1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/linux_timer.c b/linux_timer.c
index 9a9d296..6a86fdd 100644
--- a/linux_timer.c
+++ b/linux_timer.c
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ static void *timer_thread_func(void *arg) {
 
 static struct timer_handle *timer_new(uint64_t interval_ns) {
 	struct timer_handle *t = calloc(1, sizeof(struct timer_handle));
+	if(!t) {
+		printf("ERROR: Could not allocate a timer!\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
 
 	t->interval_ns = interval_ns;
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, &t->next_deadline);