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+/*
+ * Make a hexdump copy of C string
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Dmitry V. Levin <ldv@altlinux.org>
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
+ * derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+ * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+ * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
+ * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include "tests.h"
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+const char *
+hexdump_strdup(const char *src)
+{
+ size_t src_len = strlen(src);
+ size_t dst_size = 3 * src_len + 1;
+ assert(dst_size > src_len);
+
+ char *dst = malloc(dst_size);
+ if (!dst)
+ perror_msg_and_fail("malloc(%zu)", dst_size);
+
+ char *p = dst;
+ const unsigned char *usrc = (const unsigned char *) src;
+ for (; *usrc; ++usrc) {
+ unsigned int c = *usrc;
+ *(p++) = ' ';
+ *(p++) = "0123456789abcdef"[c >> 4];
+ *(p++) = "0123456789abcdef"[c & 0xf];
+ }
+ *p = '\0';
+
+ return dst;
+}