+ struct object_refs *refs;
+ size_t size = sizeof(*refs) + count*sizeof(struct object *);
+
+ refs = xmalloc(size);
+ memset(refs, 0, size);
+ refs->count = count;
+ return refs;
+}
+
+static int compare_object_pointers(const void *a, const void *b)
+{
+ const struct object * const *pa = a;
+ const struct object * const *pb = b;
+ if (*pa == *pb)
+ return 0;
+ else if (*pa < *pb)
+ return -1;
+ else
+ return 1;
+}
+
+void set_object_refs(struct object *obj, struct object_refs *refs)
+{
+ unsigned int i, j;
+
+ /* Do not install empty list of references */
+ if (refs->count < 1) {
+ free(refs);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ /* Sort the list and filter out duplicates */
+ qsort(refs->ref, refs->count, sizeof(refs->ref[0]),
+ compare_object_pointers);
+ for (i = j = 1; i < refs->count; i++) {
+ if (refs->ref[i] != refs->ref[i - 1])
+ refs->ref[j++] = refs->ref[i];
+ }
+ if (j < refs->count) {
+ /* Duplicates were found - reallocate list */
+ size_t size = sizeof(*refs) + j*sizeof(struct object *);
+ refs->count = j;
+ refs = xrealloc(refs, size);