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Expand Up @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ use a variable when at all possible, to ensure that type changes are
properly reflected:

```c
SOMETYPE *p = OPENSSL_malloc(sizeof(*p) * num_of_elements);
SOMETYPE *p = OPENSSL_alloc_array(num_of_elements, sizeof(*p));
```

Do not add spaces around the inside of parenthesized expressions.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -601,9 +601,10 @@ The [GNU cpp manual][8] deals with macros exhaustively.
## Chapter 10: Allocating memory

OpenSSL provides many general purpose memory utilities, including, but
not limited to: `OPENSSL_malloc()`, `OPENSSL_zalloc()`, `OPENSSL_realloc()`,
`OPENSSL_memdup()`, `OPENSSL_strdup()` and `OPENSSL_free()`.
Please refer to the API documentation for further information about them.
not limited to: `OPENSSL_malloc()`, `OPENSSL_zalloc()`, `OPENSSL_alloc_array`,
`OPENSSL_aligned_alloc`, `OPENSSL_realloc()`, `OPENSSL_clear_realloc`,
`OPENSSL_memdup()`, `OPENSSL_strdup()`, and `OPENSSL_free()`. Please refer
to the API documentation for further information about them.

## Chapter 11: Function return values and names

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