MWE:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
typedef unsigned char u8;
typedef unsigned int  u32;
#define GB (1024ul * 1024ul * 1024ul)
#define TEST_SIZE (10)
int zerofy = 1;
static u8 * alloc(u32 size)
{
    u8 * res = calloc(size, 1);
    
    if (!res)
    {
        printf(" * Cannot alloc %u bytes\n", size);
        return NULL;
    }
    else
    {
        printf(" * Allocated %u bytes [%p]\n", size, res);
    }
    if (zerofy)
        memset(res, 0, size);
    return res;
}
static void rapemem(u32 zero)
{
    u32 i;
    u8 * p[TEST_SIZE];
    printf("Switching zerofy to %u\n", zero);
    zerofy = zero;
    for (i = 0; i < TEST_SIZE; i++)
        p[i] = alloc(GB);
    for (i = 0; i < TEST_SIZE; i++)
        free(p[i]);
}
int main(void)
{
    system("free -mh");
    printf("\n\n");
    rapemem(0);
    rapemem(1);
    rapemem(0);
    return 0;
}
Выхлоп:
alex@alex-thinkpad-l560:~/Разработка/C/Tests/calloc$ gcc -std=c89 poc.c 
alex@alex-thinkpad-l560:~/Разработка/C/Tests/calloc$ ./a.out 
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Память:        7,6G        2,1G        4,2G        396M        1,2G        4,8G
Подкачка:          0B          0B          0B
Switching zerofy to 0
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe248a9b010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe208a9a010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe1c8a99010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe188a98010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe148a97010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe108a96010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe0c8a95010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe088a94010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe048a93010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe008a92010]
Switching zerofy to 1
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe248a9b010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe208a9a010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe1c8a99010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe188a98010]
 * Cannot alloc 1073741824 bytes
 * Cannot alloc 1073741824 bytes
 * Cannot alloc 1073741824 bytes
 * Cannot alloc 1073741824 bytes
 * Cannot alloc 1073741824 bytes
 * Cannot alloc 1073741824 bytes
Switching zerofy to 0
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe248a9b010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe208a9a010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe1c8a99010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe188a98010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe143fff010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe103ffe010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe0c3ffd010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe083ffc010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe043ffb010]
 * Allocated 1073741824 bytes [0x7fe003ffa010]
WTF вообще? Теперь и calloc выделению доверять нельзя? Да здравствуют SIGSEGV без вариантов проверить выделение?
Я знаю про оптимистичное выделение, но всю жизнь эта ботва была только с malloc, calloc от этой херни был свободен так как занулял память.





