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Memory allocated by <code>malloc</code> and <code>calloc</code> are on the heap and should be deallocated by <code>free</code> when no longer used to avoid memory leaks.<br> | Memory allocated by <code>malloc</code> and <code>calloc</code> are on the heap and should be deallocated by <code>free</code> when no longer used to avoid memory leaks.<br> | ||
Memory allocated by <code>alloca</code> is allocated on the stack and will automatically be freed. Do not call <code>free</code> on this memory. Do not allocate more than a few bytes using <code>alloca</code> or you will risk a stack overflow leading to undefined behavior.<br> | Memory allocated by <code>alloca</code> is allocated on the stack and will automatically be freed. Do not call <code>free</code> on this memory. Do not allocate more than a few bytes using <code>alloca</code> or you will risk a stack overflow leading to undefined behavior.<br> | ||
For | For automatic garbage collection, use [[C++]] which has smart pointers. | ||