ne_malloc, ne_calloc, ne_realloc, ne_strdup, ne_strndup, ne_oom_callback - memory allocation wrappers
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neon 0.34.2 15 April 2025 NE_MALLOC(3)
Description
The functions ne_malloc, ne_calloc, ne_realloc, ne_strdup and ne_strdnup provide wrappers for the
equivalent functions in the standard C library. The wrappers provide the extra guarantee that if the C
library equivalent returns NULL when no memory is available, an optional callback will be called, and the
library will then call abort().
ne_oom_callback registers a callback which will be invoked if an out of memory error is detected.
Name
ne_malloc, ne_calloc, ne_realloc, ne_strdup, ne_strndup, ne_oom_callback - memory allocation wrappers
Notes
If the operating system uses optimistic memory allocation, the C library memory allocation routines will
not return NULL, so it is not possible to gracefully handle memory allocation failures.
Synopsis
#include<ne_alloc.h>void*ne_malloc(size_tsize);void*ne_calloc(size_tsize);void*ne_realloc(void*size,size_tlen);char*ne_strdup(constchar*s);char*ne_strndup(constchar*s,size_tsize);voidne_oom_callback(void(*callback)(void));
