The os_realloc() API

[kolban]

Folks,
There is a rumor that there is an API called "os_realloc()" which would be a partner to "os_malloc()" and "os_free()". See here for a description of realloc().

http://linux.die.net/man/3/realloc

The claim is that os_realloc() is achieved via the following definitions.

#define os_realloc pvPortRealloc
void *pvPortRealloc(void* ptr, size_t size);

The question, of course ... is how valid is this notion? Is it simply that os_realloc() was missed in the docs and headers ... or is it simply not available or shouldn't be used?

Neil

[dkinzer]

The question, of course ... is how valid is this notion?

I've been using it for months now and it seems to work fine.

[eriksl]

(sarcastic mode on)

How much effort would it take to at least add this one line to an include file...

It's always the same problem, no prototypes.

[kolban]

I am delighted to find that in SDK 1.4, we now have a definition for "os_realloc" in mem.h.

Thanks guys!!

Neil

[eriksl]

I hope all other functions present in de SDK libs now have proper prototypes.