bson_realloc (3) - Linux Manuals

bson_realloc: This is a portable realloc() wrapper.

NAME

bson_realloc() - This is a portable realloc() wrapper.

SYNOPSIS

void *
bson_realloc (void  *mem,
              size_t num_bytes);

PARAMETERS

mem

A memory region.

num_bytes

A size_t containing the new requested size.

DESCRIPTION

This is a portable realloc(3) wrapper.

In general, this function will return an allocation at least sizeof(void*) bytes or bigger. If num_bytes is 0, then the allocation will be freed.

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

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