support: Add <support/next_to_fault.h>

Based on the implementation in resolv/tst-inet_pton.c.

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+/* Memory allocation next to an unmapped page.
+   Copyright (C) 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifndef SUPPORT_NEXT_TO_FAULT_H
+#define SUPPORT_NEXT_TO_FAULT_H
+
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+__BEGIN_DECLS
+
+/* The memory region created by next_to_fault_allocate.  */
+struct support_next_to_fault
+{
+  /* The user data.  */
+  char *buffer;
+  size_t length;
+
+  /* The entire allocated region.  */
+  void *region_start;
+  size_t region_size;
+};
+
+/* Allocate a buffer of SIZE bytes just before a page which is mapped
+   with PROT_NONE (so that overrunning the buffer will cause a
+   fault).  */
+struct support_next_to_fault support_next_to_fault_allocate (size_t size);
+
+/* Deallocate the memory region allocated by
+   next_to_fault_allocate.  */
+void support_next_to_fault_free (struct support_next_to_fault *);
+
+#endif /* SUPPORT_NEXT_TO_FAULT_H */