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-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml4
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
index 88eb6725cb..ef3cdb89e9 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
@@ -952,6 +952,8 @@ typedef struct {
<desc>
<p>Allocates memory of <c>size</c> bytes.</p>
<p>Returns <c>NULL</c> if the allocation fails.</p>
+ <p>The returned pointer is suitably aligned for any built-in type that
+ fit in the allocated memory.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -2768,6 +2770,8 @@ enif_map_iterator_destroy(env, &amp;iter);</code>
<seealso marker="#enif_alloc"><c>enif_alloc</c></seealso> to
<c>size</c> bytes.</p>
<p>Returns <c>NULL</c> if the reallocation fails.</p>
+ <p>The returned pointer is suitably aligned for any built-in type that
+ fit in the allocated memory.</p>
</desc>
</func>