[musl] Re: realloci(): A realloc() variant that works in-place

[Thorsten Glaser]

On Sat, 1 Nov 2025, Laurent Bercot wrote:

>> Where realloci() allocates at least 'size' bytes (but possibly more),
>> and returns the actual usable size of the block.
>
> If you're set on doing something like this, it would be simpler to
> provide a function that just returns the usable size of the block,
> under which realloc() is guaranteed not to relocate the object, and
> above which it is guaranteed to relocate.

The size of that block may depend on the size requested (and possibly
the availability at the time of requesting), so… no, not really simpler.

bye,
//mirabilos
-- 
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