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/**
 * \file   request_memory.h
 * \author Ioannis Koutras
 * \date   August, 2012
 * \brief  Function prototype to request additional memory space.
 */

#ifndef REQUEST_MEMORY_H
#define REQUEST_MEMORY_H

#include <stddef.h> /* for size_t */

/**
 * Requests memory address space from the OS.
 *
 * @param size The memory space to be requested in bytes.
 *
 * @return A pointer to the memory space.
 * @retval NULL The OS could not return any memory space.
 */
void * request_memory(size_t size);

#endif /* REQUEST_MEMORY_H */