diff -r 55adc92e7c09 -r 80609f9675f1 ucx/allocator.h
--- a/ucx/allocator.h	Tue Feb 16 17:39:33 2016 +0100
+++ b/ucx/allocator.h	Mon May 23 12:28:32 2016 +0200
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
  *
- * Copyright 2013 Olaf Wintermann. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2015 Olaf Wintermann. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -157,6 +157,41 @@
 void ucx_default_free(void *ignore, void *data);
 
 /**
+ * Shorthand for calling an allocators malloc function.
+ * @param allocator the allocator to use
+ * @param n size of space to allocate
+ * @return a pointer to the allocated memory area
+ */
+#define almalloc(allocator, n) ((allocator)->malloc((allocator)->pool, n))
+
+/**
+ * Shorthand for calling an allocators calloc function.
+ * @param allocator the allocator to use
+ * @param n the count of elements the space should be allocated for
+ * @param size the size of each element
+ * @return a pointer to the allocated memory area
+ */
+#define alcalloc(allocator, n, size) \
+        ((allocator)->calloc((allocator)->pool, n, size))
+
+/**
+ * Shorthand for calling an allocators realloc function.
+ * @param allocator the allocator to use
+ * @param ptr the pointer to the memory area that shall be reallocated
+ * @param n the new size of the allocated memory area
+ * @return a pointer to the reallocated memory area
+ */
+#define alrealloc(allocator, ptr, n) \
+        ((allocator)->realloc((allocator)->pool, ptr, n))
+
+/**
+ * Shorthand for calling an allocators free function.
+ * @param allocator the allocator to use
+ * @param ptr the pointer to the memory area that shall be freed
+ */
+#define alfree(allocator, ptr) ((allocator)->free((allocator)->pool, ptr))
+
+/**
  * Convenient macro for a default allocator <code>struct</code> definition.
  */
 #define UCX_ALLOCATOR_DEFAULT {NULL, \