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Tt adds documentation for\nmax_align_t and documents how malloc and friends align their results.\nAlso, it says that systems where malloc (0) returns NULL are now rare,\nand reorganizes for clarity to separate examples from portability notes.\n\nv2 incorporates comments from Floriam Weimer and Wilco Dijkstra in:\nhttps://sourceware.org/pipermail/libc-alpha/2026-February/174910.html\nhttps://sourceware.org/pipermail/libc-alpha/2026-February/174994.html\nhttps://sourceware.org/pipermail/libc-alpha/2026-February/174911.html\nhttps://sourceware.org/pipermail/libc-alpha/2026-February/174916.html\nAs a result there is now a new, 4th patch that adds documentation on\npossible future changes.\n\nPaul Eggert (4):\n Document max_align_t\n Document malloc alignment\n Say malloc (0) != NULL is now common; resection\n malloc: alignment might change in future versions\n\n NEWS | 7 +++-\n manual/lang.texi | 28 ++++++++++----\n manual/memory.texi | 94 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------\n 3 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)\n\n--\n2.51.0" }