+void MC_heap_region_ignore_send(mc_heap_ignore_region_t region)
+{
+ s_mc_ignore_region_message_t message;
+ message.type = MC_MESSAGE_IGNORE_REGION;
+ message.region = *region;
+ if (MC_protocol_send(mc_client->fd, &message, sizeof(message)))
+ xbt_die("Could not send ignored region to MCer");
+ XBT_DEBUG("Sent ignored region to the model-checker");
+}
+
+// FIXME, cross-process support? (or make this it is used on the app-side)
+void MC_ignore_heap(void *address, size_t size)
+{
+ if(!std_heap)
+ return;
+
+ int raw_mem_set = (mmalloc_get_current_heap() == mc_heap);
+
+ MC_SET_MC_HEAP;
+
+ mc_heap_ignore_region_t region = NULL;
+ region = xbt_new0(s_mc_heap_ignore_region_t, 1);
+ region->address = address;
+ region->size = size;
+
+ region->block =
+ ((char *) address -
+ (char *) std_heap->heapbase) / BLOCKSIZE + 1;
+
+ if (std_heap->heapinfo[region->block].type == 0) {
+ region->fragment = -1;
+ std_heap->heapinfo[region->block].busy_block.ignore++;
+ } else {
+ region->fragment =
+ ((uintptr_t) (ADDR2UINT(address) % (BLOCKSIZE))) >> std_heap->
+ heapinfo[region->block].type;
+ std_heap->heapinfo[region->block].busy_frag.ignore[region->fragment]++;
+ }
+
+ MC_heap_region_ignore_insert(region);
+
+#if 1
+ if (mc_mode == MC_MODE_CLIENT)
+ MC_heap_region_ignore_send(region);
+#endif
+
+ if (!raw_mem_set)
+ MC_SET_STD_HEAP;
+}
+