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Re: _IO_vfscanf calling realloc
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:20 PM, David Chappelle <chappedm@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the prompt response. So just to clarify:
>
> PRE 2.15
> ? ?no call made to any allocation function
>
> 2.15
> ? ?realloc call introduced
>
> 2.16
> ? ?realloc call changed to either realloc/alloca depending on size of
> workspace needed
No.
We've had realloc calls in _IO_vfscanf_internal since 1999.
You've probably just never triggered them.
The new code added in 2.15 makes it much more likely to trigger.
Cheers,
Carlos.