[RFC,v4,1/2] Add [v]aprintf(3)

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Alejandro Colomar March 18, 2026, 9:47 p.m. UTC
  This function is fundamentally the same as asprintf(3) --which was
standardized in POSIX.1-2024--.

However, it has a key difference, which makes it a much better design.
Instead of returning the newly allocated pointer through a char**
parameter, it returns the pointer (like strdup(3)).  The API is as
simple as it can be:

	char *aprintf(const char *restrict fmt, ...);
	char *vaprintf(const char *restrict fmt, va_list ap);

This difference has several benefits:

-  One less parameter.  This means less source code for using this API,
   which implicitly means less chances of making mistakes.  It is also
   less noise while reading code, which increases readability.

   Especially, we get rid of a pointer-to-pointer parameter, which are
   especially weird.

-  The function has an prototype that resembles strdup(3).  This
   functionality is commonly paired with strdup(3) calls, because
   they're very related.  By having a similar prototype, the code is
   more naturally paired with

   Compare:

	if (cond) {
		p = strdup("foo");
		if (p == NULL)
			goto fail;
	} else {
		if (asprintf(&p, "foo %d", 42) < 0)
			goto fail;
	}
   vs
	p = cond ? strdup("foo") : aprintf("foo %d", 42);
	if (p == NULL)
		goto fail;

-  We don't need to fail with EOVERFLOW.  This initial implementation
   still fails with EOVERFLOW, because it would require a lot of work
   implementing it in a way that doesn't have such a failure point, but
   the API has no inherent reasons to fail with EOVERFLOW.

-  This API returns a pointer, which makes it possible to use
   __attribute__((__malloc__(free))).  This would allow static analysers
   to know that these APIs allocate memory, which would prevent memory
   leaks, use-after-free errors, and other common issues of handling
   memory.

The name is similar to asprintf(3), removing the 's'.  This is the same
name that gnulib has used for their implementation.  It also matches the
name of the n3750 (alx-0007) proposal for ISO C2y.

The C Committee was worried that such a non-reserved name might be
unlikely to be viable, as some existing code already uses it.  However:

-  Most code using this name, uses it with the same exact semantics.
   In those cases, it's not a problem.

-  In the remaining cases, the prototype is different, so they'll
   eventually get a compiler error for the clash.  This is entirely
   safe.  And by hiding the name under _GNU_SOURCE, we make that clash
   less likely.  Once/if this is eventually standard, I expect people
   will adapt their code, which is entirely reasonable.  Still, then the
   APIs will be hidden under _ISOC2Y_SOURCE et al., so this will only
   affect users when they opt-in to such a version.

Link: <https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n3750.txt>
Cc: Joseph Myers <josmyers@redhat.com>
Cc: Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
Cc: Adhemerval Zanella Netto <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>
Cc: Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>
Cc: "Dmitry V. Levin" <ldv@altlinux.org>
Cc: Archie Cobbs <archie.cobbs@gmail.com>
Cc: Solar Designer <solar@openwall.com>
Cc: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
---
 debug/Makefile                                |  4 ++
 debug/Versions                                |  3 +
 debug/aprintf_chk.c                           | 51 +++++++++++++++++
 debug/vaprintf_chk.c                          | 39 +++++++++++++
 include/stdio.h                               |  8 +++
 libio/Makefile                                |  4 +-
 libio/Versions                                |  3 +
 libio/bits/stdio-ldbl.h                       |  5 ++
 libio/bits/stdio2-decl.h                      |  8 +++
 libio/bits/stdio2.h                           | 42 ++++++++++++++
 libio/stdio.h                                 | 13 +++++
 libio/tst-aprintf.c                           | 57 +++++++++++++++++++
 libio/vaprintf.c                              | 39 +++++++++++++
 manual/stdio.texi                             | 26 +++++++++
 stdio-common/Makefile                         |  2 +
 stdio-common/Versions                         |  2 +
 stdio-common/aprintf.c                        | 40 +++++++++++++
 sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/Makefile   |  8 ++-
 .../ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-aprintf.c      | 36 ++++++++++++
 .../ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-aprintf_chk.c  | 40 +++++++++++++
 .../ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-vaprintf.c     | 29 ++++++++++
 .../ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-vaprintf_chk.c | 31 ++++++++++
 sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/Makefile             |  6 ++
 sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-aprintf.c      | 17 ++++++
 sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-aprintf_chk.c  | 15 +++++
 sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-vaprintf.c     |  9 +++
 sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-vaprintf_chk.c |  8 +++
 27 files changed, 543 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 debug/aprintf_chk.c
 create mode 100644 debug/vaprintf_chk.c
 create mode 100644 libio/tst-aprintf.c
 create mode 100644 libio/vaprintf.c
 create mode 100644 stdio-common/aprintf.c
 create mode 100644 sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-aprintf.c
 create mode 100644 sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-aprintf_chk.c
 create mode 100644 sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-vaprintf.c
 create mode 100644 sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-vaprintf_chk.c
 create mode 100644 sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-aprintf.c
 create mode 100644 sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-aprintf_chk.c
 create mode 100644 sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-vaprintf.c
 create mode 100644 sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-vaprintf_chk.c
  

Comments

Joseph Myers March 20, 2026, 4:53 p.m. UTC | #1
On Wed, 18 Mar 2026, Alejandro Colomar wrote:

> diff --git a/libio/bits/stdio2.h b/libio/bits/stdio2.h
> index 193494db..b9fed67e 100644
> --- a/libio/bits/stdio2.h
> +++ b/libio/bits/stdio2.h
> @@ -200,6 +200,18 @@ vdprintf (int __fd, const char *__restrict __fmt, __gnuc_va_list __ap)
>  
>  # ifdef __USE_GNU
>  #  ifdef __va_arg_pack
> +__fortify_function char *
> +__NTH (aprintf (const char *__restrict __fmt, ...))
> +{
> +  return __aprintf_chk (__USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL - 1, __fmt, __va_arg_pack ());
> +}
> +
> +__fortify_function char *
> +__NTH (__aprintf (const char *__restrict __fmt, ...))
> +{
> +  return __aprintf_chk (__USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL - 1, __fmt, __va_arg_pack ());
> +}

Why is an internal name __aprintf being defined or declared in installed 
headers at all?

> diff --git a/stdio-common/Versions b/stdio-common/Versions
> index 8e1cbf85..aee611b2 100644
> --- a/stdio-common/Versions
> +++ b/stdio-common/Versions
> @@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ libc {
>      __isoc23_vfscanf;
>      __isoc23_sscanf;
>      __isoc23_vsscanf;
> +  GLIBC_2.44 {
> +    aprintf;
>    }

I don't see how this (inserting unbalanced '{' rather than a proper 
GLIBC_2.44 section separate from other versions) could work; if it does, 
it must be because of insufficient syntax checking somewhere in version 
map processing.
  
Adhemerval Zanella Netto March 20, 2026, 5:41 p.m. UTC | #2
On 18/03/26 18:47, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> +
> +#include <libio/libioP.h>
> +
> +char *
> +__vaprintf_chk (int flag, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
> +{
> +  /* For flag > 0 (i.e. __USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL > 1) request that %n
> +     can only come from read-only format strings.  */
> +  unsigned int mode = (flag > 0) ? PRINTF_FORTIFY : 0;
> +  char *p;
> +
> +  return __vasprintf_internal (&p, fmt, ap, mode) < 0 ? NULL : p;
> +}
> +libc_hidden_def (__vaprintf_chk)

Could you also add the tests to check the fortify wrapper on debug/tst-fortify.c?
  
Alejandro Colomar March 20, 2026, 8:07 p.m. UTC | #3
Hi Joseph,

On 2026-03-20T16:53:20+0000, Joseph Myers wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Mar 2026, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> 
> > diff --git a/libio/bits/stdio2.h b/libio/bits/stdio2.h
> > index 193494db..b9fed67e 100644
> > --- a/libio/bits/stdio2.h
> > +++ b/libio/bits/stdio2.h
> > @@ -200,6 +200,18 @@ vdprintf (int __fd, const char *__restrict __fmt, __gnuc_va_list __ap)
[...]
> > +__fortify_function char *
> > +__NTH (__aprintf (const char *__restrict __fmt, ...))
> > +{
> > +  return __aprintf_chk (__USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL - 1, __fmt, __va_arg_pack ());
> > +}
> 
> Why is an internal name __aprintf being defined or declared in installed 
> headers at all?

I followed what's done with asprintf(3) at the moment.
I don't know why it's done with asprintf(3), TBH.

	$ sed -n 210,216p libio/bits/stdio2.h
	__fortify_function int
	__NTH (__asprintf (char **__restrict __ptr, const char *__restrict __fmt,
			   ...))
	{
	  return __asprintf_chk (__ptr, __USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL - 1, __fmt,
				 __va_arg_pack ());
	}

> > diff --git a/stdio-common/Versions b/stdio-common/Versions
> > index 8e1cbf85..aee611b2 100644
> > --- a/stdio-common/Versions
> > +++ b/stdio-common/Versions
> > @@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ libc {
> >      __isoc23_vfscanf;
> >      __isoc23_sscanf;
> >      __isoc23_vsscanf;
> > +  GLIBC_2.44 {
> > +    aprintf;
> >    }
> 
> I don't see how this (inserting unbalanced '{' rather than a proper 
> GLIBC_2.44 section separate from other versions) could work; if it does, 
> it must be because of insufficient syntax checking somewhere in version 
> map processing.

Huh; I did test, so indeed there seems to be insufficient syntax
checking (or maybe I don't know how to run these tests, but I suppose it
runs by default).  This was a mistake; I'll fix it.


Have a lovely night!
Alex
  
Alejandro Colomar March 20, 2026, 8:19 p.m. UTC | #4
Hi Adhemerval,

On 2026-03-20T14:41:25-0300, Adhemerval Zanella Netto wrote:
> 
> 
> On 18/03/26 18:47, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> > +
> > +#include <libio/libioP.h>
> > +
> > +char *
> > +__vaprintf_chk (int flag, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
> > +{
> > +  /* For flag > 0 (i.e. __USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL > 1) request that %n
> > +     can only come from read-only format strings.  */
> > +  unsigned int mode = (flag > 0) ? PRINTF_FORTIFY : 0;
> > +  char *p;
> > +
> > +  return __vasprintf_internal (&p, fmt, ap, mode) < 0 ? NULL : p;
> > +}
> > +libc_hidden_def (__vaprintf_chk)
> 
> Could you also add the tests to check the fortify wrapper on debug/tst-fortify.c?

Oh, I hadn't noticed that one.  Now that I see it, I'm not sure
I understand what it's testing (it seems to be about %n?).  Would you
mind writing the 'debug/tst-fortify.c' tests for me?  Or maybe explain
to me what I should test (I don't even fully understand what the
fortify wrapper does to this API).


Have a lovely night!
Alex
  

Patch

diff --git a/debug/Makefile b/debug/Makefile
index c6c1069b..765720a1 100644
--- a/debug/Makefile
+++ b/debug/Makefile
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@  headers	:= execinfo.h
 routines = \
   $(static-only-routines) \
   ____longjmp_chk \
+  aprintf_chk \
   asprintf_chk \
   backtrace \
   backtracesyms \
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@  routines = \
   strncpy_chk \
   swprintf_chk \
   ttyname_r_chk \
+  vaprintf_chk \
   vasprintf_chk \
   vdprintf_chk \
   vfprintf_chk \
@@ -143,6 +145,8 @@  CFLAGS-sprintf_chk.c += $(libio-mtsafe)
 CFLAGS-snprintf_chk.c += $(libio-mtsafe)
 CFLAGS-vsprintf_chk.c += $(libio-mtsafe)
 CFLAGS-vsnprintf_chk.c += $(libio-mtsafe)
+CFLAGS-aprintf_chk.c += $(libio-mtsafe)
+CFLAGS-vaprintf_chk.c += $(libio-mtsafe)
 CFLAGS-asprintf_chk.c += $(libio-mtsafe)
 CFLAGS-vasprintf_chk.c += $(libio-mtsafe)
 CFLAGS-obprintf_chk.c += $(libio-mtsafe)
diff --git a/debug/Versions b/debug/Versions
index fc818d29..d87148f5 100644
--- a/debug/Versions
+++ b/debug/Versions
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@  libc {
   GLIBC_2.43 {
     __memset_explicit_chk;
   }
+  GLIBC_2.44 {
+    __aprintf_chk; __vaprintf_chk;
+  }
   GLIBC_PRIVATE {
     __fortify_fail;
   }
diff --git a/debug/aprintf_chk.c b/debug/aprintf_chk.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..30f7811f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug/aprintf_chk.c
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ 
+/* Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <libio/libioP.h>
+
+
+/* Write formatted output from FORMAT to a string allocated with malloc.  */
+char *
+___aprintf_chk (int flag, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+  /* For flag > 0 (i.e. __USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL > 1) request that %n
+     can only come from read-only format strings.  */
+  unsigned int mode = (flag > 0) ? PRINTF_FORTIFY : 0;
+  va_list ap;
+  char *p;
+
+  va_start (ap, fmt);
+  if (__vasprintf_internal (&p, fmt, ap, mode) < 0)
+    p = NULL;
+  va_end (ap);
+
+  return p;
+}
+#if defined __LDBL_COMPAT || __LDOUBLE_REDIRECTS_TO_FLOAT128_ABI == 1
+/* This is needed since <bits/stdio-lbdl.h> is included in this case, leading to
+ * multiple asm redirection of the same symbol
+ */
+ldbl_hidden_def (___aprintf_chk, __aprintf_chk)
+ldbl_strong_alias (___aprintf_chk, __aprintf_chk)
+#else
+/* On some systems introduction of ldbl_* macros lead to ABI breakage due to the
+ * long_double_symbol aliasing.
+ */
+strong_alias (___aprintf_chk, __aprintf_chk)
+libc_hidden_def (__aprintf_chk)
+#endif
diff --git a/debug/vaprintf_chk.c b/debug/vaprintf_chk.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ca96633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug/vaprintf_chk.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ 
+/* Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+   As a special exception, if you link the code in this file with
+   files compiled with a GNU compiler to produce an executable,
+   that does not cause the resulting executable to be covered by
+   the GNU Lesser General Public License.  This exception does not
+   however invalidate any other reasons why the executable file
+   might be covered by the GNU Lesser General Public License.
+   This exception applies to code released by its copyright holders
+   in files containing the exception.  */
+
+#include <libio/libioP.h>
+
+char *
+__vaprintf_chk (int flag, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+  /* For flag > 0 (i.e. __USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL > 1) request that %n
+     can only come from read-only format strings.  */
+  unsigned int mode = (flag > 0) ? PRINTF_FORTIFY : 0;
+  char *p;
+
+  return __vasprintf_internal (&p, fmt, ap, mode) < 0 ? NULL : p;
+}
+libc_hidden_def (__vaprintf_chk)
diff --git a/include/stdio.h b/include/stdio.h
index 88166993..cfdec368 100644
--- a/include/stdio.h
+++ b/include/stdio.h
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@  extern int __vfprintf_chk (FILE *, int, const char *, __gnuc_va_list);
 stdio_hidden_ldbl_proto (__, vfprintf_chk)
 extern char *__fgets_unlocked_chk (char *buf, size_t size, int n, FILE *fp);
 extern char *__fgets_chk (char *buf, size_t size, int n, FILE *fp);
+extern char *__aprintf_chk (int, const char *, ...)
+     __THROW __attribute_malloc__;
+extern char *__vaprintf_chk (int, const char *, __gnuc_va_list)
+     __THROW __attribute_malloc__;
+stdio_hidden_ldbl_proto (__, vaprintf_chk)
 extern int __asprintf_chk (char **, int, const char *, ...) __THROW;
 extern int __vasprintf_chk (char **, int, const char *, __gnuc_va_list) __THROW;
 stdio_hidden_ldbl_proto (__, vasprintf_chk)
@@ -239,6 +244,7 @@  extern const size_t _sys_errlist_internal_len attribute_hidden;
 extern const char *__get_errlist (int) attribute_hidden;
 extern const char *__get_errname (int) attribute_hidden;
 
+libc_hidden_ldbl_proto (__aprintf)
 libc_hidden_ldbl_proto (__asprintf)
 
 #  if IS_IN (libc)
@@ -317,8 +323,10 @@  rtld_hidden_proto (__libc_fatal)
 libc_hidden_proto (__fgets_unlocked_chk)
 
 #if defined __LDBL_COMPAT || __LDOUBLE_REDIRECTS_TO_FLOAT128_ABI == 1
+libc_hidden_ldbl_proto (__aprintf_chk)
 libc_hidden_ldbl_proto (__asprintf_chk)
 #else
+libc_hidden_proto (__aprintf_chk)
 libc_hidden_proto (__asprintf_chk)
 #endif
 
diff --git a/libio/Makefile b/libio/Makefile
index 08e1e0ec..b345f806 100644
--- a/libio/Makefile
+++ b/libio/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@  routines	:=							      \
 									      \
 	clearerr feof ferror fileno fputc freopen fseek getc getchar	      \
 	memstream pclose putc putchar rewind setbuf setlinebuf vasprintf      \
-	iovdprintf vscanf vsnprintf obprintf fcloseall fseeko ftello	      \
+	vaprintf iovdprintf vscanf vsnprintf obprintf fcloseall fseeko ftello \
 	freopen64 fseeko64 ftello64					      \
 									      \
 	__fbufsize __freading __fwriting __freadable __fwritable __flbf	      \
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@  routines_no_fortify += \
   iofgetws_u \
   iovdprintf \
   swprintf \
+  vaprintf \
   vasprintf \
   vsnprintf \
   vswprintf \
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@  tests = \
   test-fmemopen \
   test-fputs-unbuffered-full \
   test-fputws-unbuffered-full \
+  tst-aprintf \
   tst-asprintf-null \
   tst-atime \
   tst-bz22415 \
diff --git a/libio/Versions b/libio/Versions
index b91a7bc9..48ffe3d3 100644
--- a/libio/Versions
+++ b/libio/Versions
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@  libc {
     # f*
     fmemopen;
   }
+  GLIBC_2.44 {
+    vaprintf;
+  }
   GLIBC_PRIVATE {
     # Used by NPTL and librt
     __libc_fatal;
diff --git a/libio/bits/stdio-ldbl.h b/libio/bits/stdio-ldbl.h
index 3cbff14e..3b805b3e 100644
--- a/libio/bits/stdio-ldbl.h
+++ b/libio/bits/stdio-ldbl.h
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@  __LDBL_REDIR_DECL (dprintf)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __USE_GNU
+__LDBL_REDIR_DECL (vaprintf)
+__LDBL_REDIR2_DECL (aprintf)
+__LDBL_REDIR_DECL (aprintf)
 __LDBL_REDIR_DECL (vasprintf)
 __LDBL_REDIR2_DECL (asprintf)
 __LDBL_REDIR_DECL (asprintf)
@@ -123,6 +126,8 @@  __LDBL_REDIR2_DECL (dprintf_chk)
 __LDBL_REDIR2_DECL (vdprintf_chk)
 #  endif
 #  ifdef __USE_GNU
+__LDBL_REDIR2_DECL (aprintf_chk)
+__LDBL_REDIR2_DECL (vaprintf_chk)
 __LDBL_REDIR2_DECL (asprintf_chk)
 __LDBL_REDIR2_DECL (vasprintf_chk)
 __LDBL_REDIR2_DECL (obstack_printf_chk)
diff --git a/libio/bits/stdio2-decl.h b/libio/bits/stdio2-decl.h
index ada092ea..cf52c46c 100644
--- a/libio/bits/stdio2-decl.h
+++ b/libio/bits/stdio2-decl.h
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@  extern int __vdprintf_chk (int __fd, int __flag,
 
 # ifdef __USE_GNU
 
+extern char *__aprintf_chk (int __flag,
+			   const char *__restrict __fmt, ...)
+     __THROW __attribute__ ((__format__ (__printf__, 2, 3)))
+     __attribute_malloc__;
+extern char *__vaprintf_chk (int __flag,
+			    const char *__restrict __fmt, __gnuc_va_list __ap)
+     __THROW __attribute__ ((__format__ (__printf__, 2, 0)))
+     __attribute_malloc__;
 extern int __asprintf_chk (char **__restrict __ptr, int __flag,
 			   const char *__restrict __fmt, ...)
      __THROW __attribute__ ((__format__ (__printf__, 3, 4))) __wur;
diff --git a/libio/bits/stdio2.h b/libio/bits/stdio2.h
index 193494db..b9fed67e 100644
--- a/libio/bits/stdio2.h
+++ b/libio/bits/stdio2.h
@@ -200,6 +200,18 @@  vdprintf (int __fd, const char *__restrict __fmt, __gnuc_va_list __ap)
 
 # ifdef __USE_GNU
 #  ifdef __va_arg_pack
+__fortify_function char *
+__NTH (aprintf (const char *__restrict __fmt, ...))
+{
+  return __aprintf_chk (__USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL - 1, __fmt, __va_arg_pack ());
+}
+
+__fortify_function char *
+__NTH (__aprintf (const char *__restrict __fmt, ...))
+{
+  return __aprintf_chk (__USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL - 1, __fmt, __va_arg_pack ());
+}
+
 __fortify_function int
 __NTH (asprintf (char **__restrict __ptr, const char *__restrict __fmt, ...))
 {
@@ -223,6 +235,26 @@  __NTH (obstack_printf (struct obstack *__restrict __obstack,
 			       __va_arg_pack ());
 }
 #  elif __fortify_use_clang
+__fortify_function char *
+__NTH (aprintf (const char *__restrict __fmt, ...))
+{
+  __gnuc_va_list __fortify_ap;
+  __builtin_va_start (__fortify_ap, __fmt);
+  char * __p = __vaprintf_chk (__USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL - 1, __fmt, __fortify_ap);
+  __builtin_va_end (__fortify_ap);
+  return __p;
+}
+
+__fortify_function char *
+__NTH (__aprintf (const char *__restrict __fmt, ...))
+{
+  __gnuc_va_list __fortify_ap;
+  __builtin_va_start (__fortify_ap, __fmt);
+  char *__p = __vaprintf_chk (__USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL - 1, __fmt, __fortify_ap);
+  __builtin_va_end (__fortify_ap);
+  return __p;
+}
+
 __fortify_function_error_function __attribute_overloadable__ int
 __NTH (asprintf (__fortify_clang_overload_arg (char **, __restrict, __ptr),
 		 const char *__restrict __fmt, ...))
@@ -260,6 +292,10 @@  __NTH (obstack_printf (__fortify_clang_overload_arg (struct obstack *,
   return __r;
 }
 #  elif !defined __cplusplus
+#   define aprintf(...) \
+  __aprintf_chk (__USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL - 1, __VA_ARGS__)
+#   define __aprintf(...) \
+  __aprintf_chk (__USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL - 1, __VA_ARGS__)
 #   define asprintf(ptr, ...) \
   __asprintf_chk (ptr, __USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL - 1, __VA_ARGS__)
 #   define __asprintf(ptr, ...) \
@@ -268,6 +304,12 @@  __NTH (obstack_printf (__fortify_clang_overload_arg (struct obstack *,
   __obstack_printf_chk (obstack, __USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL - 1, __VA_ARGS__)
 #  endif
 
+__fortify_function char *
+__NTH (vaprintf (const char *__restrict __fmt, __gnuc_va_list __ap))
+{
+  return __vaprintf_chk (__USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL - 1, __fmt, __ap);
+}
+
 __fortify_function int
 __NTH (vasprintf (char **__restrict __ptr, const char *__restrict __fmt,
 		  __gnuc_va_list __ap))
diff --git a/libio/stdio.h b/libio/stdio.h
index 3bf6a1f6..81d7176c 100644
--- a/libio/stdio.h
+++ b/libio/stdio.h
@@ -412,6 +412,19 @@  extern int asprintf (char **__restrict __ptr,
      __THROWNL __attribute__ ((__format__ (__printf__, 2, 3))) __wur;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __USE_GNU
+/* Write formatted output to a string dynamically allocated with `malloc'.  */
+extern char *vaprintf (const char *__restrict __fmt, __gnuc_va_list __ap)
+     __THROWNL __attribute__ ((__format__ (__printf__, 1, 0)))
+     __attribute_malloc__;
+extern char *__aprintf (const char *__restrict __fmt, ...)
+     __THROWNL __attribute__ ((__format__ (__printf__, 1, 2)))
+     __attribute_malloc__;
+extern char *aprintf (const char *__restrict __fmt, ...)
+     __THROWNL __attribute__ ((__format__ (__printf__, 1, 2)))
+     __attribute_malloc__;
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __USE_XOPEN2K8
 /* Write formatted output to a file descriptor.  */
 extern int vdprintf (int __fd, const char *__restrict __fmt,
diff --git a/libio/tst-aprintf.c b/libio/tst-aprintf.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e10eb591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libio/tst-aprintf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ 
+/* Test aprintf.
+   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <support/check.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
+
+static int
+do_test (void)
+{
+  char *buf;
+
+  /* Success */
+  buf = aprintf ("foo %d", 42);
+  TEST_COMPARE_STRING (buf, "foo 42");
+  free(buf);
+
+  {
+    /* Avoid -Wformat-overflow warning.  */
+    const char *volatile format = "%2000000000d %2000000000d";
+    buf = aprintf (format, 1, 2);
+    TEST_VERIFY (buf == NULL);
+  }
+  if (errno != ENOMEM)
+    TEST_COMPARE (errno, EOVERFLOW);
+
+  /* Force ENOMEM in the test below.  */
+  struct rlimit rl;
+  TEST_COMPARE (getrlimit (RLIMIT_AS, &rl), 0);
+  rl.rlim_cur = 10 * 1024 * 1024;
+  TEST_COMPARE (setrlimit (RLIMIT_AS, &rl), 0);
+
+  buf = aprintf ("%20000000d", 1);
+  TEST_VERIFY (buf == NULL);
+  TEST_COMPARE (errno, ENOMEM);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+#include <support/test-driver.c>
diff --git a/libio/vaprintf.c b/libio/vaprintf.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..157f783d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libio/vaprintf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ 
+/* Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+   As a special exception, if you link the code in this file with
+   files compiled with a GNU compiler to produce an executable,
+   that does not cause the resulting executable to be covered by
+   the GNU Lesser General Public License.  This exception does not
+   however invalidate any other reasons why the executable file
+   might be covered by the GNU Lesser General Public License.
+   This exception applies to code released by its copyright holders
+   in files containing the exception.  */
+
+#include <libioP.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+char *
+__vaprintf (const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+  char *p;
+
+  return __vasprintf_internal (&p, fmt, ap, 0) < 0 ? NULL : p;
+}
+ldbl_weak_alias (__vaprintf, vaprintf)
diff --git a/manual/stdio.texi b/manual/stdio.texi
index c01feaed..e7deca78 100644
--- a/manual/stdio.texi
+++ b/manual/stdio.texi
@@ -2578,6 +2578,32 @@  other systems offer this function as an async-signal-safe alternative to
 The functions in this section do formatted output and place the results
 in dynamically allocated memory.
 
+@deftypefun {char *} aprintf (const char *@var{template}, @dots{})
+@standards{GNU, stdio.h}
+@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{@mtslocale{}}@asunsafe{@ascuheap{}}@acunsafe{@acsmem{}}}
+This function is similar to @code{sprintf},
+except that it dynamically allocates a string
+(as with @code{malloc}; @pxref{Unconstrained Allocation})
+to hold the output,
+instead of putting the output in a buffer you allocate in advance.
+A successful call to @code{aprintf} returns
+a pointer to the newly allocated string.
+
+Here is how to use @code{aprintf}
+to get the same result as the @code{snprintf} example,
+but more easily:
+
+@smallexample
+/* @r{Construct a message describing the value of a variable}
+   @r{whose name is @var{name} and whose value is @var{value}.} */
+char *
+make_message (char *name, char *value)
+@{
+  return aprintf ("value of %s is %s", name, value);
+@}
+@end smallexample
+@end deftypefun
+
 @deftypefun int asprintf (char **@var{ptr}, const char *@var{template}, @dots{})
 @standards{GNU, stdio.h}
 @safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{@mtslocale{}}@asunsafe{@ascuheap{}}@acunsafe{@acsmem{}}}
diff --git a/stdio-common/Makefile b/stdio-common/Makefile
index 21094483..9a26773e 100644
--- a/stdio-common/Makefile
+++ b/stdio-common/Makefile
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@  routines := \
   _fitoa_word \
   _itoa \
   _itowa \
+  aprintf \
   asprintf \
   ctermid \
   cuserid \
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@  routines := \
 
 # Exclude fortified routines from being built with _FORTIFY_SOURCE
 routines_no_fortify += \
+  aprintf \
   asprintf \
   dprintf \
   fprintf \
diff --git a/stdio-common/Versions b/stdio-common/Versions
index 8e1cbf85..aee611b2 100644
--- a/stdio-common/Versions
+++ b/stdio-common/Versions
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@  libc {
     __isoc23_vfscanf;
     __isoc23_sscanf;
     __isoc23_vsscanf;
+  GLIBC_2.44 {
+    aprintf;
   }
   GLIBC_PRIVATE {
     # global variables
diff --git a/stdio-common/aprintf.c b/stdio-common/aprintf.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bee49667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdio-common/aprintf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ 
+/* Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <libioP.h>
+
+/* Write formatted output from FORMAT to a string which is
+   allocated with malloc.  */
+/* VARARGS1 */
+char *
+___aprintf (const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+  char *p;
+  va_list ap;
+
+  va_start (ap, fmt);
+  if (__vasprintf_internal (&p, fmt, ap, 0) < 0)
+    p = NULL;
+  va_end (ap);
+
+  return p;
+}
+ldbl_hidden_def (___aprintf, __aprintf)
+
+ldbl_strong_alias (___aprintf, __aprintf)
+ldbl_weak_alias (___aprintf, aprintf)
diff --git a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/Makefile b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/Makefile
index 10ae73db..e0989a51 100644
--- a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@  ldbl-extra-routines += fwscanf \
 		       swscanf \
 		       swprintf \
 		       wscanf \
+		       vaprintf \
 		       vasprintf \
 		       vdprintf \
 		       vscanf \
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@  endif
 
 ifeq ($(subdir),stdio-common)
 ldbl-extra-routines += printf_size \
+		       aprintf \
 		       asprintf \
 		       dprintf \
 		       fprintf \
@@ -250,12 +252,14 @@  $(objpfx)test-printf-size-ibm128.out: \
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(subdir),debug)
-ldbl-extra-routines += asprintf_chk \
+ldbl-extra-routines += aprintf_chk \
+		       asprintf_chk \
 		       dprintf_chk \
 		       fprintf_chk \
 		       printf_chk \
 		       snprintf_chk \
 		       sprintf_chk \
+		       vaprintf_chk \
 		       vasprintf_chk \
 		       vdprintf_chk \
 		       vfprintf_chk \
@@ -480,6 +484,7 @@  endif
 routines += $(foreach r,$(ldbl-extra-routines),ieee128-$(r))
 
 routines_no_fortify += \
+  ieee128-aprintf \
   ieee128-asprintf \
   ieee128-dprintf \
   ieee128-fprintf \
@@ -490,6 +495,7 @@  routines_no_fortify += \
   ieee128-sprintf \
   ieee128-swprintf \
   ieee128-syslog \
+  ieee128-vaprintf \
   ieee128-vasprintf \
   ieee128-vdprintf \
   ieee128-vfprintf \
diff --git a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-aprintf.c b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-aprintf.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..041ebc01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-aprintf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ 
+/* Wrapper for aprintf.  IEEE128 version.
+   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <libio/libioP.h>
+
+extern char *
+___ieee128___aprintf (const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+  va_list ap;
+  char *p;
+
+  va_start (ap, fmt);
+  if (__vasprintf_internal (&p, fmt, ap, PRINTF_LDBL_USES_FLOAT128) < 0)
+    p = NULL;
+  va_end (ap);
+
+  return p;
+}
+hidden_def (___ieee128___aprintf)
+strong_alias (___ieee128___aprintf, __aprintfieee128)
diff --git a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-aprintf_chk.c b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-aprintf_chk.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e1e395d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-aprintf_chk.c
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ 
+/* Wrapper for __aprintf_chk.  IEEE128 version.
+   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <libio/libioP.h>
+
+extern char *
+___ieee128___aprintf_chk (int flag, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+  va_list ap;
+  char *p;
+
+  unsigned int mode = PRINTF_LDBL_USES_FLOAT128;
+  if (flag > 0)
+    mode |= PRINTF_FORTIFY;
+
+  va_start (ap, fmt);
+  if (__vasprintf_internal (&p, fmt, ap, mode) < 0)
+    p = NULL;
+  va_end (ap);
+
+  return p;
+}
+hidden_def (___ieee128___aprintf_chk)
+strong_alias (___ieee128___aprintf_chk, __aprintf_chkieee128)
diff --git a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-vaprintf.c b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-vaprintf.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6157f306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-vaprintf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ 
+/* Wrapper for vaprintf.  IEEE128 version.
+   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <libio/libioP.h>
+
+extern char *
+___ieee128_vaprintf (const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+  char *p;
+  if (__vasprintf_internal (&p, fmt, ap, PRINTF_LDBL_USES_FLOAT128) < 0)
+    p = NULL;
+  return p;
+}
+strong_alias (___ieee128_vaprintf, __vaprintfieee128)
diff --git a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-vaprintf_chk.c b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-vaprintf_chk.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fd0ca8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm-compat/ieee128-vaprintf_chk.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ 
+/* Wrapper for __vaprintf_chk.  IEEE128 version.
+   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <libio/libioP.h>
+
+extern char *
+___ieee128___vaprintf_chk (int flag, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+  char *p;
+  unsigned int mode = PRINTF_LDBL_USES_FLOAT128;
+  if (flag > 0)
+    mode |= PRINTF_FORTIFY;
+
+  return __vasprintf_internal (&p, fmt, ap, mode) < 0 ? NULL : p;
+}
+strong_alias (___ieee128___vaprintf_chk, __vaprintf_chkieee128)
diff --git a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/Makefile b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/Makefile
index ef7da1f8..3effc4ef 100644
--- a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@  libnldbl-calls = \
   acos \
   acosh \
   acospi \
+  aprintf \
+  aprintf_chk \
   asin \
   asinh \
   asinpi \
@@ -223,6 +225,8 @@  libnldbl-calls = \
   trunc \
   ufromfp \
   ufromfpx \
+  vaprintf \
+  vaprintf_chk \
   vasprintf \
   vasprintf_chk \
   vdprintf \
@@ -556,6 +560,7 @@  CFLAGS-tst-nldbl-wscanf-binary-gnu89.c += -mlong-double-64 -std=gnu89 \
 endif
 
 routines_no_fortify += \
+  nldbl-aprintf \
   nldbl-asprintf \
   nldbl-dprintf \
   nldbl-fprintf \
@@ -567,6 +572,7 @@  routines_no_fortify += \
   nldbl-sprintf \
   nldbl-swprintf \
   nldbl-syslog \
+  nldbl-vaprintf \
   nldbl-vasprintf \
   nldbl-vdprintf \
   nldbl-vfprintf \
diff --git a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-aprintf.c b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-aprintf.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe250c03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-aprintf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ 
+#include "nldbl-compat.h"
+
+attribute_hidden
+char *
+__aprintf (const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+  va_list ap;
+  char *p;
+
+  va_start (ap, fmt);
+  p = __nldbl_vaprintf (fmt, ap);
+  va_end (ap);
+
+  return p;
+}
+extern __typeof (__aprintf) aprintf attribute_hidden;
+weak_alias (__aprintf, aprintf)
diff --git a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-aprintf_chk.c b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-aprintf_chk.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..77b1d221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-aprintf_chk.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ 
+#include "nldbl-compat.h"
+
+attribute_hidden
+char *
+__aprintf_chk (int flag, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+  va_list ap;
+  char *p;
+
+  va_start (ap, fmt);
+  p = __nldbl___vaprintf_chk (flag, fmt, ap);
+  va_end (ap);
+
+  return p;
+}
diff --git a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-vaprintf.c b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-vaprintf.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ba7789c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-vaprintf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ 
+#include "nldbl-compat.h"
+
+attribute_hidden
+weak_function
+char *
+vaprintf (const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+  return __nldbl_vaprintf (fmt, ap);
+}
diff --git a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-vaprintf_chk.c b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-vaprintf_chk.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72e4fca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-opt/nldbl-vaprintf_chk.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ 
+#include "nldbl-compat.h"
+
+attribute_hidden
+char *
+__vaprintf_chk (int flag, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+  return __nldbl___vaprintf_chk (flag, fmt, ap);
+}