- /* allocate deflate memory, set up for gzip compression */
- strm->zalloc = Z_NULL;
- strm->zfree = Z_NULL;
- strm->opaque = Z_NULL;
- ret = deflateInit2(strm, state->level, Z_DEFLATED,
- 15 + 16, 8, state->strategy);
- if (ret != Z_OK) {
- free(state->in);
- gz_error(state, Z_MEM_ERROR, "out of memory");
- return -1;
+ /* only need output buffer and deflate state if compressing */
+ if (!state->direct) {
+ /* allocate output buffer */
+ state->out = malloc(state->want);
+ if (state->out == NULL) {
+ free(state->in);
+ gz_error(state, Z_MEM_ERROR, "out of memory");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ /* allocate deflate memory, set up for gzip compression */
+ strm->zalloc = Z_NULL;
+ strm->zfree = Z_NULL;
+ strm->opaque = Z_NULL;
+ ret = deflateInit2(strm, state->level, Z_DEFLATED,
+ MAX_WBITS + 16, DEF_MEM_LEVEL, state->strategy);
+ if (ret != Z_OK) {
+ free(state->out);
+ free(state->in);
+ gz_error(state, Z_MEM_ERROR, "out of memory");
+ return -1;
+ }