Resolve #11: Added warning about memory leak if a configuration funct…

…ion aborts due to a malloc failure (#24)
pnp-software · Nov 25, 2016 · b4d8ff4 · b4d8ff4
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diff --git a/src/FwPrDCreate.h b/src/FwPrDCreate.h
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
  *
  * The creation and the extension functions in this header file always check the
  * success of calls to <code>malloc</code>.
- * In case of failure, the caller aborts and returns a NULL pointer.
+ * In case of failure, the function aborts and returns a NULL pointer.
+ * Memory which had already been allocated at the time the function aborts,
+ * is not released.
  *
  * Applications which do not wish to use dynamic memory allocation can
  * create a procedure descriptor statically using the services offered

diff --git a/src/FwSmDCreate.h b/src/FwSmDCreate.h
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
  *
  * The creation and the extension functions in this header file always check the
  * success of calls to <code>malloc</code>.
- * In case of failure, the caller aborts and returns a NULL pointer.
+ * In case of failure, the function aborts and returns a NULL pointer.
+ * Memory which had already been allocated at the time the function aborts,
+ * is not released.
  *
  * Applications which do not wish to use dynamic memory allocation can
  * create a state machine descriptor statically using the services offered