Re: calloc

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Andres Kroonmaa wrote:

> Can you guys explain me what happens when I ptr=3Dcalloc("1 chunk", "o=
f say 16MB")
> work on it, then free(). process SIZE does not drop after free().=20

Yes, most malloc implementations never release memory back to the OS. It
will however be reused by the application in later allocations (smaller
or sometimes bigger allocations as well)

A calloc is effectively the same as
ptr=3Dmalloc(n*size);memset(ptr,0,n*size); so regardless how you balance
the n ans size values the allocation is the same.

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Henrik Nordstr=F6m
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