--- mem_align.c	2002/03/08 02:44:58	1.1
+++ mem_align.c	2002/03/24 18:18:40	1.4
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "mem_align.h"
+
+void *xvid_malloc(size_t size, uint8_t alignment)
+{
+	uint8_t *mem_ptr;
+  
+	if(!alignment)
+	{
+
+		/* We have not to satisfy any alignment */
+		if((mem_ptr = (uint8_t *) malloc(size + 1)) != NULL)
+		{
+
+			/* Store (mem_ptr - "real allocated memory") in *(mem_ptr-1) */
+			*mem_ptr = 0;
+
+			/* Return the mem_ptr pointer */
+			return (void *) mem_ptr++;
+
+		}
+
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		uint8_t *tmp;
+	
+		/*
+		 * Allocate the required size memory + alignment so we
+		 * can realign the data if necessary
+		 */
+
+		if((tmp = (uint8_t *) malloc(size + alignment)) != NULL)
+		{
+
+			/* Align the tmp pointer */
+			mem_ptr = (uint8_t *)((uint32_t)(tmp + alignment - 1)&(~(uint32_t)(alignment - 1)));
+
+			/*
+			 * Special case where malloc have already satisfied the alignment
+			 * We must add alignment to mem_ptr because we must store
+			 * (mem_ptr - tmp) in *(mem_ptr-1)
+			 * If we do not add alignment to mem_ptr then *(mem_ptr-1) points
+			 * to a forbidden memory space
+			 */
+			if(mem_ptr == tmp) mem_ptr += alignment;
+
+			/*
+			 * (mem_ptr - tmp) is stored in *(mem_ptr-1) so we are able to retrieve
+			 * the real malloc block allocated and free it in xvid_free
+			 */
+			*(mem_ptr - 1) = (uint8_t)(mem_ptr - tmp);
+
+			/* Return the aligned pointer */
+			return (void *) mem_ptr;
+
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+
+}
+
+void xvid_free(void *mem_ptr)
+{
+
+	/* *(mem_ptr - 1) give us the offset to the real malloc block */
+	free((uint8_t*)mem_ptr - *((uint8_t*)mem_ptr - 1));
+
+}