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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/py/gc.c b/py/gc.c
index 4e4cd9f303..41526c8b09 100644
--- a/py/gc.c
+++ b/py/gc.c
@@ -409,12 +409,12 @@ found:
void *ret_ptr = (void*)(MP_STATE_MEM(gc_pool_start) + start_block * BYTES_PER_BLOCK);
DEBUG_printf("gc_alloc(%p)\n", ret_ptr);
- // zero out the additional bytes of the newly allocated blocks
+ // Zero out all the bytes of the newly allocated blocks.
// This is needed because the blocks may have previously held pointers
// to the heap and will not be set to something else if the caller
// doesn't actually use the entire block. As such they will continue
// to point to the heap and may prevent other blocks from being reclaimed.
- memset((byte*)ret_ptr + n_bytes, 0, (end_block - start_block + 1) * BYTES_PER_BLOCK - n_bytes);
+ memset((byte*)ret_ptr, 0, (end_block - start_block + 1) * BYTES_PER_BLOCK);
#if MICROPY_ENABLE_FINALISER
if (has_finaliser) {
@@ -620,8 +620,8 @@ void *gc_realloc(void *ptr_in, size_t n_bytes, bool allow_move) {
ATB_FREE_TO_TAIL(bl);
}
- // zero out the additional bytes of the newly allocated blocks (see comment above in gc_alloc)
- memset((byte*)ptr_in + n_bytes, 0, new_blocks * BYTES_PER_BLOCK - n_bytes);
+ // zero out the bytes of the newly allocated blocks (see comment above in gc_alloc)
+ memset((byte*)ptr_in + n_blocks * BYTES_PER_BLOCK, 0, (new_blocks - n_blocks) * BYTES_PER_BLOCK);
#if EXTENSIVE_HEAP_PROFILING
gc_dump_alloc_table();