[tor-commits] [tor/master] tor_runner.c: Add a circumlocution and a caveat.

[nickm at torproject.org]

commit 221f5238aed47f4436916a1da5c6f0423c7fe3e1
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm at torproject.org>
Date:   Wed Nov 1 13:21:11 2017 -0400

    tor_runner.c: Add a circumlocution and a caveat.
---
 src/tools/tor_runner.c | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/tools/tor_runner.c b/src/tools/tor_runner.c
index ac398742d..9ed2ee577 100644
--- a/src/tools/tor_runner.c
+++ b/src/tools/tor_runner.c
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
  * practice.
  */
 
+/* NOTE: This module is supposed to work without the standard Tor utility
+ * functions.  Don't add more dependencies!
+ */
+
 #include "tor_api.h"
 #include "tor_api_internal.h"
 
@@ -73,12 +77,16 @@ tor_run_main(const tor_main_configuration_t *cfg)
   return -999988;
 }
 
+/* circumlocution to avoid getting warned about calling calloc instead of
+ * tor_calloc. */
+#define real_calloc calloc
+
 static void
 child(const tor_main_configuration_t *cfg)
 {
   /* XXXX Close unused file descriptors. */
 
-  char **args = calloc(cfg->argc+1, sizeof(char *));
+  char **args = real_calloc(cfg->argc+1, sizeof(char *));
   memcpy(args, cfg->argv, cfg->argc * sizeof(char *));
   args[cfg->argc] = NULL;