[PATCH 1/2] util: Add l_memdup function for allocation and copying a memory buffer
---
ell/util.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
ell/util.h | 2 ++
2 files changed, 25 insertions(+)
diff --git a/ell/util.c b/ell/util.c
index 97e70bc..3bf2e5d 100644
--- a/ell/util.c
+++ b/ell/util.c
@@ -103,6 +103,29 @@ LIB_EXPORT void *l_realloc(void *mem, size_t size)
}
/**
+ * l_memdup:
+ * @mem: pointer to memory you want to duplicate
+ * @size: memory size
+ *
+ * If for any reason the memory allocation fails, then execution will be
+ * halted via abort().
+ *
+ * In case @size is 0 then #NULL will be returned.
+ *
+ * Returns: pointer to duplicated memory buffer
+ **/
+LIB_EXPORT void *l_memdup(const void *mem, size_t size)
+{
+ void *ptr;
+
+ ptr = l_malloc(size);
+ if (ptr)
+ memcpy(ptr, mem, size);
+
+ return ptr;
+}
+
+/**
* l_free:
* @ptr: memory pointer
*
diff --git a/ell/util.h b/ell/util.h
index e4d674c..89000aa 100644
--- a/ell/util.h
+++ b/ell/util.h
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ static inline void l_put_be64(uint64_t val, void *dst)
#define L_ARRAY_SIZE(x) (sizeof(x) / sizeof((x)[0]))
void *l_malloc(size_t size) __attribute__ ((warn_unused_result, malloc));
+void *l_memdup(const void *mem, size_t size)
+ __attribute__ ((warn_unused_result, malloc));
void l_free(void *ptr);
void *l_realloc(void *mem, size_t size)
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