1 files changed, 12 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/util/ralloc.c b/src/util/ralloc.c
index 6d4032bd4f6..9526011b836 100644
--- a/src/util/ralloc.c
+++ b/src/util/ralloc.c
@@ -110,6 +110,18 @@ ralloc_context(const void *ctx)
 void *
 ralloc_size(const void *ctx, size_t size)
 {
+   /* ralloc_size was originally implemented using calloc, which meant some
+    * code accidentally relied on its zero filling behavior.
+    *
+    * TODO: Make ralloc_size not zero fill memory, and cleanup any code that
+    * should instead be using rzalloc.
+    */
+   return rzalloc_size(ctx, size);
+}
+
+void *
+rzalloc_size(const void *ctx, size_t size)
+{
    void *block = calloc(1, size + sizeof(ralloc_header));
    ralloc_header *info;
    ralloc_header *parent;
@@ -128,15 +140,6 @@ ralloc_size(const void *ctx, size_t size)
    return PTR_FROM_HEADER(info);
 }
 
-void *
-rzalloc_size(const void *ctx, size_t size)
-{
-   void *ptr = ralloc_size(ctx, size);
-   if (likely(ptr != NULL))
-      memset(ptr, 0, size);
-   return ptr;
-}
-
 /* helper function - assumes ptr != NULL */
 static void *
 resize(void *ptr, size_t size)