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-rw-r--r--include/libbb.h69
-rw-r--r--include/platform.h9
2 files changed, 44 insertions, 34 deletions
diff --git a/include/libbb.h b/include/libbb.h
index 955287c4d..bcf604a3c 100644
--- a/include/libbb.h
+++ b/include/libbb.h
@@ -331,12 +331,12 @@ void xmove_fd(int, int) FAST_FUNC;
DIR *xopendir(const char *path) FAST_FUNC;
DIR *warn_opendir(const char *path) FAST_FUNC;
-/* UNUSED: char *xmalloc_realpath(const char *path) FAST_FUNC; */
-char *xmalloc_readlink(const char *path) FAST_FUNC;
-char *xmalloc_readlink_or_warn(const char *path) FAST_FUNC;
-char *xrealloc_getcwd_or_warn(char *cwd) FAST_FUNC;
+/* UNUSED: char *xmalloc_realpath(const char *path) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC; */
+char *xmalloc_readlink(const char *path) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
+char *xmalloc_readlink_or_warn(const char *path) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
+char *xrealloc_getcwd_or_warn(char *cwd) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
-char *xmalloc_follow_symlinks(const char *path) FAST_FUNC;
+char *xmalloc_follow_symlinks(const char *path) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
enum {
@@ -514,23 +514,23 @@ int create_and_connect_stream_or_die(const char *peer, int port) FAST_FUNC;
/* Connect to peer identified by lsa */
int xconnect_stream(const len_and_sockaddr *lsa) FAST_FUNC;
/* Get local address of bound or accepted socket */
-len_and_sockaddr *get_sock_lsa(int fd) FAST_FUNC;
+len_and_sockaddr *get_sock_lsa(int fd) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
/* Return malloc'ed len_and_sockaddr with socket address of host:port
* Currently will return IPv4 or IPv6 sockaddrs only
* (depending on host), but in theory nothing prevents e.g.
* UNIX socket address being returned, IPX sockaddr etc...
* On error does bb_error_msg and returns NULL */
-len_and_sockaddr* host2sockaddr(const char *host, int port) FAST_FUNC;
+len_and_sockaddr* host2sockaddr(const char *host, int port) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
/* Version which dies on error */
-len_and_sockaddr* xhost2sockaddr(const char *host, int port) FAST_FUNC;
-len_and_sockaddr* xdotted2sockaddr(const char *host, int port) FAST_FUNC;
+len_and_sockaddr* xhost2sockaddr(const char *host, int port) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
+len_and_sockaddr* xdotted2sockaddr(const char *host, int port) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
/* Same, useful if you want to force family (e.g. IPv6) */
#if !ENABLE_FEATURE_IPV6
#define host_and_af2sockaddr(host, port, af) host2sockaddr((host), (port))
#define xhost_and_af2sockaddr(host, port, af) xhost2sockaddr((host), (port))
#else
-len_and_sockaddr* host_and_af2sockaddr(const char *host, int port, sa_family_t af) FAST_FUNC;
-len_and_sockaddr* xhost_and_af2sockaddr(const char *host, int port, sa_family_t af) FAST_FUNC;
+len_and_sockaddr* host_and_af2sockaddr(const char *host, int port, sa_family_t af) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
+len_and_sockaddr* xhost_and_af2sockaddr(const char *host, int port, sa_family_t af) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
#endif
/* Assign sin[6]_port member if the socket is an AF_INET[6] one,
* otherwise no-op. Useful for ftp.
@@ -539,14 +539,14 @@ void set_nport(len_and_sockaddr *lsa, unsigned port) FAST_FUNC;
/* Retrieve sin[6]_port or return -1 for non-INET[6] lsa's */
int get_nport(const struct sockaddr *sa) FAST_FUNC;
/* Reverse DNS. Returns NULL on failure. */
-char* xmalloc_sockaddr2host(const struct sockaddr *sa) FAST_FUNC;
+char* xmalloc_sockaddr2host(const struct sockaddr *sa) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
/* This one doesn't append :PORTNUM */
-char* xmalloc_sockaddr2host_noport(const struct sockaddr *sa) FAST_FUNC;
+char* xmalloc_sockaddr2host_noport(const struct sockaddr *sa) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
/* This one also doesn't fall back to dotted IP (returns NULL) */
-char* xmalloc_sockaddr2hostonly_noport(const struct sockaddr *sa) FAST_FUNC;
+char* xmalloc_sockaddr2hostonly_noport(const struct sockaddr *sa) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
/* inet_[ap]ton on steroids */
-char* xmalloc_sockaddr2dotted(const struct sockaddr *sa) FAST_FUNC;
-char* xmalloc_sockaddr2dotted_noport(const struct sockaddr *sa) FAST_FUNC;
+char* xmalloc_sockaddr2dotted(const struct sockaddr *sa) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
+char* xmalloc_sockaddr2dotted_noport(const struct sockaddr *sa) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
// "old" (ipv4 only) API
// users: traceroute.c hostname.c - use _list_ of all IPs
struct hostent *xgethostbyname(const char *name) FAST_FUNC;
@@ -564,15 +564,16 @@ ssize_t recv_from_to(int fd, void *buf, size_t len, int flags,
struct sockaddr *to,
socklen_t sa_size) FAST_FUNC;
-char *xstrdup(const char *s) FAST_FUNC;
-char *xstrndup(const char *s, int n) FAST_FUNC;
+
+char *xstrdup(const char *s) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
+char *xstrndup(const char *s, int n) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
void overlapping_strcpy(char *dst, const char *src) FAST_FUNC;
char *safe_strncpy(char *dst, const char *src, size_t size) FAST_FUNC;
char *strncpy_IFNAMSIZ(char *dst, const char *src) FAST_FUNC;
/* Guaranteed to NOT be a macro (smallest code). Saves nearly 2k on uclibc.
* But potentially slow, don't use in one-billion-times loops */
int bb_putchar(int ch) FAST_FUNC;
-char *xasprintf(const char *format, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2))) FAST_FUNC;
+char *xasprintf(const char *format, ...) __attribute__ ((format(printf, 1, 2))) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
/* Prints unprintable chars ch as ^C or M-c to file
* (M-c is used only if ch is ORed with PRINTABLE_META),
* else it is printed as-is (except for ch = 0x9b) */
@@ -592,9 +593,9 @@ void fputc_printable(int ch, FILE *file) FAST_FUNC;
/* dmalloc will redefine these to it's own implementation. It is safe
* to have the prototypes here unconditionally. */
-void *malloc_or_warn(size_t size) FAST_FUNC;
-void *xmalloc(size_t size) FAST_FUNC;
-void *xzalloc(size_t size) FAST_FUNC;
+void *malloc_or_warn(size_t size) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
+void *xmalloc(size_t size) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
+void *xzalloc(size_t size) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
void *xrealloc(void *old, size_t size) FAST_FUNC;
/* After xrealloc_vector(v, 4, idx) it's ok to use
* at least v[idx] and v[idx+1], for all idx values.
@@ -617,16 +618,16 @@ extern ssize_t open_read_close(const char *filename, void *buf, size_t maxsz) FA
// Reads one line a-la fgets (but doesn't save terminating '\n').
// Reads byte-by-byte. Useful when it is important to not read ahead.
// Bytes are appended to pfx (which must be malloced, or NULL).
-extern char *xmalloc_reads(int fd, char *pfx, size_t *maxsz_p) FAST_FUNC;
+extern char *xmalloc_reads(int fd, char *pfx, size_t *maxsz_p) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
/* Reads block up to *maxsz_p (default: INT_MAX - 4095) */
-extern void *xmalloc_read(int fd, size_t *maxsz_p) FAST_FUNC;
+extern void *xmalloc_read(int fd, size_t *maxsz_p) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
/* Returns NULL if file can't be opened (default max size: INT_MAX - 4095) */
-extern void *xmalloc_open_read_close(const char *filename, size_t *maxsz_p) FAST_FUNC;
+extern void *xmalloc_open_read_close(const char *filename, size_t *maxsz_p) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
/* Autodetects .gz etc */
extern int open_zipped(const char *fname) FAST_FUNC;
-extern void *xmalloc_open_zipped_read_close(const char *fname, size_t *maxsz_p) FAST_FUNC;
+extern void *xmalloc_open_zipped_read_close(const char *fname, size_t *maxsz_p) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
/* Never returns NULL */
-extern void *xmalloc_xopen_read_close(const char *filename, size_t *maxsz_p) FAST_FUNC;
+extern void *xmalloc_xopen_read_close(const char *filename, size_t *maxsz_p) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
extern ssize_t safe_write(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count) FAST_FUNC;
// NB: will return short write on error, not -1,
@@ -645,17 +646,17 @@ extern void xprint_and_close_file(FILE *file) FAST_FUNC;
extern char *bb_get_chunk_from_file(FILE *file, int *end) FAST_FUNC;
extern char *bb_get_chunk_with_continuation(FILE *file, int *end, int *lineno) FAST_FUNC;
/* Reads up to (and including) TERMINATING_STRING: */
-extern char *xmalloc_fgets_str(FILE *file, const char *terminating_string) FAST_FUNC;
+extern char *xmalloc_fgets_str(FILE *file, const char *terminating_string) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
/* Same, with limited max size, and returns the length (excluding NUL): */
-extern char *xmalloc_fgets_str_len(FILE *file, const char *terminating_string, size_t *maxsz_p) FAST_FUNC;
+extern char *xmalloc_fgets_str_len(FILE *file, const char *terminating_string, size_t *maxsz_p) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
/* Chops off TERMINATING_STRING from the end: */
-extern char *xmalloc_fgetline_str(FILE *file, const char *terminating_string) FAST_FUNC;
+extern char *xmalloc_fgetline_str(FILE *file, const char *terminating_string) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
/* Reads up to (and including) "\n" or NUL byte: */
-extern char *xmalloc_fgets(FILE *file) FAST_FUNC;
+extern char *xmalloc_fgets(FILE *file) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
/* Chops off '\n' from the end, unlike fgets: */
-extern char *xmalloc_fgetline(FILE *file) FAST_FUNC;
+extern char *xmalloc_fgetline(FILE *file) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
/* Same, but doesn't try to conserve space (may have some slack after the end) */
-/* extern char *xmalloc_fgetline_fast(FILE *file) FAST_FUNC; */
+/* extern char *xmalloc_fgetline_fast(FILE *file) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC; */
extern void die_if_ferror(FILE *file, const char *msg) FAST_FUNC;
extern void die_if_ferror_stdout(void) FAST_FUNC;
@@ -1157,7 +1158,7 @@ const char *nth_string(const char *strings, int n) FAST_FUNC;
extern void print_login_issue(const char *issue_file, const char *tty) FAST_FUNC;
extern void print_login_prompt(void) FAST_FUNC;
-char *xmalloc_ttyname(int fd) FAST_FUNC;
+char *xmalloc_ttyname(int fd) FAST_FUNC RETURNS_MALLOC;
/* NB: typically you want to pass fd 0, not 1. Think 'applet | grep something' */
int get_terminal_width_height(int fd, unsigned *width, unsigned *height) FAST_FUNC;
diff --git a/include/platform.h b/include/platform.h
index 67b04f8cb..54bc27d5b 100644
--- a/include/platform.h
+++ b/include/platform.h
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@
#define UNUSED_PARAM __attribute__ ((__unused__))
#define NORETURN __attribute__ ((__noreturn__))
+/* "The malloc attribute is used to tell the compiler that a function
+ * may be treated as if any non-NULL pointer it returns cannot alias
+ * any other pointer valid when the function returns. This will often
+ * improve optimization. Standard functions with this property include
+ * malloc and calloc. realloc-like functions have this property as long
+ * as the old pointer is never referred to (including comparing it
+ * to the new pointer) after the function returns a non-NULL value."
+ */
+#define RETURNS_MALLOC __attribute__ ((malloc))
#define PACKED __attribute__ ((__packed__))
#define ALIGNED(m) __attribute__ ((__aligned__(m)))