added a function zero_free(void *, int size) that zeros an area of

memory then frees it. Useful for catching bugs.

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/source/lib/util.c b/source/lib/util.c
index 414b54bd7c0..5b8428b546d 100644
--- a/source/lib/util.c
+++ b/source/lib/util.c
@@ -5148,3 +5148,14 @@ int str_checksum(char *s)
 	}
 	return(res);
 } /* str_checksum */
+
+
+
+/*****************************************************************
+zero a memory area then free it. Used to catch bugs faster
+*****************************************************************/  
+void zero_free(void *p, int size)
+{
+	memset(p, 0, size);
+	free(p);
+}