2 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/common/util.c b/src/common/util.c
index d8adc05f3d..24c9902034 100644
--- a/src/common/util.c
+++ b/src/common/util.c
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ void *tor_malloc(size_t size) {
   return result;
 }
 
+void *tor_malloc_zero(size_t size) {
+  void *result = tor_malloc(size);
+  memset(result, 0, size);
+  return result;
+}
+
 void *tor_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size) {
   void *result;
   
diff --git a/src/common/util.h b/src/common/util.h
index f1c744b01b..8e91532ba0 100644
--- a/src/common/util.h
+++ b/src/common/util.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #endif
 
 void *tor_malloc(size_t size);
+void *tor_malloc_zero(size_t size);
 void *tor_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size);
 char *tor_strdup(const char *s);
 #define tor_free(p) do {if(p) {free(p); (p)=NULL;}} while(0)