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Subject: Re: [Testcase] Memory returned by malloc not always zeroed.
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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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