X-Git-Url: https://git.xinqibao.xyz/dwm.git/blobdiff_plain/e48de30516d5a0400b27a0d6bfeb1b9181e8ebf5..e0f64e63db654330bf4219a25b8989a72123d661:/util.c

diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 4cc748f..c31d7f9 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -9,29 +9,19 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-/* static */
-
-static void
-bad_malloc(unsigned int size)
-{
-	eprint("fatal: could not malloc() %u bytes\n", size);
-}
-
 /* extern */
 
 void *
-emallocz(unsigned int size)
-{
+emallocz(unsigned int size) {
 	void *res = calloc(1, size);
 
 	if(!res)
-		bad_malloc(size);
+		eprint("fatal: could not malloc() %u bytes\n", size);
 	return res;
 }
 
 void
-eprint(const char *errstr, ...)
-{
+eprint(const char *errstr, ...) {
 	va_list ap;
 
 	va_start(ap, errstr);
@@ -40,9 +30,16 @@ eprint(const char *errstr, ...)
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
+void *
+erealloc(void *ptr, unsigned int size) {
+	void *res = realloc(ptr, size);
+	if(!res)
+		eprint("fatal: could not malloc() %u bytes\n", size);
+	return res;
+}
+
 void
-spawn(Arg *arg)
-{
+spawn(Arg *arg) {
 	static char *shell = NULL;
 
 	if(!shell && !(shell = getenv("SHELL")))
@@ -50,12 +47,14 @@ spawn(Arg *arg)
 
 	if(!arg->cmd)
 		return;
+	/* The double-fork construct avoids zombie processes and keeps the code
+	 * clean from stupid signal handlers. */
 	if(fork() == 0) {
 		if(fork() == 0) {
 			if(dpy)
 				close(ConnectionNumber(dpy));
 			setsid();
-			execl(shell, shell, "-c", arg->cmd, NULL);
+			execl(shell, shell, "-c", arg->cmd, (char *)NULL);
 			fprintf(stderr, "dwm: execl '%s -c %s'", shell, arg->cmd);
 			perror(" failed");
 		}