Code RoomCopy allocates wrong size

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Copy allocates wrong size

Code reviewCode quality & reviewSenior–Staff~30 min

Review this C array allocator that multiplies count by element size.

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1#include <stdlib.h>

2#include <string.h>

3

4int *copy_ints(const int *src, unsigned count) {

5 int *dst = malloc(count * sizeof(int));

6 if (!dst) return NULL;

7 memcpy(dst, src, count * sizeof(int));

8 return dst;

9}

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