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[glibc.git] / misc / sbrk.c
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1 /* Copyright (C) 1991,1995,1996,1997,2000,2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
4 The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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15 License along with the GNU C Library; if not, write to the Free
16 Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
17 02111-1307 USA. */
19 #include <unistd.h>
20 #include <errno.h>
22 /* Defined in brk.c. */
23 extern void *__curbrk;
24 extern int __brk (void *addr);
26 /* Defined in init-first.c. */
27 extern int __libc_multiple_libcs attribute_hidden;
29 /* Extend the process's data space by INCREMENT.
30 If INCREMENT is negative, shrink data space by - INCREMENT.
31 Return start of new space allocated, or -1 for errors. */
32 void *
33 __sbrk (intptr_t increment)
35 void *oldbrk;
37 /* If this is not part of the dynamic library or the library is used
38 via dynamic loading in a statically linked program update
39 __curbrk from the kernel's brk value. That way two separate
40 instances of __brk and __sbrk can share the heap, returning
41 interleaved pieces of it. */
42 if (__curbrk == NULL || __libc_multiple_libcs)
43 if (__brk (0) < 0) /* Initialize the break. */
44 return (void *) -1;
46 if (increment == 0)
47 return __curbrk;
49 oldbrk = __curbrk;
50 if (__brk (oldbrk + increment) < 0)
51 return (void *) -1;
53 return oldbrk;
55 libc_hidden_def (__sbrk)
56 weak_alias (__sbrk, sbrk)