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author | Jan Djärv <jan.h.d@swipnet.se> | 2004-12-25 10:31:36 +0000 |
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committer | Jan Djärv <jan.h.d@swipnet.se> | 2004-12-25 10:31:36 +0000 |
commit | 18df8fc800d727cf8f3ebbc692f53ab1c2fb57ad (patch) | |
tree | 0c196258413d8575e785a5ad2254e82f7db19562 /src/alloc.c | |
parent | 1fedcd95a3dfa5cfe74c929636d215351dc5db41 (diff) | |
download | emacs-18df8fc800d727cf8f3ebbc692f53ab1c2fb57ad.tar.gz |
Update comment for check_depth.
Diffstat (limited to 'src/alloc.c')
-rw-r--r-- | src/alloc.c | 26 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/alloc.c b/src/alloc.c index 143f5c76292..429cdb5246a 100644 --- a/src/alloc.c +++ b/src/alloc.c @@ -601,22 +601,24 @@ static char xmalloc_overrun_check_trailer[XMALLOC_OVERRUN_CHECK_SIZE] = ((unsigned)(ptr[-4]) << 24)) -/* The call depth in overrun_check functions. Realloc may call both malloc - and free. If realloc calls malloc, this may happen: - overrun_check_realloc() - -> malloc -> (via hook)_-> emacs_blocked_malloc - -> overrun_check_malloc - call malloc (hooks are NULL, so real malloc is called). - malloc returns 10000. - add overhead, return 10016. - <- (back in overrun_check_realloc) +/* The call depth in overrun_check functions. For example, this might happen: + xmalloc() + overrun_check_malloc() + -> malloc -> (via hook)_-> emacs_blocked_malloc + -> overrun_check_malloc + call malloc (hooks are NULL, so real malloc is called). + malloc returns 10000. + add overhead, return 10016. + <- (back in overrun_check_malloc) add overhead again, return 10032 + xmalloc returns 10032. (time passes). - overrun_check_free(10032) - decrease overhed - free(10016) <- crash, because 10000 is the original pointer. */ + xfree(10032) + overrun_check_free(10032) + decrease overhed + free(10016) <- crash, because 10000 is the original pointer. */ static int check_depth; |