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Re: [Testcase] Memory returned by malloc not always zeroed.
Op Tue, 6 Mar 2007 22:23:22 -0800 schreef Gary Johnson
in <20070307062322.GA21235 AT suncomp1.spk.agilent.com>:
: On 2007-03-07, Buzz wrote:
[...]
: > This indicates malloc returning non-zeroed memory.
: >
: > Has anybody got a clue as to what's going on?
:
: Malloc() returns a pointer to a block of memory. Other than size
: and alignment, the contents of that memory is not specified. If you
: want a block of memory initialized to zero, use calloc().
You're right, of course. Excuse the noise.
L8r,
Buzz.
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