1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/c/src/exec/libcsupport/src/malloc.c b/c/src/exec/libcsupport/src/malloc.c
index 08660d75cc..dc6824891a 100644
--- a/c/src/exec/libcsupport/src/malloc.c
+++ b/c/src/exec/libcsupport/src/malloc.c
@@ -418,5 +418,27 @@ void _free_r(
 {
   free( ptr );
 }
+
+
+/*
+ *  rtems_cache_aligned_malloc
+ *
+ *  DESCRIPTION:
+ *
+ *  This function is used to allocate storage that spans an
+ *  integral number of cache blocks.
+ */
+RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE void * rtems_cache_aligned_malloc (
+  size_t nbytes
+)
+{
+  /*
+   * Arrange to have the user storage start on the first cache
+   * block beyond the header.
+   */
+  return (void *) ((((unsigned long) malloc( nbytes + _CPU_DATA_CACHE_ALIGNMENT - 1 ))
+  									+ _CPU_DATA_CACHE_ALIGNMENT - 1 ) &(~(_CPU_DATA_CACHE_ALIGNMENT - 1)) );
+}
+
 #endif