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-rw-r--r--stdio-common/printf_fp.c19
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/stdio-common/printf_fp.c b/stdio-common/printf_fp.c
index 0a2efb7891..13598e3030 100644
--- a/stdio-common/printf_fp.c
+++ b/stdio-common/printf_fp.c
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ __printf_fp (FILE *fp,
{
int width = info->width;
char *buffer, *startp, *cp;
+ int buffer_malloced;
int chars_needed;
int expscale;
int intdig_max, intdig_no = 0;
@@ -816,8 +817,18 @@ __printf_fp (FILE *fp,
/* Allocate buffer for output. We need two more because while rounding
it is possible that we need two more characters in front of all the
- other output. */
- buffer = alloca (2 + chars_needed);
+ other output. If the amount of memory we have to allocate is too
+ large use `malloc' instead of `alloca'. */
+ buffer_malloced = chars_needed > 20000;
+ if (buffer_malloced)
+ {
+ buffer = (char *) malloc (2 + chars_needed);
+ if (buffer == NULL)
+ /* Signal an error to the caller. */
+ return -1;
+ }
+ else
+ buffer = (char *) alloca (2 + chars_needed);
cp = startp = buffer + 2; /* Let room for rounding. */
/* Do the real work: put digits in allocated buffer. */
@@ -1025,6 +1036,10 @@ __printf_fp (FILE *fp,
if (info->left && width > 0)
PADN (info->pad, width);
+
+ /* Free the memory if necessary. */
+ if (buffer_malloced)
+ free (buffer);
}
return done;
}