roundup(3) — Linux manual page
roundup(3) Library Functions Manual roundup(3)
NAME
roundup - round up in steps
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/param.h>
roundup(x, step);
DESCRIPTION
This macro rounds x to the nearest multiple of step that is not
less than x.
It is typically used for rounding up a pointer to align it or
increasing a buffer to be allocated.
This API is not designed to be generic, and doesn't work in some
cases that are not important for the typical use cases described
above. See CAVEATS.
RETURN VALUE
This macro returns the rounded value.
STANDARDS
None.
CAVEATS
The arguments may be evaluated more than once.
x should be nonnegative, and step should be positive.
If x + step would overflow or wrap around, the behavior is
undefined.
SEE ALSO
ceil(3), floor(3), lrint(3), rint(3), lround(3), round(3)
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