rd">void</span> <span class="special">*</span> <a name="idp47207600-bb"></a><span class="identifier">malloc</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
<p>Allocates a chunk of memory. Searches in the list of memory blocks for a block that has a free chunk, and returns that free chunk if found. Otherwise, creates a new memory block, adds its free list to pool's free list, 
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