mem_util.h

#ifndef MEM_UTIL_H
#define MEM_UTIL_H

#include <stdlib.h>

// portable version of  posix_memalign
static inline void *aligned_malloc(size_t alignment, size_t size) {
  void *p;
#ifdef _MSC_VER
  p = _aligned_malloc(size, alignment);
#elif defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(__MINGW64__)
  p = __mingw_aligned_malloc(size, alignment);
#else
  // somehow, if this is used before including "x86intrin.h", it creates an
  // implicit defined warning.
  if (posix_memalign(&p, alignment, size) != 0) { return 0; }
#endif
  return p;
}

static inline void aligned_free(void *memblock) {
    if(memblock == 0) { return; }
#ifdef _MSC_VER
    _aligned_free(memblock);
#elif defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(__MINGW64__)
    __mingw_aligned_free(memblock);
#else
    free(memblock);
#endif
}

#endif