* alloc.c (free_save_value): New function.

(safe_alloca_unwind): Use it.
* lisp.h (free_save_value): New prototype.
* editfns.c (save_excursion_save): Use Lisp_Misc_Save_Value.
Add comment.
(save_excursion_restore): Adjust to match saved data structure.
Use free_save_value to offload some work from GC.  Drop obsolete
#if 0 code.

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/alloc.c b/src/alloc.c
index e504b3d93ec..0f105f87207 100644
--- a/src/alloc.c
+++ b/src/alloc.c
@@ -826,12 +826,7 @@ xstrdup (const char *s)
 Lisp_Object
 safe_alloca_unwind (Lisp_Object arg)
 {
-  register struct Lisp_Save_Value *p = XSAVE_VALUE (arg);
-
-  p->dogc = 0;
-  xfree (p->pointer);
-  p->pointer = 0;
-  free_misc (arg);
+  free_save_value (arg);
   return Qnil;
 }
 
@@ -3365,6 +3360,19 @@ make_save_value (void *pointer, ptrdiff_t integer)
   return val;
 }
 
+/* Free a Lisp_Misc_Save_Value object.  */
+
+void
+free_save_value (Lisp_Object save)
+{
+  register struct Lisp_Save_Value *p = XSAVE_VALUE (save);
+
+  p->dogc = 0;
+  xfree (p->pointer);
+  p->pointer = NULL;
+  free_misc (save);
+}
+
 /* Return a Lisp_Misc_Overlay object with specified START, END and PLIST.  */
 
 Lisp_Object