xmalloc.c   [plain text]

/* xmalloc.c -- safe versions of malloc and realloc */

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   Written by Brian Fox (bfox@ai.mit.edu). */

#if !defined (ALREADY_HAVE_XMALLOC)
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>

extern void *malloc (), *realloc ();
static void memory_error_and_abort ();

/* **************************************************************** */
/*								    */
/*		   Memory Allocation and Deallocation.		    */
/*								    */
/* **************************************************************** */

/* Return a pointer to free()able block of memory large enough
   to hold BYTES number of bytes.  If the memory cannot be allocated,
   print an error message and abort. */
void *
xmalloc (bytes)
     int bytes;
{
  void *temp = malloc (bytes);

  if (!temp)
    memory_error_and_abort ("xmalloc");
  return (temp);
}

void *
xrealloc (pointer, bytes)
     void *pointer;
     int bytes;
{
  void *temp;

  if (!pointer)
    temp = malloc (bytes);
  else
    temp = realloc (pointer, bytes);

  if (!temp)
    memory_error_and_abort ("xrealloc");

  return (temp);
}

static void
memory_error_and_abort (fname)
     char *fname;
{
  fprintf (stderr, "%s: Out of virtual memory!\n", fname);
  abort ();
}
#endif /* !ALREADY_HAVE_XMALLOC */