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If so, then a pointer to the start is the returned\n+ * and \\a ptr is adjusted to point right after the section of \\a size bytes. If present,\n+ * \\a avail is also adjusted.\n+ *\n+ * Similar to std::align().\n+ *\n+ * \\return the appropriately aligned pointer, or nullptr if there is not enough space\n+ */\n+template\n+T *up(std::size_t size, std::size_t alignment, T *&ptr, std::size_t *avail = nullptr)\n+{\n+\tassert(alignment > 0);\n+\n+\tauto p = reinterpret_cast(ptr);\n+\tconst auto padding = (alignment - (p % alignment)) % alignment;\n+\n+\tif (avail) {\n+\t\tif (size > *avail || padding > *avail - size)\n+\t\t\treturn nullptr;\n+\n+\t\t*avail -= size + padding;\n+\t}\n+\n+\tp += padding;\n+\tptr = reinterpret_cast(p + size);\n+\n+\treturn reinterpret_cast(p);\n+}\n+\n+/**\n+ * \\internal\n+ * \\brief Align pointer up\n+ * \\tparam U desired type\n+ * \\param[in] ptr base pointer\n+ * \\param[in] avail number of available bytes\n+ *\n+ * A convenience wrapper around libcamera::internal::align::up(std::size_t, std::size_t, T *&, std::size_t *)\n+ * that takes the size and alignment information from the type \\a U.\n+ *\n+ * \\sa libcamera::internal::align::up(std::size_t, std::size_t, T *&, std::size_t *)\n+ */\n+template\n+U *up(T *&ptr, std::size_t *avail = nullptr)\n+{\n+\treturn reinterpret_cast, const U, U> *>(\n+\t\tup(sizeof(U), alignof(U), ptr, avail)\n+\t);\n+}\n+\n+} /* namespace libcamera::internal::align */\ndiff --git a/include/libcamera/base/meson.build b/include/libcamera/base/meson.build\nindex bb4ed556b..305dfa0dd 100644\n--- a/include/libcamera/base/meson.build\n+++ b/include/libcamera/base/meson.build\n@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ libcamera_base_private_headers = files([\n \n libcamera_base_internal_headers = files([\n 'internal/cxx20.h',\n+ 'internal/align.h',\n ])\n \n libcamera_base_headers = [\n","prefixes":["v4","06/22"]}