@@ -846,6 +846,9 @@ test_malloc_bad_params(void)
if (bad_ptr != NULL)
goto err_return;
+#if defined(RTE_CC_GCC) || defined(RTE_CC_CLANG)
+ /* this test can not be built, will get trapped at compile time! */
+#else
/* rte_malloc expected to return null with size will cause overflow */
align = RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE;
size = (size_t)-8;
@@ -857,7 +860,7 @@ test_malloc_bad_params(void)
bad_ptr = rte_realloc(NULL, size, align);
if (bad_ptr != NULL)
goto err_return;
-
+#endif
return 0;
err_return:
@@ -134,6 +134,18 @@ typedef uint16_t unaligned_uint16_t;
__attribute__((format(printf, format_index, first_arg)))
#endif
+/**
+ * Tells compiler that the function returns a value that points to
+ * memory, where the size is given by the one or two arguments.
+ * Used by compiler to validate object size.
+ */
+#if defined(RTE_CC_GCC) || defined(RTE_CC_CLANG)
+#define __rte_alloc_size(...) \
+ __attribute__((alloc_size(__VA_ARGS__)))
+#else
+#define __rte_alloc_size(...)
+#endif
+
#define RTE_PRIORITY_LOG 101
#define RTE_PRIORITY_BUS 110
#define RTE_PRIORITY_CLASS 120
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ struct rte_malloc_socket_stats {
* - Otherwise, the pointer to the allocated object.
*/
void *
-rte_malloc(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align);
+rte_malloc(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align)
+ __rte_alloc_size(2);
/**
* Allocate zero'ed memory from the heap.
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ rte_malloc(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align);
* - Otherwise, the pointer to the allocated object.
*/
void *
-rte_zmalloc(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align);
+rte_zmalloc(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align)
+ __rte_alloc_size(2);
/**
* Replacement function for calloc(), using huge-page memory. Memory area is
@@ -106,7 +108,8 @@ rte_zmalloc(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align);
* - Otherwise, the pointer to the allocated object.
*/
void *
-rte_calloc(const char *type, size_t num, size_t size, unsigned align);
+rte_calloc(const char *type, size_t num, size_t size, unsigned align)
+ __rte_alloc_size(2, 3);
/**
* Replacement function for realloc(), using huge-page memory. Reserved area
@@ -129,7 +132,8 @@ rte_calloc(const char *type, size_t num, size_t size, unsigned align);
* - Otherwise, the pointer to the reallocated memory.
*/
void *
-rte_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size, unsigned int align);
+rte_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size, unsigned int align)
+ __rte_alloc_size(2);
/**
* Replacement function for realloc(), using huge-page memory. Reserved area
@@ -155,7 +159,8 @@ rte_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size, unsigned int align);
*/
__rte_experimental
void *
-rte_realloc_socket(void *ptr, size_t size, unsigned int align, int socket);
+rte_realloc_socket(void *ptr, size_t size, unsigned int align, int socket)
+ __rte_alloc_size(2, 3);
/**
* This function allocates memory from the huge-page area of memory. The memory
@@ -181,7 +186,8 @@ rte_realloc_socket(void *ptr, size_t size, unsigned int align, int socket);
* - Otherwise, the pointer to the allocated object.
*/
void *
-rte_malloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket);
+rte_malloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket)
+ __rte_alloc_size(2);
/**
* Allocate zero'ed memory from the heap.
@@ -209,7 +215,8 @@ rte_malloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket);
* - Otherwise, the pointer to the allocated object.
*/
void *
-rte_zmalloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket);
+rte_zmalloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket)
+ __rte_alloc_size(2);
/**
* Replacement function for calloc(), using huge-page memory. Memory area is
@@ -237,7 +244,8 @@ rte_zmalloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket);
* - Otherwise, the pointer to the allocated object.
*/
void *
-rte_calloc_socket(const char *type, size_t num, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket);
+rte_calloc_socket(const char *type, size_t num, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket)
+ __rte_alloc_size(2, 3);
/**
* Frees the memory space pointed to by the provided pointer.