Date:	Mon, 21 Aug 2000 10:34:18 +0200
From:	"Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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> From: Leon AT caresystems DOT com DOT au
> Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 14:48:07 +1000
> 
> hello a while ago i have heard that aligning memory allocation process helps
> speed things up...

Yes.

> 1) what is memory allocation alllllignment

If you are asking about malloc, it returns memory aligned on 8-byte
boundaries.

> 2) how does one do it?

Do what?

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