Function SND_malloc

code/client/snd_dma.cpp:5043–5060

currently passing in sfx as a param in case I want to do something with it later.

// currently passing in sfx as a param in case I want to do something with it later.
//
byte *SND_malloc(int iSize, sfx_t *sfx)
{
	byte *pData = (byte *) Z_Malloc(iSize, TAG_SND_RAWDATA, qfalse);	// don't bother asking for zeroed mem

	// if "s_soundpoolmegs" is < 0, then the -ve of the value is the maximum amount of sounds we're allowed to have loaded...
	//
	if (s_soundpoolmegs && s_soundpoolmegs->integer < 0)
	{
		while ( (Z_MemSize(TAG_SND_RAWDATA) + Z_MemSize(TAG_SND_MP3STREAMHDR)) > ((-s_soundpoolmegs->integer) * 1024 * 1024))
		{
			int iBytesFreed = SND_FreeOldestSound(sfx);
			if (iBytesFreed == 0)
				break;	// sanity
		}
	}

	return pData;
}


// called once-only in EXE lifetime...