Dynamically Allocated Memory

Dynamically allocated memory is obtained using the standard malloc() routines. As in:

char *buf;
buf = malloc(256);

This kind of memory can be released with:

free(buf);

It is recommended to use this kind of memory only when you are sure that you know the memory size needed and the memory will be used for short periods of time – that is it would not be appropriate to use statically allocated memory. An example might be to obtain a large memory buffer for reading and writing files. When SmartAlloc is enabled, the memory obtained by malloc() will automatically be checked for buffer overwrite (overflow) during the free() call, and all malloc’ed memory that is not released prior to termination of the program will be reported as Orphaned memory.

See also

• Statically Allocated Memory

• Pooled and Non-pooled Memory

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