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The Curious Case of a Memory Leak in a Zig program

The Curious Case of a Memory Leak in a Zig program

The article discusses a "memory leak" encountered by the author while using Zig's FixedBufferAllocator.

  • Zig or Ziglang is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal and reusable software.
  • The article explains how the allocator is implemented like a bump pointer allocator and is meant to be used like a stack (Last In, First Out).
  • Deviating from this usage can lead to a space leak.
  • The article suggests ways to fix the issue, such as using a different allocator or using two buffers.


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