From:	fmarcos AT jet DOT es (Fernando Marcos)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: free() ?
Date:	Thu, 27 Feb 1997 11:10:32 GMT
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Dim Zegebart <zager AT post DOT comstar DOT ru> wrote:

>void foo(void)
>{ int x;
>  free(&x);
>}

>What will happens in line free(&x) ? Is it correct ?

Probably nothin'!! malloc() places a 'magic number' at the beginning
of every memory block it provides. If free() does not find that magic
number where it is supposed to be, returns. Or at least I think so
after a little study of malloc() sources!

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