1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.c b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.c
index b858bbb739..028eff2b2d 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.c
+++ b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*      $OpenBSD: malloc.c,v 1.82 2006/04/24 19:23:42 otto Exp $        */
+/*      $OpenBSD: malloc.c,v 1.83 2006/05/14 19:53:40 otto Exp $        */
 
 /*
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1158,6 +1158,10 @@ imalloc(size_t size)
         if (suicide)
                 abort();
 
+        /* does not matter if malloc_bytes fails */
+        if (px == NULL)
+                px = malloc_bytes(sizeof *px);
+
         if (malloc_ptrguard && size == PTR_SIZE) {
                 ptralloc = 1;
                 size = malloc_pagesize;
@@ -1405,8 +1409,8 @@ free_pages(void *ptr, u_long index, struct pginfo * info)
                 mprotect(ptr, l, PROT_NONE);
 
         /* Add to free-list. */
-        if (px == NULL)
-                px = imalloc(sizeof *px);       /* This cannot fail... */
+        if (px == NULL && (px = malloc_bytes(sizeof *px)) == NULL)
+                        goto not_return;
         px->page = ptr;
         px->pdir = spi;
         px->size = l;
@@ -1766,6 +1770,11 @@ ifree(void *ptr)
                 free_pages(ptr, index, info);
         else
                 free_bytes(ptr, index, info);
+
+        /* does not matter if malloc_bytes fails */
+        if (px == NULL)
+                px = malloc_bytes(sizeof *px);
+
         return;
 }