malloc.c

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#include <stdlib.h>
 
#include "common/heap.h"
 
void* malloc(size_t size)
{
    _heap_acquire();
 
    _heap_header_t* block = _heap_alloc(size);
    if (block == NULL)
    {
        _heap_release();
        return NULL;
    }
 
    // When this function returns we have no way of knowing whether the caller
    // will fill the memory or not, so we clear the zeroed flag.
    block->flags &= ~_HEAP_ZEROED;
 
    _heap_release();
    return block->data;
}