- muscle_entry_t *pair = XMALLOC (muscle_entry_t, 1);
- pair->key = key;
- pair->value = value;
- hash_insert (&muscle_table, pair);
+ muscle_entry_t pair = { key, NULL };
+ muscle_entry_t *entry = hash_lookup (muscle_table, &pair);
+
+ if (!entry)
+ {
+ /* First insertion in the hash. */
+ entry = XMALLOC (muscle_entry_t, 1);
+ entry->key = key;
+ hash_insert (muscle_table, entry);
+ }
+ entry->value = value;