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| -rw-r--r-- | include/platform.h | 9 |
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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))) |