nuttx/mm/mm_zalloc.c

/************************************************************************
 * mm/mm_zalloc.c
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/************************************************************************
 * Included Files
 ************************************************************************/

#include "mm_environment.h"
#include "mm_internal.h"

/************************************************************************
 * Pre-processor Definitions
 ************************************************************************/

/************************************************************************
 * Public: Functions
 ************************************************************************/

/************************************************************************
 * Name: zalloc
 *
 * Description:
 *   zalloc calls malloc, then zeroes out the allocated chunk.
 *
 ************************************************************************/

FAR void *zalloc(size_t size)
{
  FAR void *alloc = malloc(size);
  if (alloc)
    {
       memset(alloc, 0, size);
    }

  return alloc;
}