bson_malloc (3) - Linux Manuals

bson_malloc: This is a portable malloc() wrapper.

NAME

bson_malloc() - This is a portable malloc() wrapper.

SYNOPSIS

void *
bson_malloc (size_t num_bytes);

PARAMETERS

num_bytes

A size_t containing the number of bytes to allocate.

DESCRIPTION

This is a portable malloc(3) wrapper.

In general, this function will return an allocation at least sizeof(void*) bytes or bigger.

If there was a failure to allocate num_bytes bytes, the process will be aborted.

NOTE

This function will abort on failure to allocate memory.

RETURNS

A pointer to a memory region which HAS NOT been zeroed.

COLOPHON

This page is part of libbson. Please report any bugs at https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER.