2 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libmdsserver/mds-message.c b/src/libmdsserver/mds-message.c
index bc71ca6..5051cb1 100644
--- a/src/libmdsserver/mds-message.c
+++ b/src/libmdsserver/mds-message.c
@@ -51,6 +51,25 @@ int mds_message_initialise(mds_message_t* restrict this)
 
 
 /**
+ * Zero initialise a message slot
+ * 
+ * @param  this  Memory slot in which to store the new message
+ */
+void mds_message_zero_initialise(mds_message_t* restrict this)
+{
+  this->headers = NULL;
+  this->header_count = 0;
+  this->payload = NULL;
+  this->payload_size = 0;
+  this->payload_ptr = 0;
+  this->buffer = NULL;
+  this->buffer_size = 0;
+  this->buffer_ptr = 0;
+  this->stage = 0;
+}
+
+
+/**
  * Release all resources in a message, should
  * be done even if initialisation fails
  * 
diff --git a/src/libmdsserver/mds-message.h b/src/libmdsserver/mds-message.h
index 6f0a61d..c6086c5 100644
--- a/src/libmdsserver/mds-message.h
+++ b/src/libmdsserver/mds-message.h
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ typedef struct mds_message
 int mds_message_initialise(mds_message_t* restrict this);
 
 /**
+ * Zero initialise a message slot
+ * 
+ * @param  this  Memory slot in which to store the new message
+ */
+void mds_message_zero_initialise(mds_message_t* restrict this);
+
+/**
  * Release all resources in a message, should
  * be done even if initialisation fails
  *