libexplain/malloc_or_die.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_or_die (size_t size)

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Function Documentation

void* explain_malloc_or_die

(

size_t

size

)

The explain_malloc_or_die 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, and then the process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).

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

 void *result = explain_malloc_or_die(size);

Parameters:

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

Returns:

This function only returns on success. On failure, prints an explanation and exits, it does not return.

Definition at line 27 of file malloc_or_die.c.