libexplain/malloc_on_error.c File Reference

#include <libexplain/ac/errno.h>
#include <libexplain/ac/stdlib.h>
#include <libexplain/malloc.h>
#include <libexplain/output.h>

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Functions
void *	explain_malloc_on_error (size_t size)

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Function Documentation

void* explain_malloc_on_error

(

size_t

size

)

The explain_malloc_on_error function is used to call the malloc(3) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_malloc(3) function.

This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:

 void *result = explain_malloc_on_error(size);
 if (!p)
 {
     ...cope with error
     ...no need to print error message
 }

Parameters:

size	The size, exactly as to be passed to the malloc(3) system call.

Returns:

The value returned by the wrapped malloc(3) system call.

Definition at line 27 of file malloc_on_error.c.