You could:
//mylib.h
#ifndef MYLIB_H
#define MYLIB_H
#include <stdlib.h>
// replace malloc in case it's already a macro
#ifdef malloc
#undef malloc
#endif
// I believe that from the standards point of view, this is undefined behavior
#define malloc(size) my_alloc(size, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__)
#ifdef __GNUC__
// Allow compiler to do static checking.
__attribute__((__alloc_size__(1), __malloc__))
#endif
void *my_alloc(size_t size, const char *file, int line, const char *func);
// ^^^^^^^^ I do not like camelCase case - one snake case to rule them all.
#endif
// mylib.c
#include "mylib.h" // do not ever mix uppercase and lowercase in filenames
#undef malloc // undef malloc so we don't call ourselves recursively
#include <stdio.h>
void *my_alloc(size_t size, const char *file, int line, const char *func){
fprintf(stderr, "Och my god, you wouldn't believe it!\n"
"A function %s in file %s at line %d called malloc!\n",
func, file, line);
return malloc(size);
}
You might also see how assert does it. If you are aiming at glibc, read glibc docs replacing malloc.
Still as you discovered a user may do (malloc)(size)
cicumvent macro expansion. You could do:
void *my_alloc(size_t size, const char *file, int line, const char *func);
static inline void *MY_ALLOC(size_t size) {
return my_alloc(size, NULL, 0, NULL);
}
#define MY_ALLOC(size) my_alloc(size, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__)
// if called with `malloc()` then MY_ALLOC is expanded
// if called as `(malloc)`, then just expands to MY_ALLOC.
#define malloc MY_ALLOC
int main() {
malloc(10); // calls my_alloc(10, "main.c", 62, "main");
(malloc)(20); // calls my_alloc(20, NULL, 0, NULL);
}
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