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1 /* GLIB - Library of useful routines for C programming
2 * Copyright (C) 1995-1997 Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball and Josh MacDonald
4 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
6 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
7 * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
12 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
14 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
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19 * Modified by the GLib Team and others 1997-2000. See the AUTHORS
20 * file for a list of people on the GLib Team. See the ChangeLog
21 * files for a list of changes. These files are distributed with
22 * GLib at ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/.
25 /*
26 * MT safe
29 #include "config.h"
31 #include "gmem.h"
33 #include <stdlib.h>
34 #include <string.h>
35 #include <signal.h>
37 #include "gslice.h"
38 #include "gbacktrace.h"
39 #include "gtestutils.h"
40 #include "gthread.h"
41 #include "glib_trace.h"
43 /* notes on macros:
44 * having G_DISABLE_CHECKS defined disables use of glib_mem_profiler_table and
45 * g_mem_profile().
46 * If g_mem_gc_friendly is TRUE, freed memory should be 0-wiped.
49 /* --- variables --- */
50 static GMemVTable glib_mem_vtable = {
51 malloc,
52 realloc,
53 free,
54 calloc,
55 malloc,
56 realloc,
59 /**
60 * SECTION:memory
61 * @Short_Description: general memory-handling
62 * @Title: Memory Allocation
64 * These functions provide support for allocating and freeing memory.
66 * If any call to allocate memory fails, the application is terminated.
67 * This also means that there is no need to check if the call succeeded.
69 * It's important to match g_malloc() (and wrappers such as g_new()) with
70 * g_free(), g_slice_alloc() (and wrappers such as g_slice_new()) with
71 * g_slice_free(), plain malloc() with free(), and (if you're using C++)
72 * new with delete and new[] with delete[]. Otherwise bad things can happen,
73 * since these allocators may use different memory pools (and new/delete call
74 * constructors and destructors).
77 /* --- functions --- */
78 /**
79 * g_malloc:
80 * @n_bytes: the number of bytes to allocate
82 * Allocates @n_bytes bytes of memory.
83 * If @n_bytes is 0 it returns %NULL.
85 * Returns: a pointer to the allocated memory
87 gpointer
88 g_malloc (gsize n_bytes)
90 if (G_LIKELY (n_bytes))
92 gpointer mem;
94 mem = malloc (n_bytes);
95 TRACE (GLIB_MEM_ALLOC((void*) mem, (unsigned int) n_bytes, 0, 0));
96 if (mem)
97 return mem;
99 g_error ("%s: failed to allocate %"G_GSIZE_FORMAT" bytes",
100 G_STRLOC, n_bytes);
103 TRACE(GLIB_MEM_ALLOC((void*) NULL, (int) n_bytes, 0, 0));
105 return NULL;
109 * g_malloc0:
110 * @n_bytes: the number of bytes to allocate
112 * Allocates @n_bytes bytes of memory, initialized to 0's.
113 * If @n_bytes is 0 it returns %NULL.
115 * Returns: a pointer to the allocated memory
117 gpointer
118 g_malloc0 (gsize n_bytes)
120 if (G_LIKELY (n_bytes))
122 gpointer mem;
124 mem = calloc (1, n_bytes);
125 TRACE (GLIB_MEM_ALLOC((void*) mem, (unsigned int) n_bytes, 1, 0));
126 if (mem)
127 return mem;
129 g_error ("%s: failed to allocate %"G_GSIZE_FORMAT" bytes",
130 G_STRLOC, n_bytes);
133 TRACE(GLIB_MEM_ALLOC((void*) NULL, (int) n_bytes, 1, 0));
135 return NULL;
139 * g_realloc:
140 * @mem: (nullable): the memory to reallocate
141 * @n_bytes: new size of the memory in bytes
143 * Reallocates the memory pointed to by @mem, so that it now has space for
144 * @n_bytes bytes of memory. It returns the new address of the memory, which may
145 * have been moved. @mem may be %NULL, in which case it's considered to
146 * have zero-length. @n_bytes may be 0, in which case %NULL will be returned
147 * and @mem will be freed unless it is %NULL.
149 * Returns: the new address of the allocated memory
151 gpointer
152 g_realloc (gpointer mem,
153 gsize n_bytes)
155 gpointer newmem;
157 if (G_LIKELY (n_bytes))
159 newmem = realloc (mem, n_bytes);
160 TRACE (GLIB_MEM_REALLOC((void*) newmem, (void*)mem, (unsigned int) n_bytes, 0));
161 if (newmem)
162 return newmem;
164 g_error ("%s: failed to allocate %"G_GSIZE_FORMAT" bytes",
165 G_STRLOC, n_bytes);
168 if (mem)
169 free (mem);
171 TRACE (GLIB_MEM_REALLOC((void*) NULL, (void*)mem, 0, 0));
173 return NULL;
177 * g_free:
178 * @mem: (nullable): the memory to free
180 * Frees the memory pointed to by @mem.
182 * If @mem is %NULL it simply returns, so there is no need to check @mem
183 * against %NULL before calling this function.
185 void
186 g_free (gpointer mem)
188 if (G_LIKELY (mem))
189 free (mem);
190 TRACE(GLIB_MEM_FREE((void*) mem));
194 * g_clear_pointer: (skip)
195 * @pp: (not nullable): a pointer to a variable, struct member etc. holding a
196 * pointer
197 * @destroy: a function to which a gpointer can be passed, to destroy *@pp
199 * Clears a reference to a variable.
201 * @pp must not be %NULL.
203 * If the reference is %NULL then this function does nothing.
204 * Otherwise, the variable is destroyed using @destroy and the
205 * pointer is set to %NULL.
207 * A macro is also included that allows this function to be used without
208 * pointer casts.
210 * Since: 2.34
212 #undef g_clear_pointer
213 void
214 g_clear_pointer (gpointer *pp,
215 GDestroyNotify destroy)
217 gpointer _p;
219 _p = *pp;
220 if (_p)
222 *pp = NULL;
223 destroy (_p);
228 * g_try_malloc:
229 * @n_bytes: number of bytes to allocate.
231 * Attempts to allocate @n_bytes, and returns %NULL on failure.
232 * Contrast with g_malloc(), which aborts the program on failure.
234 * Returns: the allocated memory, or %NULL.
236 gpointer
237 g_try_malloc (gsize n_bytes)
239 gpointer mem;
241 if (G_LIKELY (n_bytes))
242 mem = malloc (n_bytes);
243 else
244 mem = NULL;
246 TRACE (GLIB_MEM_ALLOC((void*) mem, (unsigned int) n_bytes, 0, 1));
248 return mem;
252 * g_try_malloc0:
253 * @n_bytes: number of bytes to allocate
255 * Attempts to allocate @n_bytes, initialized to 0's, and returns %NULL on
256 * failure. Contrast with g_malloc0(), which aborts the program on failure.
258 * Since: 2.8
259 * Returns: the allocated memory, or %NULL
261 gpointer
262 g_try_malloc0 (gsize n_bytes)
264 gpointer mem;
266 if (G_LIKELY (n_bytes))
267 mem = calloc (1, n_bytes);
268 else
269 mem = NULL;
271 return mem;
275 * g_try_realloc:
276 * @mem: (nullable): previously-allocated memory, or %NULL.
277 * @n_bytes: number of bytes to allocate.
279 * Attempts to realloc @mem to a new size, @n_bytes, and returns %NULL
280 * on failure. Contrast with g_realloc(), which aborts the program
281 * on failure.
283 * If @mem is %NULL, behaves the same as g_try_malloc().
285 * Returns: the allocated memory, or %NULL.
287 gpointer
288 g_try_realloc (gpointer mem,
289 gsize n_bytes)
291 gpointer newmem;
293 if (G_LIKELY (n_bytes))
294 newmem = realloc (mem, n_bytes);
295 else
297 newmem = NULL;
298 if (mem)
299 free (mem);
302 TRACE (GLIB_MEM_REALLOC((void*) newmem, (void*)mem, (unsigned int) n_bytes, 1));
304 return newmem;
308 #define SIZE_OVERFLOWS(a,b) (G_UNLIKELY ((b) > 0 && (a) > G_MAXSIZE / (b)))
311 * g_malloc_n:
312 * @n_blocks: the number of blocks to allocate
313 * @n_block_bytes: the size of each block in bytes
315 * This function is similar to g_malloc(), allocating (@n_blocks * @n_block_bytes) bytes,
316 * but care is taken to detect possible overflow during multiplication.
318 * Since: 2.24
319 * Returns: a pointer to the allocated memory
321 gpointer
322 g_malloc_n (gsize n_blocks,
323 gsize n_block_bytes)
325 if (SIZE_OVERFLOWS (n_blocks, n_block_bytes))
327 g_error ("%s: overflow allocating %"G_GSIZE_FORMAT"*%"G_GSIZE_FORMAT" bytes",
328 G_STRLOC, n_blocks, n_block_bytes);
331 return g_malloc (n_blocks * n_block_bytes);
335 * g_malloc0_n:
336 * @n_blocks: the number of blocks to allocate
337 * @n_block_bytes: the size of each block in bytes
339 * This function is similar to g_malloc0(), allocating (@n_blocks * @n_block_bytes) bytes,
340 * but care is taken to detect possible overflow during multiplication.
342 * Since: 2.24
343 * Returns: a pointer to the allocated memory
345 gpointer
346 g_malloc0_n (gsize n_blocks,
347 gsize n_block_bytes)
349 if (SIZE_OVERFLOWS (n_blocks, n_block_bytes))
351 g_error ("%s: overflow allocating %"G_GSIZE_FORMAT"*%"G_GSIZE_FORMAT" bytes",
352 G_STRLOC, n_blocks, n_block_bytes);
355 return g_malloc0 (n_blocks * n_block_bytes);
359 * g_realloc_n:
360 * @mem: (nullable): the memory to reallocate
361 * @n_blocks: the number of blocks to allocate
362 * @n_block_bytes: the size of each block in bytes
364 * This function is similar to g_realloc(), allocating (@n_blocks * @n_block_bytes) bytes,
365 * but care is taken to detect possible overflow during multiplication.
367 * Since: 2.24
368 * Returns: the new address of the allocated memory
370 gpointer
371 g_realloc_n (gpointer mem,
372 gsize n_blocks,
373 gsize n_block_bytes)
375 if (SIZE_OVERFLOWS (n_blocks, n_block_bytes))
377 g_error ("%s: overflow allocating %"G_GSIZE_FORMAT"*%"G_GSIZE_FORMAT" bytes",
378 G_STRLOC, n_blocks, n_block_bytes);
381 return g_realloc (mem, n_blocks * n_block_bytes);
385 * g_try_malloc_n:
386 * @n_blocks: the number of blocks to allocate
387 * @n_block_bytes: the size of each block in bytes
389 * This function is similar to g_try_malloc(), allocating (@n_blocks * @n_block_bytes) bytes,
390 * but care is taken to detect possible overflow during multiplication.
392 * Since: 2.24
393 * Returns: the allocated memory, or %NULL.
395 gpointer
396 g_try_malloc_n (gsize n_blocks,
397 gsize n_block_bytes)
399 if (SIZE_OVERFLOWS (n_blocks, n_block_bytes))
400 return NULL;
402 return g_try_malloc (n_blocks * n_block_bytes);
406 * g_try_malloc0_n:
407 * @n_blocks: the number of blocks to allocate
408 * @n_block_bytes: the size of each block in bytes
410 * This function is similar to g_try_malloc0(), allocating (@n_blocks * @n_block_bytes) bytes,
411 * but care is taken to detect possible overflow during multiplication.
413 * Since: 2.24
414 * Returns: the allocated memory, or %NULL
416 gpointer
417 g_try_malloc0_n (gsize n_blocks,
418 gsize n_block_bytes)
420 if (SIZE_OVERFLOWS (n_blocks, n_block_bytes))
421 return NULL;
423 return g_try_malloc0 (n_blocks * n_block_bytes);
427 * g_try_realloc_n:
428 * @mem: (nullable): previously-allocated memory, or %NULL.
429 * @n_blocks: the number of blocks to allocate
430 * @n_block_bytes: the size of each block in bytes
432 * This function is similar to g_try_realloc(), allocating (@n_blocks * @n_block_bytes) bytes,
433 * but care is taken to detect possible overflow during multiplication.
435 * Since: 2.24
436 * Returns: the allocated memory, or %NULL.
438 gpointer
439 g_try_realloc_n (gpointer mem,
440 gsize n_blocks,
441 gsize n_block_bytes)
443 if (SIZE_OVERFLOWS (n_blocks, n_block_bytes))
444 return NULL;
446 return g_try_realloc (mem, n_blocks * n_block_bytes);
450 * g_mem_is_system_malloc:
452 * Checks whether the allocator used by g_malloc() is the system's
453 * malloc implementation. If it returns %TRUE memory allocated with
454 * malloc() can be used interchangeable with memory allocated using g_malloc().
455 * This function is useful for avoiding an extra copy of allocated memory returned
456 * by a non-GLib-based API.
458 * Returns: if %TRUE, malloc() and g_malloc() can be mixed.
460 * Deprecated: 2.46: GLib always uses the system malloc, so this function always
461 * returns %TRUE.
463 gboolean
464 g_mem_is_system_malloc (void)
466 return TRUE;
470 * g_mem_set_vtable:
471 * @vtable: table of memory allocation routines.
473 * This function used to let you override the memory allocation function.
474 * However, its use was incompatible with the use of global constructors
475 * in GLib and GIO, because those use the GLib allocators before main is
476 * reached. Therefore this function is now deprecated and is just a stub.
478 * Deprecated: 2.46: Use other memory profiling tools instead
480 void
481 g_mem_set_vtable (GMemVTable *vtable)
483 g_warning (G_STRLOC ": custom memory allocation vtable not supported");
488 * glib_mem_profiler_table:
490 * Used to be a #GMemVTable containing profiling variants of the memory
491 * allocation functions, but this variable shouldn't be modified anymore.
493 * Deprecated: 2.46: Use other memory profiling tools instead
495 GMemVTable *glib_mem_profiler_table = &glib_mem_vtable;
498 * g_mem_profile:
500 * GLib used to support some tools for memory profiling, but this
501 * no longer works. There are many other useful tools for memory
502 * profiling these days which can be used instead.
504 * Deprecated: 2.46: Use other memory profiling tools instead
506 void
507 g_mem_profile (void)
509 g_warning (G_STRLOC ": memory profiling not supported");