PK81319: THE RIC_NO_RTOS_REALLOC SWITCH CAUSING COMPILER ERRORS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• 221856
  * the OXF contains a compiler switch, which shall help avoid
  using memory reallocation
  within the OXF, because the RTOS does not offer/support this.
  * the define used to switch OXF compilation  is named
  'RiC_NO_RTOS_REALLOC'
  * but if this switch is set, the OXF will not compile at all.
  
  The OXF contains
  hardcoded calls to 'realloc()'
  in some of the 'platform independent' container classes... fully
  ignoring the above switch!
  
  See RiCTypes.h saying:
  /* Reallocate memory of a buffer - used to support RTOS that
  doesn't support
     ANSI-C realloc().  By default this method is implemented by
  realloc() in
     RiCOxf.c.  If your RTOS does not support reallc(), compile
  the framework
     with RiC_NO_RTOS_REALLOC and implement the method in the RTOS
  adaptor. */
  PUBLIC void *RiCGetMemory( const size_t requestedSize );
  PUBLIC void RiCReturnMemory( const void * const contents );
  PUBLIC void *ricRealloc( void *contents, const size_t
  currentSize,
                           const size_t newSize );
  

Local fix

• Not using OXF, but IDF or NoOXF instead is of course a
  workaround in some cases,
  but it is not a solution in that specific project relying on an
  RTOS, using animation.
  

Problem summary

• PK81319 The RiC_NO_RTOS_REALLOC switch causing compiler
  errors
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed in 7.5.1
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TLOGIC RHAPSODY

• Fixed component ID

  5724V74RP

Applicable component levels

• R740 PSN

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