source: trunk/libs/newlib/src/libgloss/sbrk.c @ 578

/* sbrk.c -- allocate memory dynamically.
 * 
 * Copyright (c) 1995,1996 Cygnus Support
 *
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 * and license this software and its documentation for any purpose, provided
 * that existing copyright notices are retained in all copies and that this
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 * Modifications to this software may be copyrighted by their authors
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 */
#include <errno.h>
#include "glue.h"

/* just in case, most boards have at least some memory */
#ifndef RAMSIZE
#  define RAMSIZE             (caddr_t)0x100000
#endif

char *heap_ptr;

/*
 * sbrk -- changes heap size size. Get nbytes more
 *         RAM. We just increment a pointer in what's
 *         left of memory on the board.
 */
char *
sbrk (nbytes)
     int nbytes;
{
  char        *base;

  if (!heap_ptr)
    heap_ptr = (char *)&_end;
  base = heap_ptr;
  heap_ptr += nbytes;

  return base;
/* FIXME: We really want to make sure we don't run out of RAM, but this
 *       isn't very portable.
 */
#if 0
  if ((RAMSIZE - heap_ptr - nbytes) >= 0) {
    base = heap_ptr;
    heap_ptr += nbytes;
    return (base);
  } else {
    errno = ENOMEM;
    return ((char *)-1);
  }
#endif
}