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Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 22:04:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Ashif S. Harji" <asharji AT plg2 DOT math DOT uwaterloo DOT ca>
To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
Subject: user defined malloc
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It mentions in the faq that it is possible to override the default malloc
routine.  The problem that I am having is that there is at least one
occasion when my malloc routine is not called for memory allocation.
Instead the function _malloc_r is called directly.  This by passes my
malloc which results in already allocated memory being reallocated.

This direct call to _malloc_r occurs in the __sfmoreglue function in the
file findfp.c:

struct _glue *
__sfmoreglue (d, n)
     struct _reent *d;
     register int n;
{
  struct _glue *g;
  FILE *p;

  g = (struct _glue *) _malloc_r (d, sizeof (*g) + n * sizeof (FILE));
  if (g == NULL)
    return NULL;
  p = (FILE *) (g + 1);
  g->_next = NULL;
  g->_niobs = n;
  g->_iobs = p;
  memset (p, 0, n * sizeof (FILE));
  return g;
}

While I am not sure exactly what this function does, it appears to be
related to opening the /etc/passwd file and occurs even with an empty C++
program:

int main(){}


My question is do I have to also override the _malloc_r routine, and if
so, could someone provide some information or a link on what is required? 
It appears to be a reentrant version of malloc. 

thanks,
ashif harji.


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