+/* Maximum number of bytes that it is safe to allocate as a single
+ array on the stack, and that is known as a compile-time constant.
+ The assumption is that we'll touch the array very quickly, or a
+ temporary very near the array, provoking an out-of-memory trap. On
+ some operating systems, there is only one guard page for the stack,
+ and a page size can be as small as 4096 bytes. Subtract 64 in the
+ hope that this will let the compiler touch a nearby temporary and
+ provoke a trap. */
+#define SAFER_ALLOCA_MAX (4096 - 64)
+
+#define SAFER_ALLOCA(m) ((m) < SAFER_ALLOCA_MAX ? (m) : SAFER_ALLOCA_MAX)
+
+#if defined PATH_MAX
+# define OPENAT_BUFFER_SIZE SAFER_ALLOCA (PATH_MAX)
+#elif defined _XOPEN_PATH_MAX
+# define OPENAT_BUFFER_SIZE SAFER_ALLOCA (_XOPEN_PATH_MAX)
+#else
+# define OPENAT_BUFFER_SIZE SAFER_ALLOCA (1024)
+#endif
+