Put g_extern on heap

retroarch.c

@@ -1717,7 +1717,7 @@ void rarch_main_state_new(void)
 {
    global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
 
-   main_clear_state(global->main_is_init);
+   main_clear_state(global ? global->main_is_init: false);
    rarch_main_command(RARCH_CMD_MSG_QUEUE_INIT);
 }
 
@@ -2385,6 +2385,9 @@ bool rarch_main_command(unsigned cmd)
 #endif
          break;
       case RARCH_CMD_CHEATS_DEINIT:
+         if (!global)
+            break;
+
          if (global->cheat)
             cheat_manager_free(global->cheat);
          global->cheat = NULL;
@@ -2400,6 +2403,8 @@ bool rarch_main_command(unsigned cmd)
          init_remapping();
          break;
       case RARCH_CMD_REWIND_DEINIT:
+         if (!global)
+            break;
 #ifdef HAVE_NETPLAY
          if (driver->netplay_data)
             return false;
@@ -2501,6 +2506,9 @@ bool rarch_main_command(unsigned cmd)
 #endif
          break;
       case RARCH_CMD_DSP_FILTER_DEINIT:
+         if (!global)
+            break;
+
          if (global->audio_data.dsp)
             rarch_dsp_filter_free(global->audio_data.dsp);
          global->audio_data.dsp = NULL;
@@ -2517,6 +2525,9 @@ bool rarch_main_command(unsigned cmd)
                   settings->audio.dsp_plugin);
          break;
       case RARCH_CMD_GPU_RECORD_DEINIT:
+         if (!global)
+            break;
+
          if (global->record.gpu_buffer)
             free(global->record.gpu_buffer);
          global->record.gpu_buffer = NULL;
@@ -2545,6 +2556,9 @@ bool rarch_main_command(unsigned cmd)
                settings->content_history_size);
          break;
       case RARCH_CMD_CORE_INFO_DEINIT:
+         if (!global)
+            break;
+
          if (global->core_info)
             core_info_list_free(global->core_info);
          global->core_info = NULL;
@@ -2677,6 +2691,9 @@ bool rarch_main_command(unsigned cmd)
          }
          break;
       case RARCH_CMD_SHADER_DIR_DEINIT:
+         if (!global)
+            break;
+
          dir_list_free(global->shader_dir.list);
          global->shader_dir.list = NULL;
          global->shader_dir.ptr  = 0;
@@ -2707,6 +2724,9 @@ bool rarch_main_command(unsigned cmd)
          save_files();
          break;
       case RARCH_CMD_SAVEFILES_DEINIT:
+         if (!global)
+            break;
+
          if (global->savefiles)
             string_list_free(global->savefiles);
          global->savefiles = NULL;
@@ -2733,6 +2753,9 @@ bool rarch_main_command(unsigned cmd)
          rarch_main_data_init_queues();
          break;
       case RARCH_CMD_BSV_MOVIE_DEINIT:
+         if (!global)
+            break;
+
          if (global->bsv.movie)
             bsv_movie_free(global->bsv.movie);
          global->bsv.movie = NULL;
@@ -2806,16 +2829,25 @@ bool rarch_main_command(unsigned cmd)
 #endif
          break;
       case RARCH_CMD_TEMPORARY_CONTENT_DEINIT:
+         if (!global)
+            break;
+
          if (global->temporary_content)
             free_temporary_content();
          global->temporary_content = NULL;
          break;
       case RARCH_CMD_SUBSYSTEM_FULLPATHS_DEINIT:
+         if (!global)
+            break;
+
          if (global->subsystem_fullpaths)
             string_list_free(global->subsystem_fullpaths);
          global->subsystem_fullpaths = NULL;
          break;
       case RARCH_CMD_LOG_FILE_DEINIT:
+         if (!global)
+            break;
+
          if (global->log_file)
             fclose(global->log_file);
          global->log_file = NULL;

runloop.c

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 static struct runloop *g_runloop;
 
-struct global g_extern;
+static struct global *g_extern;
 
 /* Convenience macros. */
 #define check_oneshot_func(trigger_input) (check_is_oneshot(BIT64_GET(trigger_input, RARCH_FRAMEADVANCE), BIT64_GET(trigger_input, RARCH_REWIND)))
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ void rarch_main_msg_queue_init(void)
 
 global_t *global_get_ptr(void)
 {
-   return &g_extern;
+   return g_extern;
 }
 
 runloop_t *rarch_main_get_ptr(void)
@@ -1012,19 +1012,19 @@ static void rarch_main_state_deinit(void)
 
 static void rarch_main_global_deinit(void)
 {
+   global_t *global = NULL;
+   
    rarch_main_command(RARCH_CMD_TEMPORARY_CONTENT_DEINIT);
    rarch_main_command(RARCH_CMD_SUBSYSTEM_FULLPATHS_DEINIT);
    rarch_main_command(RARCH_CMD_RECORD_DEINIT);
    rarch_main_command(RARCH_CMD_LOG_FILE_DEINIT);
 
-#if 0
-   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
+   global = global_get_ptr();
 
    if (!global)
       return;
 
    free(global);
-#endif
 }
 
 bool rarch_main_verbosity(void)
@@ -1043,13 +1043,14 @@ FILE *rarch_main_log_file(void)
    return global->log_file;
 }
 
-static void rarch_main_global_init(void)
+static global_t *rarch_main_global_init(void)
 {
-#if 0
-   g_extern  = rarch_main_global_init();
-#else
-   memset(&g_extern, 0, sizeof(g_extern));
-#endif
+   global_t *global = (global_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(global_t));
+
+   if (!global)
+      return NULL;
+
+   return global;
 }
 
 static runloop_t *rarch_main_state_init(void)
@@ -1068,7 +1069,7 @@ void rarch_main_clear_state(void)
    g_runloop = rarch_main_state_init();
 
    rarch_main_global_deinit();
-   rarch_main_global_init();
+   g_extern  = rarch_main_global_init();
 }
 
 bool rarch_main_is_idle(void)

runloop.h

@@ -490,9 +490,6 @@ void rarch_main_data_deinit(void);
 
 void rarch_main_data_init_queues(void);
 
-/* Public data structures. */
-extern global_t g_extern;
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif