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+/*
+   +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+   | Zend Engine                                                          |
+   +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+   | Copyright (c) 1998, 1999 Andi Gutmans, Zeev Suraski                  |
+   +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+   | This source file is subject to version 0.91 of the Zend license,     |
+   | that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE, and is        | 
+   | available at through the world-wide-web at                           |
+   | http://www.zend.com/license/0_91.txt.                                |
+   | If you did not receive a copy of the Zend license and are unable to  |
+   | obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send a note to          |
+   | license@zend.com so we can mail you a copy immediately.              |
+   +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+   | Authors: Andi Gutmans <andi@zend.com>                                |
+   |          Zeev Suraski <zeev@zend.com>                                |
+   +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+*/
+
+
+#ifndef _ZVAL_ALLOC_H
+#define _ZVAL_ALLOC_H
+
+#include "zend_globals.h"
+#include "zend_globals_macros.h"
+#include "zend_alloc.h"
+
+#if ZEND_DEBUG
+
+# define ALLOC_ZVAL(z)	(z) = emalloc(sizeof(zval))
+# define FREE_ZVAL(z)	efree(z)
+
+#else /* !ZEND_DEBUG */
+
+extern zend_alloc_globals alloc_globals;
+
+typedef struct _zend_zval_list_entry {
+	struct _zend_zval_list_entry *next;
+} zend_zval_list_entry;
+
+
+#define ALLOC_ZVAL(z)									\
+	{													\
+		ALS_FETCH();									\
+														\
+		if (((z) = (void *) AG(zval_list_head))) {		\
+			AG(zval_list_head) = ((zend_zval_list_entry *) AG(zval_list_head))->next;	\
+		} else {										\
+			(z) = emalloc(sizeof(zval));				\
+		}												\
+	}
+
+
+#define FREE_ZVAL(z)											\
+	{															\
+		((zend_zval_list_entry *) (z))->next = AG(zval_list_head);	\
+		AG(zval_list_head) = (zend_zval_list_entry *) (z);			\
+	}
+
+
+#endif /* !ZEND_DEBUG */
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Local variables:
+ * tab-width: 4
+ * c-basic-offset: 4
+ * End:
+ */