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1 /* xmemdup.c -- Duplicate a memory buffer, using xcalloc.
2    This trivial function is in the public domain.
3    Jeff Garzik, September 1999.  */
4 
5 /*
6 
7 @deftypefn Replacement void* xmemdup (void *@var{input}, size_t @var{copy_size}, size_t @var{alloc_size})
8 
9 Duplicates a region of memory without fail.  First, @var{alloc_size} bytes
10 are allocated, then @var{copy_size} bytes from @var{input} are copied into
11 it, and the new memory is returned.  If fewer bytes are copied than were
12 allocated, the remaining memory is zeroed.
13 
14 @end deftypefn
15 
16 */
17 
18 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
19 #include "config.h"
20 #endif
21 #include "ansidecl.h"
22 #include "libiberty.h"
23 
24 #include <sys/types.h> /* For size_t. */
25 #ifdef HAVE_STRING_H
26 #include <string.h>
27 #endif
28 
29 PTR
30 xmemdup (input, copy_size, alloc_size)
31   const PTR input;
32   size_t copy_size;
33   size_t alloc_size;
34 {
35   PTR output = xcalloc (1, alloc_size);
36   memcpy (output, input, copy_size);
37   return output;
38 }
39