SYNOPSIS

          void *
          bson_malloc (size_t num_bytes);

PARAMETERS

       • num_bytes: A size_t containing the number of bytes to allocate.

DESCRIPTION

       This is a portable malloc() wrapper.

       If there was a failure to allocate num_bytes bytes, the process will be aborted.

       Warning:
          This function will abort on failure to allocate memory.

RETURNS

       A pointer to a memory region which HAS NOT been zeroed.

Author

       MongoDB, Inc

Copyright

       2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.

2.2.1                                             Dec 11, 2025                                    BSON_MALLOC(3)