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> > The realloc can certainly do something like use sz+10000
> > to "grow" the tmp area in tunable chunks, depending on the application.
> 
> Better yet: unless memory is really tight, have it double the size.
> This will set a fairly reasonable upper bound on the number of reallocs
> you will have to do.

Better yet: change "unless memory is really tight" to "if memory is
plentiful".  The doubling method can run out of memory when the amount
available is almost twice the amount that you need, not even considering
the possibility of fragmentation.
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