimension/stride cache, uses a different allocator and is always a multiple * of npy_intp */

 * of npy_intp
 */
NPY_NO_EXPORT void *
npy_alloc_cache_dim(npy_uintp sz)
{
    /*
     * make sure any temporary allocation can be used for array metadata which
     * uses one memory block for both dimensions and strides
     */
    if (sz < 2) {
        sz = 2;
    }
    return _npy_alloc_cache(sz, sizeof(npy_intp), NBUCKETS_DIM, dimcache,
                            &PyArray_malloc);
}

NPY_NO_EXPORT void
npy_free_cache_dim(void * p, npy_uintp sz)