The do_xmalloc() functions may fill an allocated buffer with the known value (0xA5) for debugging if we will pass the XMALLOC_POISON option during build. This patch adds description of this option to the Makefile and adds it to BASIC_CFLAGS if it was provided. Signed-off-by: Alexander Kuleshov <kuleshovmail@xxxxxxxxx> --- Makefile | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index f3325de..3f942b5 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -367,6 +367,10 @@ all:: # Define HAVE_BSD_SYSCTL if your platform has a BSD-compatible sysctl function. # # Define HAVE_GETDELIM if your system has the getdelim() function. +# +# Define XMALLOC_POISON if you are debugging the xmalloc(). In a XMALLOC_POISON +# build, each allocated buffer by the xmalloc() will be in known state. After +# memory allocation, a buffer will be filled with '0xA5' values. GIT-VERSION-FILE: FORCE @$(SHELL_PATH) ./GIT-VERSION-GEN @@ -1481,6 +1485,10 @@ ifdef HAVE_GETDELIM BASIC_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_GETDELIM endif +ifdef XMALLOC_POISON + BASIC_CFLAGS += -DXMALLOC_POISON +endif + ifeq ($(TCLTK_PATH),) NO_TCLTK = NoThanks endif -- 2.7.0.25.gfc10eb5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html