3 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/e-util/ChangeLog b/e-util/ChangeLog
index 65cd11ae63..2fbb4631a2 100644
--- a/e-util/ChangeLog
+++ b/e-util/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-11-21  Not Zed  <NotZed@HelixCode.com>
+
+	* e-memory.c (e_memchunk_alloc0): New function to allocate a
+	zero'd out chunk.
+
 2000-11-20  Not Zed  <NotZed@HelixCode.com>
 
 	* e-memory.[ch]: New routines for fast memory management and
diff --git a/e-util/e-memory.c b/e-util/e-memory.c
index c3f7bfde15..2a3cd55771 100644
--- a/e-util/e-memory.c
+++ b/e-util/e-memory.c
@@ -135,6 +135,16 @@ void *e_memchunk_alloc(MemChunk *m)
 	}
 }
 
+void *e_memchunk_alloc0(EMemChunk *m)
+{
+	void *mem;
+
+	mem = e_memchunk_alloc(m);
+	memset(mem, 0, m->atomsize);
+
+	return mem;
+}
+
 /**
  * e_memchunk_free:
  * @m: 
diff --git a/e-util/e-memory.h b/e-util/e-memory.h
index d0c2a0ee3c..3f1f2f0f4d 100644
--- a/e-util/e-memory.h
+++ b/e-util/e-memory.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ typedef struct _EMemChunk EMemChunk;
 
 EMemChunk *e_memchunk_new(int atomcount, int atomsize);
 void *e_memchunk_alloc(EMemChunk *m);
+void *e_memchunk_alloc0(EMemChunk *m);
 void e_memchunk_free(EMemChunk *m, void *mem);
 void e_memchunk_empty(EMemChunk *m);
 void e_memchunk_clean(EMemChunk *m);