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size_t size;

/* initializeInitialize size, possibly by user-controlled input */

int *list = (int *)malloc(size);
if (list == NULL) {
  /* Handle allocation error */
}
else {
/* Continue processing list */
}

size_t size;

/* initializeInitialize size, possibly by user-controlled input */

if (size == 0) {
  /* Handle error */
}
int *list = (int *)malloc(size);
if (list == NULL) {
  /* Handle allocation error */
}
/* Continue processing list */

size_t nsize;
/* initializeInitialize nsize */
char *p2;
char *p = (char *)malloc(100);
if (p == NULL) {
  /* Handle error */
}

/* ... */

p2 = NULL;
if (nsize != 0) {
  p2 = (char *)realloc(p, nsize);
}
if (p2 == NULL) {
  free(p);
  p = NULL;
  return NULL;
}
p = p2;