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Posts tagged malloc

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For questions about using standard library malloc function that performs dynamic memory allocation.

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Q&A How to properly use malloc?

I have seen this construct quite a lot: int *p = (int*) malloc(n * sizeof(int)); Is this how it should be? What is the proper way to use malloc? I have also seen this: int *p = malloc(n * size...

3 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by klutt‭  ·  last activity 2mo ago by alx‭

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Q&A When does it not work to dereference the pointer for sizeof during malloc?

Background This is kind of a subquestion to How to properly use malloc? When allocating, there are basically two common ways of using the sizeof operator: int *p; p = malloc(n * sizeof *p); /...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by klutt‭  ·  edited 1y ago by hkotsubo‭

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Q&A What is malloc's standard-defined behavior with respect to the amount of memory it allocates?

I recently told a friend that malloc(n) allocates and returns a pointer to a block of at least N bytes of memory, as opposed to exactly N; that it is allowed to allocate 'extra' memory to meet e.g....

2 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by ajv‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by bta‭