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Why exactly should I not call free() on variables not allocated by malloc()?

I read somewhere that it is disastrous to use free to get rid of an object not created by calling …

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Where do malloc() and free() store allocated sizes and addresses?

Where do malloc() and free() store the allocated addresses and their sizes (Linux GCC)? I've read that some implementations store …

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Why does `free` in C not take the number of bytes to be freed?

Just to be clear: I do know that malloc and free are implemented in the C library, which usually allocates …

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