alloca.h

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00001 #ifndef _ALLOCA_H
00002 #define _ALLOCA_H
00003 
00004 /**
00005  * @file
00006  *
00007  * Temporary memory allocation
00008  *
00009  */
00010 
00011 #include <stdint.h>
00012 
00013 /**
00014  * Allocate temporary memory from the stack
00015  *
00016  * @v size              Size to allocate
00017  * @ret ptr             Allocated memory
00018  *
00019  * This memory will be freed automatically when the containing
00020  * function returns.  There are several caveats regarding use of
00021  * alloca(); use it only if you already know what they are.
00022  */
00023 #define alloca(size) __builtin_alloca ( size )
00024 
00025 #endif /* _ALLOCA_H */