[PATCH] readelf: Replace xmalloc with malloc in slurp_relr_relocs
Marcus Nilsson
brainbomb@gmail.com
Tue Jun 7 21:23:43 GMT 2022
Using xmalloc makes the null check redundant since failing allocation
will exit the program. Instead use malloc and let the error be
conveyed up the call chain.
binutils/ChangeLog:
* readelf.c: (slurp_relr_relocs) Use malloc instead of xmalloc
when allocating space for relocations.
---
binutils/readelf.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/binutils/readelf.c b/binutils/readelf.c
index 4c0a2a34767..fe0d27decc3 100644
--- a/binutils/readelf.c
+++ b/binutils/readelf.c
@@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@ slurp_relr_relocs (Filedata * filedata,
size++;
}
- *relrsp = (bfd_vma *) xmalloc (size * sizeof (bfd_vma));
+ *relrsp = (bfd_vma *) malloc (size * sizeof (bfd_vma));
if (*relrsp == NULL)
{
free (relrs);
--
2.34.1
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