# [PATCH] use xmalloc in git.c and help.c

1 messages from 2007-03-26 to 2007-03-26. Participants: James Bowes.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/7399

## James Bowes, 2007-03-26 00:39

Subject: [PATCH] use xmalloc in git.c and help.c
Message-ID: <11748695762499-git-send-email-jbowes@dangerouslyinc.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/11748695762499-git-send-email-jbowes%40dangerouslyinc.com

```
Signed-off-by: James Bowes <jbowes@dangerouslyinc.com>
---
 git.c  |    2 +-
 help.c |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index ed1c65e..5b1bc2a 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static int split_cmdline(char *cmdline, const char ***argv)
 	int src, dst, count = 0, size = 16;
 	char quoted = 0;
 
-	*argv = malloc(sizeof(char*) * size);
+	*argv = xmalloc(sizeof(char*) * size);
 
 	/* split alias_string */
 	(*argv)[count++] = cmdline;
diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index 0893fea..be8651a 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static void add_cmdname(const char *name, int len)
 		if (!cmdname)
 			oom();
 	}
-	ent = malloc(sizeof(*ent) + len);
+	ent = xmalloc(sizeof(*ent) + len);
 	if (!ent)
 		oom();
 	ent->len = len;
-- 
1.5.0.5

```
