1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/piece-table.c b/src/piece-table.c
index a8ddd1e..b29f3be 100644
--- a/src/piece-table.c
+++ b/src/piece-table.c
@@ -415,15 +415,19 @@ piece_table_index (piece_table *pt, size_t pos)
                            pt->cached->start + pos - pt->cached_offset);
 }
 
-char *
-piece_table_to_string (piece_table *pt)
+void
+piece_table_to_string (piece_table *pt, char *buf)
 {
   size_t i;
-  char *ret = malloc (sizeof (*ret) * pt->length + 1);
   for (i = 0; i < pt->length; i++)
     {
-      ret[i] = piece_table_index(pt, i);
+      buf[i] = piece_table_index (pt, i);
     }
-  ret[i] = '\0';
-  return ret;
+  buf[i] = '\0';
+}
+
+size_t
+piece_table_length (piece_table *pt)
+{
+  return pt->length;
 }